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Dwight sets out to delight Indians

Updated on: 12 August,2010 11:09 AM IST  | 
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Orlando Magic player Dwight Howard is in India

Dwight sets out to delight Indians

Orlando Magic player Dwight Howard is in India. He's already paid a visit to the Indian basketball squad in Bangalore and is sharing tips on how to make the game big in India. Here's more about the NBA star:u00a0

>>u00a0Dwight was selected at the age of 18 by the Orlando Magic in the 200>> NBA draft.

>>u00a0He became the youngest player in NBA's history to average a double double in the regular season.

>>u00a0Dwight recorded a career-high 26 rebounds against the Philadelphia 76ers.



>>u00a0With Dwight starting as center, Team USA won all of its games enroute to the gold medal in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, breaking their drought of gold medals dating back to the 2000 Olympics.

>>u00a0Before he was drafted in 200>>, Dwight 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."

>>u00a0He appeared as a special guest on an episode of the ABC series, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition that aired April 2, 2006.

>>u00a0Dwight is married to Royce Reed, a former dancer for the team. They have a son, Braylon.

>>u00a00n April 21, 2009, he became the youngest player ever to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.




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