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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  • CP31

    1.My favorite moment of D12 was when he lead the Magic to the Finals in ’09 bringing dominance all over east. 2. Being a DOMINANT player all over his career by averaging double-doubles with his 20 12 2 per night ~ thats DOMINANCE.

  • kyle olejniczak

    HANDS DOWN THE SUPERMAN DUNK IN THE DUNK CONTEST!!! NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE THE WHOLE CAPE AND ALL, BUT THE FACT THAT D12 IS A STRIPER FOR LIFE, NOTHING ELSE TO SAY!!! \\\

  • Charles

    my favorite was the superman dunk.

  • Kelvin James Almanza

    My favorite moment was when Gilbert Arenas shot a half court alley-oop and slighty missed while Dwight Howard was at the rim for the buzzer beater alley-oop dunk!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=675022429&ref=tn_tnmn Alvin

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment was when with 0.8 secs left dwight howard hit an alley oop dunk game winner against the spurs! And from that moment on he became who he is today! Greatest big man in the NBA!

  • James

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment was his game winning alley-oop dunk against the Spurs back in 2007. With 0.8 seconds left on the clock and a tie game, you just don’t expect something like that to be pulled off when the other team knows you’re likely going to try a tip-in at the rim with so little time on the clock. Hedo’s pass looked like it would sail way out of bounds and Dwight just appears out of nowhere, manages to somehow reach back to corral the ball and in one motion throw down a vicious one handed slam to end the game. The play left me speechless and I had to watch it over and over from every angle, which made the dunk even more impressive. On top of all that, he did it against Tim Duncan. It’s just one of those plays you never forget. Maybe only a handful of people in the world could ever pull that dunk off if that and it showed just how impressive of an athlete Dwight Howard really is.

  • Nick Nanan

    My favorite is when he finished the alley oop over Tim Duncan to win the game.

  • William Ross

    My favorite dwight howard moment of all time is when he broke the all time record for magic scoring thus forever proving himself as the best center of all time!

  • Julian

    MY favourite moment was when Dwight Howard got a record 9 blocks in the game 4 of the finals in a loss… Showing the Lakers, that they are not going to win that easy against him :D LOSING WITH DIGNITY FTW

  • Brandon

    my favorite moment was last year vs the bulls when luol deng went up for a layup and dwight howard jumped above the rim and spiked the ball out of bounds and almost hit his head on the rim.

  • Ivan

    MY Dwight Howard favorite moment is when Dwight pranked Derrick Rose and impersonates other player. Most hilarious player of all time!

  • Steven Hadianto Sulaiman

    The best Dwight Howard moments for me is when he get that defensive player of the year award and the SUPERMAN things on the Dunk contest.. that was Super Cool!!!

  • sk

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment would be everytime he does an impersonation :) Notable examples include
    Arnie: “EVERYBOODYY GET DOWWWWNN! I’M THE GOVERNORRR”
    Stan Van Gundy: “GO RUN MOVEE! AHHHHH! DWIGHT MAKE A FREE THROW, JUST LIKE WE DID IN PRACTICE!”
    Charles Barkley: “LISTEN! LeBron James is the best player without a hairline! The ring is shaped like a donut, dunk it, eat it, y’know”
    and notable other instances :D

  • Fady F

    So many moments to choose from for me, cause to me D12 is now what Shaq was the beginnning and middle of his career, huge force that couldn;t be matched. there was the “Superman Dunk”, Finals and playoff performances, dancing with Shaq and Lebron, Dreamteam 2, and the first and third slamdunk contests, impersonations of Van Gundy Sir Charles and more, and the countless unbelievable blocks and dunks. But for me the best moment was the one not many saw, the one that got away so to speak. In his first slamdunk champianship D12 planned out all of his dunks and saved the crazy ones for the finals, but unfortunatly he didn;t make it to the finals and some dunks went missing, others he did the next year (off the side of the backboard dunk). this dunk he didn;t repeat and i wished he did because it really shows his personality and where his true love lies. You can see it on YOUTUBE if you look it up, its called the “Kiss the rim dunk”, where he jumps up pumps the ball way back and kissed the rim and dunks the ball. Simple but effective. now if i only explained it as simple as he dunked it.

  • Fady F

    So many moments to choose from for me, cause to me D12 is now what Shaq was the beginnning and middle of his career, huge force that couldn;t be matched. there was the “Superman Dunk”, Finals and playoff performances, dancing with Shaq and Lebron, Dreamteam 2, and the first and third slamdunk contests, impersonations of Van Gundy Sir Charles and more, and the countless unbelievable blocks and dunks. But for me the best moment was the one not many saw, the one that got away so to speak. In his first slamdunk champianship D12 planned out all of his dunks and saved the crazy ones for the finals, but unfortunatly he didn;t make it to the finals and some dunks went missing, others he did the next year (off the side of the backboard dunk). this dunk he didn;t repeat and i wished he did because it really shows his personality and where his true love lies. You can see it on YOUTUBE if you look it up, its called the “Kiss the rim dunk”, where he jumps up pumps the ball way back and kissed the rim and dunks the ball. Simple but effective. now if i only explained it as simple as he dunked it.

  • Liam McDermott

    My favourite moment has to be his block on Tony Parker into the stands against the Spurs. There was a photo of it which if I remember rightly Slam included in its Season in Pictures article a few years back. The picture was perfect in summing up the play and what people think of Dwight’s shot blocking abilities. Tony’s just coming down, and Dwight’s still mid air, arm extended, looking like a beast, with the ball just sailing into the stands. I loved the snap shot because the looks etched on all the players and supporters faces was like: :”Ohh no Tony just don’t be going there, just don’t… damn”. I don’t think anyone could see that photo and keep a straight face, the picture says it all.

  • chris morgan

    favourite offcourt moment is his mcdonalds tv ad with lebron james, starting with the bet, saying “no jumpshots”, lebrons digitally enhanced dunks and dwight “actual” dunks lol, then smashing the backboard, and they dont know who larry bird is.
    favourite oncourt moment is in the 2010 allstar game i think, when he shoots a three and hits, then stares at his hand! its on fire! then looks to van gundy.

  • Todd Diesel

    Best Dwight moment ever? hmmm…so many, but one of if not the best was the statement he made last week against the Lakers and Bynum, 23 rebounds and 21 points. Shaq had been dogging him and he needed a statement game and thats exactly what he did. As a long time Magic fan it seemed as if it was a defining moment in his career as it was the first time i saw him play with a huge chip on his shoulder and silence those who said Bynum was the better player. Had to have made Mitch “Cupcheck” rethink his long term plans and best of all he made Shaq eat crow. The real Superman, D12…

  • Greg

    My favorite D. Howard moment was when he used a Superman cape in the NBA
    All-star dunking contest few years ago. It was one of the most applauded
    & entertaining event in an NBA dunking contest throughout the years.

  • Sammy

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment is when he got “dunked” on by Nate Robinson.

  • Erik

    I’ve been a big Dwight fan since he came into the league (I wear #12 on my college team). Dwight really started to take off after this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gHs6SsvbnE nasty one-handed oop from Jameer 5 years ago.

  • rimatyoshoes

    My favorite moment of Dwight Howard was the slam dunk contest. I mean the moment where he “transformed” into superman and went for that crazy dunk was simply overwhelming.

  • sam bishop

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7uOU3AHCrc&feature=fvst

    this has got to be my best memory he deserved to win with his amazingly insane superman dunk!!!and the judges faces when he pulled the cape out, unforgetable keep up the good work dwight#12

  • http://www.optimabbc.be Max

    That oop from Jameer against Boston back in the day.

  • Baby Shaq

    Don’t get to hyped up about these shoes because if you twist your ankle in them it can make it a high ankle sprain or even worse. That is what happened to me and I was out for 4 weeks and couldn’t play basketball or jump on it and I had to go to therapy over it so if you win these shoes I would recommend you not to wear them to play basketball in.

  • Jerry

    I think my favorite Dwight Howard moment was in the 2005-2006 season in a game against the Boston Celtics. After a DeShawn Stevenson board, the Magic were running the fast break when Jameer Nelson threw up an alley oop on the break to a sprinting D-Howard. The pass was a little behind Dwight, who reached way back to get it only to throw it down HARD! The Magic fed off that dunk and eventually won that game after trailing the Celtics going into the fourth quarter. Dwight finished with 18 points, 13 board, and six blocks for the game.

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  • Vasilis

    The superman costume on all star weekend

  • http://www,slamonline.com S-Mills

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment has got to be the video of the pranks he was pulling at all-star weekend! The “rookie hazing” and ordering all the food for Chauncy was hilarious and showed just how real a dude he was and how being an all-star was still something special for him!

  • Madterps

    Definitely the pass off the backboard to himself during the dunk contest.

  • J Blackburn

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment was during his rookie season talking with him at his hotel while he was in town to play the SuperSonics (r.i.p.). He was so friendly and approachable that I continued trying to see him each year and sure enough as he got more popular and famous his friendly and funny demeanor continued. He is one superstar that I definitely miss getting a chance to see play in person.

  • Fran A 23

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment was in an All-Star Game. When he, before the game, at the hotel, called room service, first saying that he was Tim Duncan and then ordering as if he was Chauncey Billups. He ordered a lot of food for both players. Unfortunately we’ll never know what were Chauncey’s and Duncan’s reaction when the food arrived!!! Dwight best Center in the league!!!

  • Tho 12

    My favorite Dwight Howard memory was when he nailed the game-winning buzzer-beater dunk off Hedo Turkoglu’s lob !

  • Dogg187

    Favorite DH moment was when he did the dunkn with the sticker to show how high he was…SICK!!!!!

  • Brad N

    my favorite Dwight Howard moment?? gotta be when Brian “the White Mamba” Scalabrine blocked him! go bulls!

    https://twitter.com/#!/BScalabrine24/status/155418188975316992/photo/1

  • https://www.facebook.com/nathan.apolonio Nate A

    My favorite Dwight moment would be when he impersonates Stan Van Gundy. “Why can’t you get a rebound with 2 hands? Patrick!, talk to Dwight! he’s not making freethrows! ughhhh” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsTtrG5_IaM

  • http://qiixii@gmail.com qiixii

    My favorite D12 moment has to be the Superman dunk; what an impact, considering the state of the dunk contest pre-Superman.

  • Nathaniel F

    My favorite moment of Dwight Howard has to be in the 2009 NBA Finals. After Game 5, when the Magic lost the series, he stayed on the court and watched the Lakers and Kobe get the trophy from David Stern. He knew he wanted to be in that situation so he stayed. He was hurt but he knew it was a humbling experience to see how it feels to be up there as being CHAMPION!

  • Mark E.

    My favorite moment of Dwight Howard was when he beat LeBron to the NBA Finals in 2009! I watched every single game of the Finals series and I’m ALWAYS supporting him 100%! I’ll always be waiting for that time to come when he wins his first championship! Whether he wins or loses, I’m always pulling for him to win, but also to be the best and he’s also my inspiration and whenever I play basketball and why I play because his play is just too good to ignore!

  • Liam

    My favorite Dwight moment was when he did the “Hakka” with the All Blacks.At the time i started following Rugby and i thought it was hilarious through the enthusiasm and energy he was showing . I now follow rugby because of him.

  • http://slamonline John H.

    my favorite DH moment was when he was selected by Orlando in 04′ to become the future HOF know as “the real Superman”. His Allstar dunks were freaking crazy wicked, also.

  • Michael Torres

    My favorite Dwight moment was the ’08 dunk contest where he caped as Superman and pulled of the behind-the-backboard dunk. For a guy that tall to do that was amazing.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1175078718&viewas=1175078718&returnto=profile James Fernan

    James Fernan my favorite Dwight(superman)howard moment was when i first seen him take his jumpshot i was excited he develop that part of the game at first i thought it was just the adidas he had on helping him out until i seen how hard he works when no one is watching in pratice with pat ewing keep up the great work you will be a champion soon in the L

  • Eric

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment was when he introduced the Eastern Conference All-Stars at this past allstar game in Los Angeles. Hilariously EPIC! Dwight’s personality made that moment my favorite Dwight moment

  • Eric

    My favorite Dwight Howard moment was when he introduced the Eastern Conference All-Stars on TNT at this past allstar game in Los Angeles. It was hilariously EPIC! Dwight’s personality made that moment my favorite Dwight moment in the three years that I’ve been a basketball fan.

  • jaychau

    When Dwight impersonates Shaq. Now tell me really, can you get enough of that? Superman impersonating the OG Superman, cool stuff.

  • BEN

    THE STICKER SLAP DUNK!!!!!

  • Heein Choi

    I HATE Dwight Howard. At least I thought that 8 years ago. No I was not a hater, I was actually a fan of the Orlando Magic since I was born. I stuck with the team through thick and thin. I really wanted to believe in the Magic BUT then they drafted Dwight Howard. At the time I was in shock. I couldn’t help but think, “Why would they pass up on the polished Emeka Okafor over the risky Dwight Howard! Big men from highschool to the NBA just dont work! (Kwame Brown)” I thought Dwight would send the Magic into peril. Even after the first season Dwight seemed like a worse pick than Emeka Okafor, the eventual Rookie of the Year. However, he eventually won over my support and that was my favorite moment of Dwight Howard in the last eight years. It was against the 76ers that he won me over. He showed great strength, footwork, and even displayed an array of post moves that he had worked on. By the end of the game believe he had 28 points and 26 REBOUNDS (or close to it). 26! That almost brought him to the rare 30-30 game that a big man dreams of. He was absolutely dominate, a man among boys, and a beast that game. I was now convinced that the Magic drafted a big time player that will be the future of the NBA. Even though I doubted him, I was glad that Dwight Howard was brought to the Magic. When Dwight Howard changed me into a believer, that was my favorite moment of Dwight Howard.

  • jack boutchard

    when he sunk a 3 in the last all star game

  • WE WANT SONICS!

    I love all of his dunk contests. He entertains his fans all the time. He is just fun to watch. And yeah the favorite moment was in 2008 slam dunk contest When he took his jersey off and unveiled his superman shirt while jameer was holding his cape (i laughed so hard at the time XD) and then he throwed that alley oop down. It was really fun to watch :)

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