Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 1:40 pm  |  154 responses

adiPower Howards Contest!

SLAM and adidas are giving away 8 pairs of adiPower Howard sneakers.

Ever since being taken Number 1 overall in the 2004 NBA Draft, Dwight Howard has been putting in work for the Orlando Magic. As fans, we have seen him develop from a braces wearing 17 year old kid into the most dominating force in the L in eight short seasons. On Tuesday night against the Pacers, D12 worked his way into the record books by becoming Orlando’s All-Time Leading Scorer with 10,657 points. Along the way, Dwight has blessed with a litany of memories. Whether it was his incredible Dunk Contest performances, leading the Magic to the NBA Finals or showing off his dance moves, Dwight has been one of the more polarizing figures in all of basketball.

As we all know, Dwight loves to give back to his fans. So, to commemorate this achievement SLAM is teaming up with Dwight and adidas and giving away 8(!) pairs of adipower Howard shoes, 1 pair of shoes for each year Howard has been in the League. To win a pair all you need to do is “Like” adidas basketball on Facebook and then tell us your favorite Dwight moment or memory from the past 8 years in the comment section below—it’s that simple. We’ll pick our favorite answers and contact those winners via email to get their size and address. PLEASE be sure you comment on SLAM via a working email address so that you can be contacted.

We’ll leave the comment section open until Monday morning. Best of luck to all!

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  • Mujeeb Ahmed

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment was vs Bulls last year. He caught the ball on the left low block, bullied Omer Asik down & just demolished Omer Asik with a facial dunk. True POWER he showed right there.

  • Tom

    Dwight’s best moment definitely has to be the clutch block and then the game winning alley-oop to win the game against the Spurs!

  • Kenji

    Favorite Dwight moment – Dwight Howards impromptu dance contest with Shaq and LeBron at the East Practice during 2007 All-Star Weekend

  • TK

    My favorite (funniest) D12 moment was the dance off between Shaq, Dwight, and LeBron at the East Practice during 2007 All-Star Weekend.

  • Craig

    Every block D Howard has is a great moment! LOVE to see him swat the ball into the stands!

  • Giovanni Dale

    When Dwight was playing the Lakers in the finals I actually thought he was gonna get a ring

  • http://www.facebook.com/gotgoodtimes?ref=tn_tnmn sean hamid

    mine is when cp3 dunked on him lol sorry hes still great tho

  • Mitchell steinfeld

    Slam Dunk Comp, Sticker on the backboard, no doubt.

  • Mike Cassano

    When D Howard changed into the superman costume during the dunk contest! absolutely epic!

  • http://teachmehowtomadsen.tumblr.com Homan

    My Favorite Memory is Kobe dunking on Him when he first came into the league. Then Dwight giving it right back on him In the 2009 Finals. But his dancing and adventures in Disneyworld with Jameer Nelson was always memorable as well as his pictures of planking. He never ceases to entertain fans everywhere. He will always be remembered for this but never forget that Dwight is a DPOTY GOD.

  • Nick Funk

    Not exactly a memory from Dwight playing, but my favorite memory has to be watching the clip of him, Shaq, and LeBron having their “dance off” during the 2007 NBA All Star weekend at an East team practice in front of a large crowd. Shaq kind of stole the show, but Dwight’s personality was in full effect during that display. Not to mention, he outplayed Shaq in that game. 20 points, 12 rebs for Dwight while Shaq had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Could the dance contest have been the passing of the guard from the most dominant big man of the 90s to Dwight? I’m not so sure about that, but definitely a great Dwight Howard memory (for me at least).

  • Russell Walker

    My favorite moment of Dwight Howard in the league is watching him in his frist dunk contest and seeing the 7FOOTER get UPPPPP !!!! SO HIGH! I was shocked for years !!!!
    Russy

  • jordan

    My favorite dwight howard moment was when he set the record for most points scored by an orlando magic player, and when he won the sprite slam duck contest with his legendary superman dunk and his cape!

  • Russell Walker

    And Dwight Howards planking/pranks he pulls constantly, and his impressions have me in stitches !! Stan Van Gundy impression is jokes !!!

  • Michael

    Last year, while working with the Suns, I was pumped to see Dwight Howard up close when Orlando came to Phoenix. No one has a bigger personality or a better relationship with fans, even outside of Orlando. Most players just look right over me at games (I’m only 5’6”), but DH actually noticed me and said hello. I know it seems trivial, but even in a simple hello he showed why he is one of the nicest players in the league.

  • katrel ortiz

    My favorite D. Howard moment was when he shot the three in the All Star game and pointed to his coach like “I told you I can shoot the three. Trust me”.

  • nbafanatic

    this was in the 2005-2006 season when the magic were playing the celtics. orlando gets a steal and jameer nelson throws it 6 feet behind dwights head but dwight still gets the ball and slams it hard while paul pierce is behind him. alot of people have forgotten that play.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RbV50jyyuY

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1282757503 Dragos Serban Pop

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment was when he won the Slam Dunk Contest at the All Star Weekend back in 2008, wearing a Superman outfit. That was SUPER crazy :) ))

  • Matt Bourgault

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment was his third dunk in the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest. Many people like to point to his “Superman” dunk, but I think this one required more skill. I remember watching the contest with my dad, and neither of us had ever seen anything like that dunk. The complete focus it must have taken to bounce the ball off the backboard in mid-air, catch it, and dunk is astounding. Whenever people talk about Dwight I have to pull up video of that dunk.

  • http://twitter.com/ThisIsMiindy Mindy Acosta

    My favorite Dwight moment was when he won the slam dunk contest, with the superman’s cape and another of my favorite moments is the Charity Exhibition Game he does to help :)

  • imTdub

    Fav D12 moment: When he appeared on Slam Magazine as a high schooler with a backboard he accidentally broke during the photo shoot. Born a beast and will always be a beast! http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2009/02/breaking-through/

  • Lexus Jerome

    Dwight’s dunk contest dunk on the 12 foot rim. Got bounce, I think so.

  • http://redoftoothandclaw.ca/ niQ

    I must say my favourite Dwight Howard moment was seeing him plank on a plane! That was definitely one of the craziest ones he did! But I remember when I first really started to take notice of Dwight’s game was when he brought his team to the Finals in 2009. Unfortunately they didn’t get far but his Finals record 9 blocks was a gem to watch!

  • James Herincx

    Dwight’s greatest moment must be when he posted a playoffs career-high 40 points, to go with his 14 rebounds, to smash MVP LeBron’s Cleveland 4–2, and lead Orlando to its first NBA Finals in 14 years.

  • Cameron mccargar

    My favorite memory was Dwight leading the league in dunks… And pranking billups during allstar week

  • kingf0x23

    My fav Dwight moment is definitely his dunk contest with Nate Robinson. He makes the contests fun and exciting.

  • jake

    dwight blocking bynum

  • Chris Fox

    My most memorable Dwight moment is when he DOMINATED my Cavs in the ’09 playoffs. He was unstoppable and just killed us on both ends.

  • Brandon Roberts

    My favorite moment in Dwight’s career has to be his recent game on Jan 12th 2012 against Golden State. He put up a monster game with 45 points and 23 rebounds. He also set a single game record for the most free throw attempts which was 39 and made 21 of them. Keep it up Mr. Howard!

  • Julie Hendrix

    I live in Orlando “O”Town I Love the Orlando Magic and Dwight Howard the memory that stands out is the Dunk Contest and Superman in full gear out of the phone booth to the hoop with his cape on. My Son plays Varsity Basketball now for his High School he’s a Sophomore. My Oldest Son played and my Daughter has her first Middle School Basketball game today shes nervous and excited too. I hope Dwight can feel the Love from his fans and stays in this beautiful State its 83 degrees in January where else are you going to get sunshine and loyal fans. If I win I will gift the new shoes to my Son Justin and hope he follows in Dwight’s foot steps so to speak. Go Magic! Go Dwight! Orlando, FL. Jules

  • http://nyill.wordpress.com Enigmatic

    Wednesday May 30th, 2009 – I was in a hotel room in Mitchell, South Dakota with my three year old daughter.
    We were ending our first day of the road trip from Chicago to Seattle that would ultimately finish with a flight from Seattle to my current location of Anchorage, Alaska.
    With my daughter finally asleep after a long day of us driving and getting some food in our belly and a warm bed to lie down on, I scrambled to turn on the tv in our room and locate the sporting event I was looking for.
    Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals – Orlando Magic versus Cleveland Cavaliers.
    Howard ended up with 40 points and 14 rebounds in a 103-90 Magic victory that landed them an NBA Finals berth.
    It was about so much more than his stats or the final score, however.
    It was about a franchise that had won just 21 games in the season prior to Howard’s arrival suddenly finding themselves in the Finals once more for the second time in their short existence, in just Howard’s sixth year in the NBA.
    It was about the Magic thoroughly dismantling a heavily favored 66-16 Cavs squad so much that the ripple effects were felt even beyond the lines.
    Gone with the quickness was LeBron after said game, infamously avoiding shaking the hands of the Magic.
    Gone were the “23 / Nah man, 24” Vitamin Water ads. Replaced by Dwight Howard jokingly saying “12…nah man, 12!!”
    Gone was the relevancy of the cover of SLAM 129.
    Gone were the hopes and dreams of millions of people who were salivating at the thought of a Kobe/LeBron matchup in the Finals.
    And I was happy. Because the Magic has been a team I’ve always rooted for on the side, my “other squad”.
    I didn’t even look ahead to the Finals matchup with the Lakers, I was just happy to see the Magic back in the Finals again, and Howard standing atop the Eastern Conference.
    Needing to rest up for day 2 of my road trip, I slept very, very well that night.

  • Nick

    My absolute favorite moment from Dwight’s career so far came on Feb. 9 2007 against San Antonio. The game was tied at 104 and Orlando had the ball with .8 seconds to go. Turkoglu threw an absolutely perfect lob pass to Dwight, and Superman caught the ball with one hand and slammed it through the hoop with power as time expired!! Very exhilarating win for the team and fans, and Dwight finished with 30 & 8.

  • David Bratton

    By far the best Dwight moment was when he threw in a BUZZER BEATING, GAME WINNING, dunk on the Spurs with only 0.8 seconds left on the clock off pass from Hedo Turgaloo. Never seen anything like that.

  • http://facebook chris guzman

    The best D12 moment has to be when he won the 2008 dunk contest after bringing the crowd to its feet with his ridiculous dunks!

  • Han Pham

    My favorite Dwight moment has to be when he dunked on the 12 ft goal. WHO DOES THAT?!?!

    ps. these shoes r sick

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=543861399 Barron

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment lies between the time he foiled Lex Luthor and saved the planet and the game during the 2011 season where Dwight literally flew, or at least that’s what it looked like, (I believe that some people still contend that special effects were used) into the air and slowed down time (a very important element of the physics of this event) as he snatched the ball out of the air at the same time that one unfortunate victim who shall remain unnamed for discretion, Jrue Holiday “cough! cough!,” and with the grace and majesty of a bald eagle combined with the strength, power, and force of a herd of stampeding elephants, stuffed it down Jrue’s throat, from behind. I felt so many things that night, it shook me to my soul and I’m sure Jrue was shaken even deeper than that. The energy was palpable. I’m serious, I took a bite out of it and it was one of the most indescribably delicious things I’ve ever tasted.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeLRym4Q-pg nbk

    My favorite Dwight Howard memory is when Kobe Bryant welcomed him to the NBA. Click my name.

  • chris guzman

    best dwight howard moment has to be when he won the dunk contest in 08
    crazy dunks!!!

  • http://www.youtube.com/nothingbutdrama11 Luke Jennner

    My fav Dwight moment is still to come, its when he gets traded to the knicks and wins a championship ring for every finger oooooossssssshhhhhhhhh

  • Jimmy

    My favorite was in 2006 when him and Allen Iverson were playing around after a call and Allen shot it and Dwight blocked it so Allen put it at least 50 ft in air and went in haha.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxVRQHU5It0

  • Carlos Moreno

    My favorite Dwight Howard memory is when he caught a really high lob (from an inbound pass) & dunked it one handed to beat the Spurs in the final seconds! First time ever I’ve seen an alley-oop buzzer beater like that to win the game! He did it in Orlando too, so the crowd went absolutely crazy!

  • Benjamin Epstein

    My faviorite Dwight moment, has to be when he showed the world why he’s nicknamed “Superman” at the 2008 all star game. It was his turn to dunk and all of a sudden him and jameer came out to the middle of the court. Then Dwight revealed he was sporting that superman shirt under his jersey and then jameer handed him the cape, man that alone was crazy!But then he came from the half court line and caught the oop from jameer and topped it off with a ridiculous two hand slam ! I remeber the building was going off and kenny Smith was Screaming ” it’s over!! you won it young fella!”. I was at home home with my friends watching it and I remeber all we could say was “DAMN!! It’s Superman! It’s Superman!” ahh dude i love dwight that dunk was truely crazy and a moment in history!

  • Jonathan

    So many memories of Dwight just to name one as a favorite, from his dance off with shaq at the 07 all star game, to him using lebrons baby powder move. His personality has to speak for itself but then his game is out of this world… dunk champ, defensive player of the year, a gold medal, most recent Orlando’s all time leading score… just too much to write!!! I just hope he doesn’t leave Orlando.

  • http://www.bf3ars.blogspot.com bfears

    my favorite dwight howard memory was when he won the dunk contest. his dunks were different and creative. and we share the same number!

  • Matthew Richardson

    2010 all star game Dwight Howard drains a threee!!!

  • Angelo

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment was the interview he gave after the Magic beat the 76ers last season and all the great quotes he said. The game in which Howard caught a lob from Nelson and destroyed Jrue Holiday. Dwight said that since him and Holiday are both Adidas guys, it would be a great poster for them to hang up in stores. Other things he said were “I don’t know why he jumped” and “let’s a have moment of silence for Jrue” Great stuff Dwight!!!!

  • jonathan “dwight” dimuccio

    my favorite dwight memory is his SUPERMANN dunk!

  • Ryan Vanvakaris

    My favorite Dwight Howard memory was definitely the 2004 draft where it was uncertain if he was going to be taken as number one. Looks like the Magic got the best pick of that draft!

  • Jeff

    My most memorable moment was in 2009, Dwight was having a autograph session at the local Adidas store here in Orlando, I live about 2 hours north but wanted to meet dwight so I got in the car and headed to O-town, when I got there I asked around to find out details about the signing, to my dismay, I found out I needed to buy $50 in Adidas stuff to even get a wristband but didn’t guarantee me a chance to meet him, long story short it was Christmas time and I was kinda low on funds but I ended up getting everybody on my Christmas list Adidas gifts and got to meet dwight, he signed my NBA live 10 with him on the cover and told me it was the coolest thing he signed all day!

  • http://Facebook Edgar

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment was when He signed with the Orlando Magic because if it wasnt for that we would not have had those memories that we keep with us today and all these memories people are talking about!

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