- Howard has spent the last 18 months abroad after leaving the LA Lakers
- He has urged Cenat to come with him to Taiwan and the Philippines for a celebrity game
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Former NBA star Dwight Howard has left fans in stitches after bizarrely calling on YouTuber Kai Cenat to join him in an overseas version of the All-Star celebrity game.
Cenat, who was recently crowned Streamer of the Year for the third consecutive year, was one of the celebrities involved in the NBA’s annual celebrity game on Friday evening, with the 22-year-old teaming up with Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry arrived. .
The online personality was part of the winning team that night and even came close to tears during the trophy presentation, despite having limited minutes and only four points.
However, he clearly did enough to win over Howard, who sent him a bizarre request this weekend while clearly missing being part of NBA All-Star weekend.
Dwight Howard has left fans in stitches after bizarrely calling on YouTuber Kai Cenat to join him in an overseas version of the NBA All-Star celebrity game
Cenat, who was recently crowned Streamer of the Year for the third year in a row, was one of the celebrities involved in the NBA’s annual celebrity game on Friday.
Howard sent the online personality a bizarre request while clearly missing being part of NBA All-Star weekend
The former Orlando Magic and LA Lakers center, who recently joined non-league Philippine team Strong Group, posted a video of himself on a speedboat shouting “come on,” along with the caption: “Aye Kai, let we’re doing our own celebrity game. abroad!
‘First stop Taiwan – second stop Philippines’.
Howard left the NBA in 2022 to move to Taiwan, where he signed with the Taoyuan Leopards after his third stint with the Lakers ended.
After becoming a free agent again, he joined Strong Group for the Dubai International Basketball Championship last month.
The 38-year-old, a one-time NBA champion and eight-time All-Star, is currently facing sexual assault and battery charges following an incident that occurred at his Georgia home in 2021.
Howard left the NBA in 2022 to move to the Taiwanese team, the Taoyuan Leopards
The former Magic Center is being sued in his home state by a man named Stephen Harper, who claims he was sexually assaulted in July 2021.
In October, he denied sexually assaulting Harper and instead claimed through his lawyer that the two had met consensually.
And two months later, Howard accused Harper of deleting and even falsifying crucial text messages while calling for the lawsuit to be dismissed.