Where Dwight Howard Going the Extra Mile Happens
If I'm going to make a post showing hardhat-clad Dwight Howard mugging with a urinal, it wouldn't make much sense for me to ignore a story about the Orlando Magic center granting a dying woman's wish with a two-hour visit at her home. The story's gotten a lot of play in the last few days--here it is at Ball Don't Lie, for example, while OPP user AB's triple double posted it in a FanShot--so you may have seen it already, but I don't see the harm in highlighting it again.
Mike Bianchi covered the story for the Orlando Sentinel here, while John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com posted his recap here.
I don't presume to know Howard personally--we've chatted a few times in a professional capacity--so I can't and won't argue that this gesture proves he's somehow enlightened or superior to mere mortals; using Kevin Durant as an example, Tommy Craggs recently wrote about the perils of the media lionizing athletes in this essential piece at Slate. But I will say that it's difficult for general NBA fans, or even just general human beings not to feel a bit better about Howard after reading about his generosity here.
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Maybe if Dwight would spend more time on his free throws and less time on paying charitable visits to people with inoperable cancer, he would be a more complete player!!!!
Sorry . . . couldn’t resist. I bet you somebody was thinking it though.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
But for things like this, he's more of a complete person than almost any NBA player
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"I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, and wear Reebok." - Shaq
"They was instinuating that I was gay" - Charles Barkley
When I read the headline "Dwight Howard going the Extra Mile"
I could have sworn it was going to be a story about how he tried to kidnap his illegitimate cheerleader child from daycare.

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