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Track the Arc of Dwight Howard’s Career with His Sports Illustrated Covers

Four covers, four very different Dwight Howards. 

Dan Gartland

Track the Arc of Dwight Howard’s Career with His Sports Illustrated Covers
Track the Arc of Dwight Howard’s Career with His Sports Illustrated Covers /

Dwight Howard lands on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week for the fourth time in his career, and what a strange career it’s been. Each of Howard’s SI covers marks a different stage in his up-and-down time in the NBA, from Shaq’s successor as Orlando’s jovial, dominant big man, to maligned former superstar. It’s fascinating to look back at eight years of our coverage of one of the NBA’s biggest names. 

Check out the covers below and click the headlines to read the accompanying story. 

“The Happy Dunker” by Chris Ballard

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“Is This the Face of a Bad Guy?” by Lee Jenkins

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“Houston’s New Tower of Power” by Lee Jenkins

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“What Happened to Superman?” by Lee Jenkins

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Be sure to check out Jenkins’s most recent profile of Howard, detailing his fall and how he hopes to bounce back. 

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Dan Gartland
DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).

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