Lakers NBA Champion Dwight Howard Sends Message To Jayson Tatum

NBA legend Dwight Howard sent out a post about Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum.

Jan 13, 2020; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (39) celebrates hitting a three-point shot during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Staples Center. Howard had 21 points and 15 rebounds off the bench as the Lakers won 128-99. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports / Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports

Jayson Tatum has been one of the biggest topics in sports over the last 24 hours.

The Boston Celtics superstar is currently playing for Team USA, but he did not play in the team's 110-84 victory over Serbia (on Sunday).

Via Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe: "Kerr admits Tatum was a straight up DNP-CD. “I went with the combinations that made sense. That was for tonight. He handled it well. He’ll make his mark.” #Celtics #Paris2024"

Kerr admits Tatum was a straight up DNP-CD. “I went with the combinations that made sense. That was for tonight. He handled it well. He’ll make his mark.” #Celtics #Paris2024

— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) July 28, 2024

On Monday evening, NBA legend Dwight Howard sent out a post (via X) to Tatum.

Howard wrote: "Jayson we could use another champ In my league 🤷🏾‍♂️ ! You could hoop like this ➡️ https://youtu.be/3d2K90syUbE?si=arZdMJqv2mngSAxJ if you came 😅"

Jayson we could use another champ
In my league 🤷🏾‍♂️ ! You could hoop like this ➡️ https://t.co/YRj0pLQNCV if you came 😅 pic.twitter.com/dVDKxjEFFK

— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) July 30, 2024

Howard is currently playing in Taiwan.

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The eight-time NBA All-Star made one apperance with Team USA in the Olympics.

He helped them win the Gold medal in 2008.

USA Basketball: Dream Team vs. Redeem Team@dwighthoward has no doubt who would come away with the W…. Who you got? pic.twitter.com/bJtddy2Iov

— All the Smoke Productions (@allthesmokeprod) July 19, 2024

Howard was the first pick in the 2004 NBA Draft (out of high school) by the Orlando Magic.

He is one of the best centers of all time and will have an excellent chance to be a Hall of Famer.

His career averages were 15.7 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.8 blocks per contest while shooting 58.7% from the field in 1,242 regular season games.

The 38-year-old most recently played for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2021-22 season.

"We could use another champ in my league 🤷🏽‍♂️!"

Dwight Howard is trying to recruit Jayson Tatum to play in Taiwan 😆

(via @DwightHoward) pic.twitter.com/kJMyDDPh8C

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) July 30, 2024

As for Tatum, he helped lead the Celtics to the 2024 NBA Championship over Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks.

He has been an All-Star in each of the previous five seasons.