Dwight Howard Will Participate In The Dunk Contest At NBA All-Star Weekend

The Lakers announced Howard's participation in the contest on Tuesday over Twitter

Dwight Howard can't pretend any longer. 

The Lakers announced Tuesday on Twitter that Howard will participate in the 2020 NBA dunk contest during All-Star weekend Feb. 14-16 in Chicago.

After a win over New York on Jan. 7, Howard played coy when asked about the contest, claiming that he just wants an NBA championship and "never said I was going to be in the dunk contest."

Howard was in the dunk competition for three straight years, from 2007-2009, winning the event in 2008 in New Orleans when he famously wore a superman cape during one of his jams.

The 34-year-old center is averaging 7.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots in 19.9 minutes a game for the Lakers. 

The Lakers (34-9) are two games into a five-game trip, with games remaining against New York on Wednesday, Brooklyn on Thursday and Philadelphia on Saturday.