Black Sports Online Dallas Correspondent Tasha Robinson attended the How Do You McNugget sweepstakes kickoff at McDonalds during NBA All-Star Weekend, where Orlando Magic player Dwight Howard showed off his skills on how he likes to McNugget: “dribble and dip it.”

Tasha: After a stellar season last year leading your team to the NBA Finals what are you doing differently if any to get back there.

Dwight Howard (DH): I think we will need to be more of a consistent team, play better team ball and just play better overall.

Tasha: How does it feel to be apart of McDonalds Spirit of the Event?

DH: Man, it’s just an honor to be working with McDonalds in general. I grew up looking at all the McDonalds commercials and eating McDonalds every other day as a kid. I am just truly happy to be a part McDonalds Team.

Tasha: Was being able to play with the Olympic Team a goal realized & how do you feel about the 2012 Olympics’?

DH: Yeah it was a goal and I was glad to represent my country. And I am looking forward to 2012; hopefully I can be on the team and be healthy. One gold medal is great, but I would love another one.

Natasha: What do you tell that little kid in small town American that has hopes and dreams of playing for the NBA?

DH: Anything is possible for anybody long as you have goals and priorities aligned.  I always put God first, my family, school and then basketball or whatever it maybe. You never want to put basketball or any sport as your main property

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McDONALD’S ASKS, ATHLETES: HOW DO YOU McNUGGET?
McDonald’s Debuts Limited-Time International Sauce, Gives Customers Chance to Win Trip for Two to London 2012 Summer Olympic Games

Olympians won’t be the only ones with a chance to win big this February. Now through Feb. 19, McDonald’s(r) celebrates the spirit of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games by championing Chicken McNuggets(r)

http://www2.mcdonalds.com/mcnuggets  and giving customers a chance to claim the ultimate victory: a trip for two to the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games through the “How Do You McNugget? https://howdoyoumcnugget.mcdonalds.com/ ”TM sweepstakes. Also starting today, customers can dip their McNuggets in Sweet Chili Sauce, a favorite international sweet and spicy, Asian-inspired flavor available in participating U.S. restaurants for a limited time.
To enter the “How Do You McNugget?” sweepstakes, customers must visit http://www.mcdonalds.com/howdoyoumcnugget and correctly guess how athletes and Olympians enjoy their McNuggets (do they dunk it, flip it, shake it, etc.?).  To find the answers, customers can watch videos at  http://www.mcdonalds.com/mcnuggets, featuring Olympians like U.S. freestyle skier Patrick Deneen showcasing how they “McNugget.”

Additionally, they can follow the #HowDoYouMcNugget? conversation on Twitter to find out how athletes like Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Dustin Byfuglien of the Chicago Blackhawks and boxing Olympic gold medalist Oscar De La Hoya like to eat their McNuggets. Howard, Byfuglien and De La Hoya will all be making surprise visits at McDonald’s restaurants in Dallas, Chicago and Los Angeles, respectively, to demonstrate their McNugget skills. Customers across the country can follow the action in real time through the #HowDoYouMcNugget hashtag at http://search.twitter.com.

“Whether they flip them or double dip them, all of our customers enjoy their McNuggets in their own unique way,” said Marta Fearon, Director of Marketing, McDonald’s USA. “The ‘How Do You McNugget?’ campaign unites athletes and customers with a passion for McNuggets, giving them a chance to have their own winning moment at the London 2012  Summer Olympic Games.”