I’ll avoid making the joke about eight kids, or years of child support, because I just don’t think Howard’s body will allow him to play past 35, let alone 41.
Moments before taking the court against the Magic — In Orlando — Howard discussed his desire to play well into his 40’s with the Houston Chronicle.
“That’d be fun if I was to play this game (that long.)”
“That was always my goal, to play 20 years, 20-something years in this league. I’m extremely happy and blessed to have been able to play this game for as long as I have been so far.”
“I have played a lot of minutes,” continued the eight-time All-Star. “I’ve been doing a lot since I came into the league. I’m thankful. I’m not going to complain about it. I’m happy that I’ve been able to play 12 years so far. A lot of NBA players never played this long so I am very happy and blessed that I’ve been able to play 12 years in the NBA. Hopefully, I can play another 10, but the time I’ve played, I’ve enjoyed it.”
Dwight would have to pull off the same feat that Kobe Bryant is set to finish — playing 20-plus years in the NBA.