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Statue of Freedom
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Not to be confused with Statue of Liberty.
Statue of Freedom (1857–62)
The Statue of Freedom, also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom, is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford (1814–1857) that, since 1863, has crowned the dome of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Originally named Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace, a U.S. government publication now states that the statue "is officially known as the Statue of Freedom".[1] The statue depicts a female figure bearing a military helmet and holding a sheathed sword in her right hand and a laurel wreath and shield in her left.[2]
Contents
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1 Description
2 History
2.1 Design
2.2 Execution
2.3 Restoration
3 Use of Freedom's image
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Description[edit]
The Statue of Freedom is a colossal bronze standing figure 19 1⁄2 feet (5.9 m) tall and weighing approximately 15,000 pounds (6,800 kg). Her crest peaks at 288 feet (88 m) above the east front plaza of the U.S. Capitol.[3] She is a female, allegorical figure whose right hand holds the hilt of a sheathed sword, while a laurel wreath of victory and the Shield of the United States are clasped in her left hand. Her chiton is secured by a brooch inscribed "U.S." and is partially covered by a heavy, Native American–style fringed blanket thrown over her left shoulder. She faces east[4] towards the main entrance of the building and the rising Sun.[5] She wears a military helmet adorned with stars and an eagle's head which is itself crowned by an umbrella-like crest of feathers. Although not actually called "Columbia", she shares many of her iconic characteristics.[6][7] Freedom stands atop a cast-iron globe encircled with one of the national mottoes, E pluribus unum. The lower part of the base is decorated with fasces and wreaths. Ten bronze points tipped with platinum are attached to her headdress, shoulders, and shield for protection from lightning.
History[edit]
Design[edit]
A monumental statue for the top of the national Capitol appeared in architect Thomas U. Walter's original drawing for the new cast-iron dome, which was authorized in 1855. Walter's drawing showed the outline of a statue representing the Goddess of Liberty; Crawford proposed instead an allegorical figure of Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace.
Crawford was commissioned to design Freedom in 1854 and executed the plaster model for the statue in his studio in Rome. Mississippian U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of War Jefferson Davis (who would later become President of the Confederacy) was in charge of the Capitol construction and its decorations. According to David Hackett Fischer in his book Liberty and Freedom, Crawford’s statue was…
…very close to Jefferson Davis’s ideas in every way but one…. Above the crown he [had] added a liberty cap, the old Roman symbol of an emancipated slave. It seemed a direct affront to a militant slaveholder, and Jefferson Davis exploded with rage. The northern sculptor and the southern slaveholder had already clashed over a liberty cap in the interior decoration of the Capitol.[8]
Davis sent his aide, Captain Montgomery Meigs, with orders to remove the cap, saying that "its history renders it inappropriate to a people who were born free and would not be enslaved".[9] A military helmet, with an American eagle head and crest of feathers, replaced the cap in the sculpture's final version. (Today many casual observers take the statue, with its eagle and feathers, to be a Native American.[10])
Execution[edit]
Crawford died in 1857 before the full-size plaster model left his studio. The model, packed into six crates, was shipped from Italy in a small sailing vessel in the spring of 1858. During the voyage, the ship began to leak and stopped in Gibraltar for repairs. After leaving Gibraltar, the ship began leaking again to the point that it could go no farther than Bermuda, where the model was stored until other transportation could be arranged. Half of the crates finally arrived in New York City in December, but all sections were not in Washington, D.C. until late March 1859.
Beginning in 1860, the statue was cast in five main sections by Clark Mills, whose bronze foundry was located on the outskirts of Washington. Work was halted in 1861 because of the Civil War, but by the end of 1862, the statue was finished and temporarily displayed on the Capitol grounds. The cost of the statue, exclusive of installation, was $23,796.82.
While Freedom was being cast at Mills' foundry, the foreman in charge of the casting went on strike. Instead of paying him the higher wages he demanded, Mills turned the project over to Philip Reid, one of the slaves working at the facility. Reid presided over the rest of the casting and assembly of the figure.[11] Late in 1863, construction of the dome was sufficiently advanced for the installation of the statue, which was hoisted by former slaves in sections and assembled atop the cast-iron pedestal. The final section, the figure's head and shoulders, was raised on December 2, 1863, to a salute of 35 guns answered by the guns of the 12 forts around Washington, D.C.[12]
Restoration[edit]
The Statue of Freedom was removed from the dome for five months in 1993.
President Bill Clinton during the ceremony for the returning of the Statue of Freedom to the top of the Capitol
On May 9, 1993, after being in place almost 130 years, the statue was brought down from its pedestal by helicopter for restoration, giving tourists a chance to see the statue up close. The work was needed because of extensive pitting and corrosion on the surface of the bronze and because of a crack and rusting on the cast-iron pedestal. The United States Capitol Preservation Commission provided the $780,000 in privately raised funds. The work was performed by New Arts Foundry of Baltimore, Maryland.
The cast-iron pedestal was restored in place atop the dome. The metal was stripped of paint, and the wreaths and fasces were removed to ensure that they were thoroughly cleaned and coated. The crack was permanently repaired, and the entire pedestal was primed and painted with a color specially mixed to match the statue.
Statue of Freedom's plaster model in the Capitol Visitor Center.
Restoration of the statue and the pedestal was completed in approximately four months. The Statue of Freedom was returned to its pedestal by helicopter on October 23, 1993, amid the celebration of the bicentennial of the U.S. Capitol. Since then, every 2–3 years, the statue undergoes two weeks of cleaning and recoating as necessary.
The plaster model of the statue, in storage for 25 years, was reassembled and restored in the basement rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building, where it was returned to permanent public display in January 1993. The plaster model was relocated to the Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center, which provides more visitors access to look at the statue’s details.[13]
Use of Freedom's image[edit]
The well-known Statue of Freedom has appeared on several official designs, akin to the Statue of Liberty. The head of the statue is depicted on a postage stamp (1923, USA Scott No. 573), which was re-issued in 2006. The entire statue is depicted on a stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of Washington, D.C. (1950, USA Scott No. 989).
It can also be found on the reverse side of the Iraq Campaign Medal decoration that was authorized to be awarded to members of the U.S. military who deployed to Iraq in direct support of the Iraq War. The Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal also depicts the statue on the obverse (front face) of the medal.
U.S. $5 postage, 1923.
Iraq Campaign Medal, 2004.
Series 1862 $5-note
See also[edit]
List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6
References[edit]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Architect of the Capitol website http://www.aoc.gov/capitol-hill/other-statues/statue-freedom.
Jump up ^ United States Architect of the Capitol (1965). Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 364.
Jump up ^ http://www.aoc.gov/capitol-hill/other-statues/statue-freedom
Jump up ^ "Statue of Freedom". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
Jump up ^ "Capitol Hill Facts | Architect of the Capitol | U.S. Capitol Building". Aoc.gov. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
Jump up ^ "Architect of the Capitol Frequently Asked Questions". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
Jump up ^ "The Statue of Freedom".
Jump up ^ Literata (2011). "Columbia". The Order of the White Moon Goddess Gallery. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
Jump up ^ Fischer, David Hackett (2005), Liberty and Freedom, Oxford University Press, p. 299.
Jump up ^ Meigs to Crawford, cited in Fryd, Vivien Green (1992), Art and Empire: The Politics of Ethnicity in the United States Capitol, 1815-1860, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.
Jump up ^ "PBS News Hour on Jan 16, 2009". 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
Jump up ^ http://www.aoc.gov/philip-reid-and-statue-freedom
Jump up ^ Gale, Robert L. Thomas Crawford: American Sculptor. University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, 1964, p. 190.
Jump up ^ "AOC To Begin Move of Statue of Freedom Model into Capitol Visitor Center" (Press release). Architect of the Capitol. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
External links[edit]
Aoc.gov: The Statue of Freedom webpage — by the Architect of the Capitol.
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Dwight Howard
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Dwight Howard
Howard with Atlanta in 2016
No. 12 – Charlotte Hornets
Position
Center
League
NBA
Personal information
Born
(1985-12-08) December 8, 1985 (age 32)
Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality
American
Listed height
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight
265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school
Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
(Atlanta, Georgia)
NBA draft
2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career
2004–present
Career history
2004–2012
Orlando Magic
2012–2013
Los Angeles Lakers
2013–2016
Houston Rockets
2016–2017
Atlanta Hawks
2017–present
Charlotte Hornets
Career highlights and awards
8× NBA All-Star (2007–2014)
5× All-NBA First Team (2008–2012)
All-NBA Second Team (2014)
2× All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2013)
3× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2009–2011)
4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009–2012)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2005)
NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2008)
5× NBA rebounding leader (2008–2010, 2012, 2013)
2× NBA blocks leader (2009, 2010)
Mr. Georgia Basketball (2004)
Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2004)
McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP (2004)
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Dwight David Howard (born December 8, 1985)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Howard, who plays center, spent his high school career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. He chose to forgo college and entered the 2004 NBA draft, and was selected first overall by the Orlando Magic. An eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA team selection, five-time All-Defensive member, and three-time Defensive Player of the Year, Howard has been ranked consistently as one of the best in the league in rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage and free throw attempts, and has set numerous franchise and league records. He led the Magic to three division titles and one conference title, and he was the winner of the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. In the 2008 Olympics, he was the starting center for Team USA, which went on to win the gold medal. He was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2012, and signed with the Rockets in 2013.
Contents
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1 Early life
2 Professional career
2.1 Orlando Magic (2004–2012)
2.1.1 Early years (2004–2007)
2.1.2 Leader of consecutive division champions (2007–2010)
2.1.3 Frustration (2010–2012)
2.2 Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013)
2.3 Houston Rockets (2013–2016)
2.4 Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017)
2.5 Charlotte Hornets (2017–present)
3 NBA career statistics
3.1 Regular season
3.2 Playoffs
4 United States national team
5 Player profile
6 Life outside of basketball
6.1 Public image
6.2 Personal life
7 See also
8 Notes
9 References
10 External links
Early life
Howard was born in Atlanta, to Dwight Sr. and Sheryl Howard, and into a family with strong athletic connections. His father is a Georgia State Trooper and serves as Athletic Director of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, a private academy with one of the best high school basketball programs in the country, while his mother played on the inaugural women's basketball team at Morris Brown College.[1] Howard's mother had seven miscarriages before he was born.[2] A devout Christian since his youth, Howard became serious about basketball around the age of nine; when in the eighth grade, he resolved to be selected as the number one pick in the NBA Draft one day.[3][4] Despite his large frame, Howard was quick and versatile enough to play the guard position.[4] He elected to attend Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy for high school, and in his four years he played mostly as power forward, averaging 16.6 points per game (ppg), 13.4 rebounds per game (rpg) and 6.3 blocks per game in 129 appearances.[1][4] As a senior, Howard led his team to the 2004 state title.[4] He averaged 25 points, 18 rebounds, 8.1 blocks and 3.5 assists per game.[4] That same year, Howard was widely recognized as the best American high school basketball player, and he was awarded the Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award, the Morgan Wootten High School Player of the Year Award, Gatorade National Player of the Year and the McDonald's National High School Player of the Year honor.[5] He was also co-MVP (with J. R. Smith) of the McDonald's High School All-American Game that year.[5] On January 31, 2012, Howard was also honored as one of the 35 greatest McDonald's All-Americans.[6]
Professional career
Orlando Magic (2004–2012)
Early years (2004–2007)
Howard at the free throw line
Following his high school successes, Howard chose to forego college and declared for the 2004 NBA draft—a decision partly inspired by his idol Kevin Garnett who had done the same in 1995—where the Orlando Magic selected him first overall over UConn junior Emeka Okafor.[1][4] He took the number 12 for his jersey, in part because it was the reverse of Garnett's 21 when he played for Minnesota.[7] Howard joined a depleted Magic squad that had finished with only 21 victories the previous season; further, the club had just lost perennial NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady.[4] Howard, however, made an immediate impact. He finished his rookie season with an average of 12.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg,[8] setting several NBA records in the process. He became the youngest player in NBA history to average a double double in the regular season.[5] He also became the youngest player in NBA history to average at least 10 rebounds in a season and youngest NBA player ever to record at least 20 rebounds in a game.[5] Howard's importance to the Magic was highlighted when he became the first player in NBA history directly out of high school to start all 82 games during his rookie season.[5] For his efforts, he was selected to play in the 2005 NBA Rookie Challenge, and was unanimously selected to the All-Rookie Team.[5] He also finished third to fellow center Emeka Okafor of the Charlotte Bobcats and guard Ben Gordon of the Chicago Bulls for the Rookie of the Year award.[9]
Howard with Magic teammate Jameer Nelson
Howard reported to camp for his second NBA season having added 20 pounds of muscle during the off-season.[4] Orlando coach Brian Hill—responsible for grooming former Magic superstar Shaquille O'Neal—decided that Howard should be converted into a full-fledged center.[4] Hill identified two areas where Howard needed to improve: his post-up game, and his defense. He exerted extra pressure on Howard, saying that the Magic would need him to emerge as a force in the middle before the team had a chance at the playoffs.[4] Even though the big man played tentatively at times, he was able to build on his strong rookie year with an impressive sophomore season. On November 15, 2005, in a home game against the Charlotte Bobcats, Howard scored 21 points and 20 rebounds, becoming the youngest player ever to score 20 or more points and gather 20 or more rebounds in the same game.[10] He was selected to play on the Sophomore Team in the 2006 Rookie Challenge during the All-Star break,[1] and on April 15, 2006, he recorded a career-high 26 rebounds against the Philadelphia 76ers; his 28 points in that game also brought him close to an NBA rarity, a 30–30 game.[4][8] Overall, he averaged 15.8 points and 12.5 rebounds[8] per game, ranking second in the NBA in rebounds per game, offensive rebounds, and double doubles; and sixth in field goal percentage.[1] Despite Howard's improvement, the Magic finished the season with a 36–46 win-loss record and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season since Howard's arrival.[11]
Howard took another step forward as the franchise player for Orlando in the 2006–07 season, and for the third consecutive season he played in all 82 regular season games.[8] On February 1, 2007, he received his first NBA All-Star selection as a reserve on the Eastern Conference squad for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.[1] Howard finished the game with 20 points and 12 rebounds.[12] Less than a week later, he recorded a career-high 32 points against the Toronto Raptors.[13] A highlight was his game-winning alley-oop off an inbound pass at the buzzer against the San Antonio Spurs at Amway Arena on February 9.[14] As the push for playoff spots intensified, Howard was instrumental, recording another career-high 35 points against the Philadelphia 76ers on April 14, 2007.[15] Under his leadership, the Magic qualified for the 2007 NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2003 as the number eight seed in the Eastern Conference.[16] However, the Magic were swept by the eventual Eastern Conference finalist Detroit Pistons in the first round.[17] Howard averaged 17.6 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, and finished first in the NBA in total rebounds, second in field goal percentage, and ninth in blocks. He was further recognized as one of the best players in the league when he was named to the All-NBA Third Team at the end of the 2006–07 campaign.[18]
Leader of consecutive division champions (2007–2010)
Howard contests a shot by Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers
Howard continued posting impressive numbers in the 2007–08 season; with free agent Rashard Lewis added to the ranks alongside Hedo Türkoğlu to provide an extra offensive spark, this was the Magic's best season yet. Howard's strong and consistent play ensured that he was named as a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star team, and by the time the mid-season break arrived, he was leading the league in double doubles (he concluded the season with a league-high 69) and had recorded 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game on five occasions (eight by the season's end).[19][20] On February 16, 2008, he won the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest by receiving 78% of the fan's votes via text messaging or online voting; in that contest, he performed a series of innovative dunks said to have rejuvenated the contest, including donning a Superman cape for one of the dunks.[21] Howard led the Magic to their first division title in 12 years and to the third seed for the 2008 NBA Playoffs,[20] and in the first-round match-up against the Toronto Raptors, Howard's dominance (three 20 point/20 rebound games) and point guard Jameer Nelson's strong play ensured that Orlando prevailed over five games.[22] Howard's series total of 91 rebounds was also greater than the total rebounds collected by the entire Toronto frontcourt.[23] In the next round against the Pistons, the Magic lost the first two road games before Howard's 20 point/12 rebound performance in Game 3 salvaged a home win.[24] In that same week, the center was named to the All-NBA First Team for the first time,[20] and subsequently, the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.[25] Detroit played without their star point guard Chauncey Billups for Games 4 and 5, but Orlando was unable to capitalize on that and lost the series 4–1 to the veteran playoffs team.[26]
The 2008–09 season began well for Howard. Ten games into the season, the center was leading the league in blocks per game (4.2) and even recorded his first triple-double: 30 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks.[27] In December, he injured his left knee and missed the first game of his career after playing in 351 consecutive games.[28] At the halfway point of the season, Howard was leading the league in rebounds and blocks, and was among the league leaders in field goal percentage. He garnered a record 3.1 million votes to earn the starting berth on the Eastern Conference team for the 2009 NBA All-Star game.[29] On March 25, 2009, Howard led Orlando to its second straight Southeast Division title with 11 games of the regular season left to play,[30] and eventually the third seed for the 2009 NBA Playoffs with a 59–23 record.[31] On April 21, 2009, he became the youngest player ever to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, achieving a goal he had set for himself before the start of the season.[7] The Magic went into the playoffs without its injured starting point guard Jameer Nelson, and in the first round against the 76ers, Howard recorded 24 points and 24 rebounds in Game 5 to give Orlando a 3–2 lead, before the Magic closed out the series in six games. On May 6, 2009, the center was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team,[32] and a week later, to the All-NBA First Team.[33]
Howard warming up before a game in 2010
In the second round of the playoffs against the defending champions Boston, the Magic blew a lead in Game 5 and Howard publicly questioned coach Stan Van Gundy's tactics and said that he should be given the ball more; in Game 6, the center posted 23 points and 22 rebounds to force the series into seven games.[34] The Magic went on to defeat Boston, and then defeated Cleveland—which was led by league MVP LeBron James—4–2 in the Eastern Conference Finals. Howard had a playoffs career-high 40 points to go with his 14 rebounds in the deciding Game 6, leading Orlando to its first NBA Finals in 14 years.[35] The Los Angeles Lakers took the first two home games to establish a 2–0 lead in the Finals, before a home win by the Magic brought the score to 2–1. In Game 4, despite Howard putting up 21 rebounds and a Finals-record of 9 blocks in a game, the Magic lost in overtime.[36] The Lakers went on to win Game 5, and the NBA Finals.[37]
The Magic went into the 2009–10 season with one major roster change: Türkoğlu departed for the Toronto Raptors, while eight-time NBA All-Star Vince Carter arrived from the New Jersey Nets. As with the previous two seasons, the Magic got off to a strong start, winning 17 of their first 21 games, setting a franchise record in the process. He also picked up two Conference Player of the Week awards. On January 21, 2010, Howard was named as the starting center for the East in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.[38] Not long after the Magic completed the regular season with 59 wins and their third consecutive division title, Howard won the Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second straight year.[39] He became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in blocks and rebounds in the same season twice—and for two years in a row.[39] During the playoffs, the Magic defeated both Charlotte and Atlanta 4 games to none, in the first and second rounds respectively. In reaching the Conference Finals again, the Magic faced Boston—who had upset Cleveland in the Semifinals—Orlando lost the first three games, took the next two, but finally succumbed in Game 6.
Frustration (2010–2012)
Howard boxes out JaVale McGee of the Washington Wizards
In the 2010–11 regular season, Howard posted career-highs in points and shooting percentages, but the Magic were unable to win their division for the fourth straight year. Although the Miami Heat won the division, the Magic won 52 games, and finished as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. However, the Magic lost to the Atlanta Hawks in the first-round of the playoffs.[40] Howard led the NBA in technical fouls with 18 in the regular season, and received one-game suspensions after his 16th and 18th technicals.[41]
Due to a lockout, the 2011–12 regular season was shortened to 66 games. Not long after the lockout ended, Howard, who was eligible to become a free agent at the end of the season, demanded a trade to the New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers or Dallas Mavericks.[42] Howard stated that although his preference was to remain in Orlando, he did not feel the Magic organization was doing enough to build a championship contender.[43] He would later meet with Magic officials and agree to back off his trade demands, but stated that he also felt the team needed to make changes to the roster if they wanted to contend for a championship.[44]
On January 12, 2012, Howard attempted an NBA regular season record 39 free throws against the Golden State Warriors. Howard entered the game making 42 percent of his free throws for the season and just below 60 percent for his career. The Warriors hacked Howard intentionally throughout the game, and he broke Wilt Chamberlain's regular season record of 34 set in 1962. (Shaquille O'Neal attempted 39 free throws in Game 2 of the 2000 NBA Finals.) Howard made 21 of the 39 attempts, and he finished with 45 points and 23 rebounds in the Magic's 117–109 victory.[45] On January 24, 2012, Howard became the Magic's all-time scoring leader, surpassing Nick Anderson's 10,650 points.[46]
On March 15, 2012, on the day of the trading deadline for the 2011–12 NBA season, Howard signed an amendment to his contract, waiving his right to opt out at the end of the season and committing to stay with the Magic through the 2012–13 season. He had previously asked to be traded to the New Jersey Nets, and the Magic were prepared to trade him had Howard not signed the amendment, to avoid losing him as a free agent.[47] On April 5, Van Gundy said that he was informed by management that Howard wanted him fired. During the interview, the center walked up and hugged his coach, unaware that Van Gundy had confirmed a report that Howard denied.[48][49]
On April 19, 2012, Howard's agent said that Howard would undergo surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back, and would miss the rest of the 2011–12 season, as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[50] During the offseason, Howard again requested the Magic trade him to the Nets, who had relocated to Brooklyn. He intended to become a free agent at the end of the 2012–13 season if he was not traded to Brooklyn.[51][52]
Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013)
Howard with Lakers in 2013
On August 10, 2012, Howard was traded from Orlando to the Los Angeles Lakers in a deal that also involved the Philadelphia 76ers and the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers also received Chris Duhon and Earl Clark; the Magic received Josh McRoberts, Christian Eyenga, Maurice Harkless, Nikola Vučević, Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, and draft picks; Philadelphia received Jason Richardson and Andrew Bynum; and Denver received Andre Iguodala.[53]
Howard took six months off from basketball after his April surgery, and only had the combined four weeks of training camp and preseason to prepare for the season.[54][55] He played in just two preseason games, but was able to play in the 2012–13 season opener against the Dallas Mavericks. He had 19 points and 10 rebounds, but he was only 3-for-14 on free throws and fouled out; the Lakers lost 99–91.[56][57] Still working himself into shape, Howard paced himself throughout the season on both offense and defense.[55] On January 4, 2013, Howard injured his right shoulder in the second half of the Lakers' 107–102 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers when he got his arms tangled up with Caron Butler. He played through the injury in the next game against the Denver Nuggets, a 112–105 loss in which he tied a career high with 26 rebounds. However, he missed the next three games with a torn labrum.[58][59] At the midpoint of the season, the Lakers were a disappointing 17–24. Howard had not been consistently dominant on defense, and was at times passive on offense. He was averaging 17.1 points on 58.2% shooting, 12.3 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks, but also 3.6 fouls a game with 3.2 turnovers while making only 50.4% of his free throws.[60] The Los Angeles Times criticized his "ability to laugh off missed free throws".[61]
Howard shooting against the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013
Many times Howard was upset that he was not getting the ball enough, and he felt that Kobe Bryant was shooting too much.[62] Moving forward, Howard said he needed to "bring it" and dominate in more ways than just scoring.[63] In the following game against Memphis, he had only two points and four rebounds in 14 minutes before he sat out the rest of the game after aggravating his shoulder injury.[64] He returned the following game showing no ill effects from the injury.[65] On January 30, Howard left the Phoenix Suns game early after re-aggravating his shoulder. He was listed as day to day and missed subsequent games.[66][67] Bryant said that Howard "worries too much" and "doesn't want to let anyone down", and urged him to play through the pain when Pau Gasol was sidelined with a torn plantar fascia.[68] Howard returned the next game after commenting that Bryant was "not a doctor, I'm not a doctor. That's his opinion."[69]
During the All-Star break, Howard committed to having a better second half. An avid candy lover, Howard adopted a healthier diet to get into better shape to anchor the Lakers' defense and run D'Antoni's preferred pick and rolls.[55][70][71] He looked fresher after the break.[72] Still, on February 23, Howard said he was "not even close" to physically being where he wanted to be. Coach Mike D'Antoni attributed his conditioning to his difficulty with running the pick and roll with Steve Nash, a play the coach had expected would be a staple for the team.[55][73] The Lakers were 8–2 after the All-Star break, passing Utah for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, and Howard had 10 straight games with 12 or more rebounds while averaging 15.5 points, 14.8 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks.[74] In his first game back in Orlando on March 12, Howard scored a season-high 39 points and had 16 rebounds in a 106–97 Lakers win. Booed throughout the game, he made 25-of-39 free throws, setting Lakers records for free throws made and attempted while tying his NBA record for attempts.[a] Howard made 16-of-20 free throws when he was fouled intentionally by the Magic.[75] With Howard anchoring the Lakers defense and his improved overall play,[76] the team made the playoffs, but they were swept in the opening round 4–0 by San Antonio. Howard was ejected in Game 4 with over nine minutes left in the third quarter after receiving his second technical foul.[77][78]
Howard finished the season with his lowest scoring average since his second year in the NBA, and he made under 50% of his free throws for the second straight year. However, he was the league leader in rebounding and ranked second in field goal percentage. Although he was recovering from his back surgery, he only missed six games all season—all due to his torn labrum.[79] Howard was named to the All-NBA Third Team after five consecutive first-team honors.[80] He became a free agent in the summer, and was offered a maximum contract of five years for $118 million from the Lakers matched with four years for $88 million from other teams.[79]
Houston Rockets (2013–2016)
Howard with Rockets teammate Chandler Parsons
In early July, Howard met with the Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks, and on July 5, 2013, announced via Twitter that he intended to sign with the Rockets.[81] He officially signed with Houston on July 13, 2013, joining James Harden to form a formidable duo.[82] With the Rockets, he was initially moved from center to power forward to make room for Ömer Aşık at center. However, with Aşık's under performing play and constant injuries, Howard returned to playing the center position as young forward Terrence Jones moved to power forward. In his first game for the Rockets in the season opener on October 30, Howard recorded 17 points and a career high-tying 26 rebounds in a 96-83 win over the Charlotte Bobcats.[83] Howard finished the regular season with averages of 18.3 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. During the 2014 playoffs, Howard averaged 26 points and 13.7 rebounds per game, but the Rockets were eliminated by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, losing the series 4-2. Howard went on to earn All-NBA second team honors.[84]
After playing in the Rockets' first 10 out of 11 games to start the 2014–15 season, Howard missed 11 straight due to a strained right knee[85] before returning to action on December 13 against the Denver Nuggets. In just under 30 minutes of play, he recorded 26 points and 13 rebounds to help the Rockets defeat the Nuggets, 108-96. To add to his return, Howard recorded his 10,000th career rebound during the second quarter.[86] However, on January 31, 2015, Howard was ruled out for a further month due to persistent trouble with his right knee.[87][88] After setbacks forced him out for a further month and a total of 26 games, Howard returned to action on March 25 against the New Orleans Pelicans. He started the game but was held under 17 minutes by coach Kevin McHale and finished with just four points and seven rebounds in a 95-93 win.[89]
On November 4, 2015, Howard had 23 points and 14 rebounds against the Orlando Magic. He shot 10-of-10 to become the first Rocket to make 10 or more field goals without a miss since Yao Ming went 12-of-12 in 2009.[90] On December 26, he eclipsed 15,000 points for his career in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.[91] On January 18, 2016, in an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Howard had 36 points and tied a career-high with 26 rebounds en route to his 10th straight double-double, the league's longest active streak, and his longest since a 14-game run in 2012–13.[92] On June 22, 2016, Howard declined his $23 million player option for the 2016–17 season and became an unrestricted free agent.[93]
Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017)
Howard with the Hawks in November 2016
On July 12, 2016, Howard signed a three-year, $70 million contract with the Atlanta Hawks.[94][95] He made his debut for the Hawks in their season opener on October 27, 2016, recording 11 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks in a 114–99 win over the Washington Wizards. Howard posted the most rebounds for anyone in their Atlanta debut, breaking the mark of 18 that Shareef Abdur-Rahim set at Houston on October 30, 2001.[96] On November 2, he recorded a season-high 31 points and 11 rebounds in a 123–116 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.[97] The Hawks started the season 9–2 before dropping 10 of the next 11 games. They snapped a seven-game losing streak on December 7 with a 103–95 win over the Miami Heat, behind Howard's 23 points and 17 rebounds.[98] On December 17, he had a season-best 23 rebounds in a 107–99 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.[99] On February 2, 2017, he scored 24 points and grabbed 23 rebounds in his first game in Houston since signing with Atlanta in the offseason, leading the Hawks to a 113–108 victory over the Rockets.[100] After struggling to make an impact over the Hawks' first three playoff games in their first-round series with the Washington Wizards, Howard had his best game of the postseason in Game 4, putting up a double-double by halftime and finishing with 16 points and 15 rebounds to help the Hawks tie the series at 2–2 with a 111–101 win.[101] The Hawks went on to lose the series in six games.
Charlotte Hornets (2017–present)
On June 20, 2017, the Hawks traded Howard, along with the 31st overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Marco Belinelli, Miles Plumlee and the 41st overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft.[102] In his debut for the Hornets in their season opener on October 18, 2017, Howard had 10 points, 15 rebounds and two blocks in a 102–90 loss to the Detroit Pistons.[103] On October 23, he had 22 rebounds against the Milwaukee Bucks, three shy of the team record.[104] In the following game on October 25, Howard had 15 points and 19 rebounds in a 110–93 win over the Denver Nuggets, becoming the first Charlotte player since Emeka Okafor in 2007 with four consecutive 15-rebound games.[105] He had his fifth straight game with at least 15 rebounds two days later against the Houston Rockets.[106] On November 20, he had 25 points and 20 rebounds in a 118–102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, becoming the first Hornets player to record a 20-20 game since Al Jefferson in 2013.[107] On December 4, he had 12 points and nine rebounds in a 104–94 win over the Orlando Magic. He moved past Paul Silas and Dikembe Mutombo for 19th on the all-time NBA rebounding list.[108] On December 13, he tied a season high with 26 points and had 18 rebounds in a 108–96 loss to the Houston Rockets.[109] On December 29, he recorded a season-high 29 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a 111–100 win over the Golden State Warriors.[110]
NBA career statistics
Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage
RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
* Led the league
NBA record
Regular season
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2004–05 Orlando 82 82 32.6 .520 .000 .671 10.0 .9 .9 1.7 12.0
2005–06 Orlando 82 81 36.8 .531 .000 .595 12.5 1.5 .8 1.4 15.8
2006–07 Orlando 82 82 36.9 .603 .500 .586 12.3 1.9 .9 1.9 17.6
2007–08 Orlando 82 82 37.7 .599 .000 .590 14.2* 1.3 .9 2.1 20.7
2008–09 Orlando 79 79 35.7 .572 .000 .594 13.8* 1.4 1.0 2.9* 20.6
2009–10 Orlando 82 82 34.7 .612* .000 .592 13.2* 1.8 .9 2.8* 18.3
2010–11 Orlando 78 78 37.5 .593 .000 .596 14.1 1.4 1.4 2.4 22.9
2011–12 Orlando 54 54 38.3 .573 .000 .491 14.5* 1.9 1.5 2.1 20.6
2012–13 L.A. Lakers 76 76 35.8 .578 .167 .492 12.4* 1.4 1.1 2.4 17.1
2013–14 Houston 71 71 33.7 .591 .286 .547 12.2 1.8 .8 1.8 18.3
2014–15 Houston 41 41 29.8 .593 .500 .528 10.5 1.2 .7 1.3 15.8
2015–16 Houston 71 71 32.1 .620 .000 .489 11.8 1.4 1.0 1.6 13.7
2016–17 Atlanta 74 74 29.7 .633 .000 .533 12.7 1.4 0.9 1.2 13.5
Career 954 953 35.3 .585 .089 .566 12.7 1.5 1.0 2.0 17.5
All-Star 8 6 23.3 .642 .154 .450 8.8 1.5 .6 1.1 12.1
Playoffs
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2007 Orlando 4 4 41.8 .548 .000 .455 14.8 1.8 .5 1.0 15.3
2008 Orlando 10 10 42.1 .581 .000 .542 15.8 .9 .8 3.4 18.9
2009 Orlando 23 23 39.3 .601 .000 .636 15.3 1.9 .9 2.6 20.3
2010 Orlando 14 14 35.5 .614 .000 .519 11.1 1.4 .8 3.5 18.1
2011 Orlando 6 6 43.0 .630 .000 .682 15.5 0.5 .7 1.8 27.0
2013 L.A. Lakers 4 4 31.5 .619 .000 .444 10.8 1.0 .5 2.0 17.0
2014 Houston 6 6 38.5 .547 .000 .625 13.7 1.8 .7 2.8 26.0
2015 Houston 17 17 33.8 .577 .000 .412 14.0 1.2 1.4 2.3 16.4
2016 Houston 5 5 36.0 .542 .000 .368 14.0 1.6 .8 1.4 13.2
2017 Atlanta 6 6 26.1 .500 .000 .632 10.7 1.3 1.0 .8 8.0
Career 95 95 37.0 .586 .000 .545 13.8 1.4 .9 2.5 18.4
United States national team
Howard at the 2008 Olympics
Howard was named on 5 March 2006 to the 2006–2008 USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team program.[1] As the team's regular starting center, he helped lead the team to a 5–0 record during its pre-World Championship tour, and subsequently helped the team win the bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[1] During the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, Howard was on the team which won its first nine games en route to qualifying for the finals and a spot for the 2008 Olympics.[111] He started in eight of those nine games, averaging 8.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg and led the team in shooting .778 from the field.[112] In the finals, he made all seven of his shots and scored 20 points as the USA defeated Argentina to win the gold medal.[113]
On June 23, 2008, Howard was named as one of the members of the 12-man squad representing the United States in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.[114] With Howard starting as center, Team USA won all of its games en route to the gold medal, breaking their drought of gold medals dating back to the 2000 Olympics.[115] Howard averaged 10.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in the tournament.[116]
Player profile
Howard in 2013
Standing at 6 feet 11 inches tall (2.11 m) and weighing 265 pounds (120 kg), Howard plays the center position. Howard led the NBA in rebounding from 2007 to 2010, and again from 2012 to 2013. Howard's rebounding is in part facilitated by his extraordinary athleticism; his running vertical leap was tested at 39.5 inches in 2011, rare for a player of his size.[117][118] He demonstrated this skill in the 2007 Slam Dunk Contest, where he completed an alley oop dunk from teammate Jameer Nelson while slapping a sticker onto the backboard at 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) high.[119] The sticker showed an image of his own smiling face with a handwritten "All things through Christ Phil: 4:13", a paraphrase of Philippians 4:13.[120] Howard's leaping reach of 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) is the highest documented in NBA history, 1 inch (2.5 cm) higher than Shaquille O'Neal's previous record of 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m).[117] As of April 2013, Howard's career average of 12.9 rebounds per game (in the regular season) ranked 12th in NBA history.[121]
Howard's abilities and powerful physique have drawn attention from fellow NBA All-Stars. Tim Duncan once remarked in 2007: "[Howard] is so developed... He has so much promise and I am glad that I will be out of the league when he is peaking."[122] Kevin Garnett echoed those sentiments: "[Howard] is a freak of nature, man... I was nowhere near that physically talented. I wasn't that gifted, as far as body and physical presence."[122] Subsequent to a game in the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Philadelphia 76ers swingman Andre Iguodala said: "It's like he can guard two guys at once. He can guard his guy and the guy coming off the pick-and-roll, which is almost impossible to do... If he gets any more athletic or jumps any higher, they're going to have to change the rules."[7] As early as December 2007, ESPN writer David Thorpe declared Howard to be the most dominant center in the NBA.[123]
While many sports pundits have been rating Howard as one of the top young prospects in the NBA since 2006,[118][124][125] Howard has some weaknesses in his game. Offensively, his shooting range remains limited; he is also mistake-prone, having led the NBA in total number of turnovers in the 2006–07 season.[126] Like many centers, he has a low free throw conversion percentage.[8] As a result, he is often a target of the Hack-a-Shaq defense and is annually among the league leaders in free throw attempts. During the 2007–08 regular season, Howard led the NBA with 897 free throw attempts while shooting only 59% from the free throw line.[127] Also in that season, outside of layups and dunks, his shooting percentage was only 31.6%.[23] In the 2008–09 season, he led the NBA again with 849 free throw attempts and in 2009–10, he was second in the NBA with 816.
Life outside of basketball
Public image
Before he was drafted in 2004, Howard said that he wanted to use his NBA career and Christian faith to "raise the name of God within the league and throughout the world".[128] He has stated he believes in reaching out to his community and fans and thus contributes substantially in the field of philanthropy.[3] An avid listener of Gospel music, he attends the Fellowship of Faith Church when he is back home in Atlanta and is involved and active with the youth programs at the church.[129] Together with his parents, Howard also established the Dwight D. Howard Foundation Inc. in 2004.[130] The Foundation provides scholarships for students who want to attend his alma mater, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, and grants to Lovell Elementary School and Memorial Middle School in Orlando, Florida.[130] The Foundation also organizes summer basketball camps for boys and girls, and together with high school and college coaches and players, fellow NBA players are invited to be on hand at the camp.[131] For his contributions in the Central Florida community, Howard received in 2005 the Rich and Helen De Vos Community Enrichment Award.[129] Within the NBA itself, Howard has participated in several NBA "Read to Achieve" assemblies encouraging children to make reading a priority.[129] In November 2009, the center was named one of the 10 finalists for the Jefferson Awards for Public Service, which awards athletes for their charitable work.[132] In 2009, Howard, along with several other NBA players, joined the Hoops for St. Jude charity program benefitting the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.[133]
Elsewhere, Howard appeared as a special guest on an episode of the ABC series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition that aired April 2, 2006, in which Ty Pennington and his team built a new home and ministry offices for Sadie Holmes, who operates a social services ministry in the Orlando area.[134] He made another appearance on the show in the October 9, 2011 episode.
Along with Sam Worthington and Jonah Hill, Howard appeared in a commercial for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.[135]
Howard, along with Carmelo Anthony and Scottie Pippen, also appeared in the 2013 Chinese film Amazing, a joint venture between the NBA and Shanghai Film Group Corporation.[136]
In 2014, Epix featured Howard as the focal point of a documentary about his life called In the Moment. The film was directed by Ross Greenburg and Executive Producers include Michael D. Ratner and Matthew Weaver.[137]
Personal life
Never married, Howard is the father of five children, by five different women, living in three states.[138]
On November 18, 2007, Howard's ex-girlfriend, former Magic dancer Royce Reed, gave birth to their son, Braylon.[139] Howard won a defamation judgment against Reed in 2010, when a Florida judge ruled that she violated a court order prohibiting her from mentioning him in the media.[140] He had initially sought $550,500,000 in damages, claiming that she had disparaged him through Twitter and her appearances on the reality television show, Basketball Wives, as the couple's paternity agreement stipulated a $500 fine for each time she mentioned him in public.[141]
In October 2014, police in Cobb County, Georgia investigated claims by Reed that Howard abused their son.[142][143] Howard had admitted to hitting Braylon with a belt, as he had also been disciplined while growing up, and he stated that he did not realize it was wrong.[144][145] Howard was also involved in a civil case with Reed over custody of their son.[143][145]
See also
National Basketball Association portal
List of career achievements by Dwight Howard
List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
List of National Basketball Association career playoff blocks leaders
List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders
List of National Basketball Association annual blocks leaders
List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game
List of National Basketball Association franchise career scoring leaders
Notes
Jump up ^ The previous Lakers records were held by Bryant, who made 23 twice—most recently in 2006 against New York—while Shaquille O'Neal attempted 31 in 1999 against Chicago.[75]
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