Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard had one of the biggest rivalries in the NBA, not as much on the court, as off it. Even after the 3x Defensive Player of the Year left the country to play oceans across in Taiwan, The Big Diesel couldn’t stay off him. However, away from all of the noise, Howard looks to be enjoying his time in Taiwan and the company of Asian women.
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According to Asia-Basket.com, Howard is averaging well over 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and a block per game in 20 games, playing as the Center for the Taoyuan Leopards in the Teir-1 basketball league of Taiwan.
But hardwood is not the only place where the 6ft 10’ giant is enjoying his time.
Dwight Howard is having a wonderful time in Taiwan
Adrift from his life in the States, one would think Dwight might be struggling to earn his bread in Taiwan, especially given Shaq and his studio partner Charles Barkley, who must religiously believe so.
However, he is apparently having a lot of fun there, so much so, that he doesn’t even want to speak English anymore. Watch the Twitter post by Barstool Sports in the following embed and see for yourself.
Things are going great in China for Dwight Howard pic.twitter.com/06c0i3YXAI
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) May 10, 2023
What is the reason behind Shaquille O’Neal bullying Dwight?
By the time Howard came into the league in 2004, O’Neal had iced his legendary career to be a first-ballot Hall of Fame for when he’d call it a day. He was one of the best to ever do it, and yet he had his insecurities, especially when it came to big men in the NBA.
By 2010, Howard had become a superstar in the league by getting up there in MVP recognition with the likes of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and other future legends.
Still a youngster, Dwight started getting the “Superman” tag as well, which Shaq thought was his. The Diesel was nearing the end of his career and so, was quite enraged about the whole thing.
To this day, he hasn’t let it slide. Although, thankfully, he at least makes it a point to be funny about it now.
