Dwight Howard: The Dunks You Didn't See

The latest issue of New Man ships tomorrow, and we've got Dwight Howard, the ridiculously athletic forward/center for the Orlando Magic, on the cover. Howard, a born-again Christian, talks with us about the challenges of living his faith in the NBA and the importance of growing up in a strong family.

If you follow the NBA, you know that Howard recently took part in the Slam Dunk Contest at the All-Star Game. His second dunk was absolutely sick. While catching an alley-oop with his right hand and jamming it home, he reached nearly to the top of the backboard and slapped a sticker bearing his face onto the glass with his left hand. The sticker was 12 feet, 6 inches off the ground.

Unfortunately, the judges weren't all that impressed, and Howard failed to move on to the next round, meaning he didn't get to do the dunks he saved for the end. However, we found video of his practice session on YouTube, which has the dunks you didn't get to see in the contest. There's one in here... well, let's just say that if Dwight had a girlfriend, she would be jealous of the rim.

Here's the video of the practice session and the Dunk Contest:

By the way, if you're wondering what he wrote on the sticker, it says:
"All things through Christ"
Phil 4:13

Check out our feature in the March/April issue of New Man. If you've never read New Man, click here for a free issue.