Dwight Howard, Daniella Karagach joke about DWTS height difference

'Dancing With The Stars' season 33 premiered on Tuesday, September 17, and Dwight Howard joked with partner Daniella Karagach about their staggering height difference.

Josh Sanchez | Sep 18, 2024

Apr 7, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (39) before the game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. / Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

Former NBA star Dwight Howard made his Dancing With The Stars debut on Tuesday night with partner Daniella Karagach.

People were excited to see how the 6-foot-10 baller and 5-foot-3 dancer would be able to handle their staggering height difference. Surprisingly, it was never an issue during the routine thanks to brilliant choreography from Karagach.

Howard and Karagach dazzled the crowd and judges with their salsa routine to “This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan, earning a score of 22 which was the second-highest of the night.

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Right out of the gate, Karagach choreographed a lift that hilariously showed off the height difference between the two, and there was no turning back.

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Reaching new *heights* on season 33 of @officialdwts 🤣 had so much fun chatting with the new contestants during premiere night - especially @DwightHoward!

stay tuned, cast intvs coming soon 🪩 #dwts pic.twitter.com/73jQL9mpho
— Desiree Murphy 🦋 (@desireemurphy_) September 18, 2024

After the season premiere, the official Dancing With The Stars Instagram account uploaded photos of each routine and Howard popped in the comments to crack a joke about his height.

"Never Danced Before but hopefully you guys can tell I’m up for the challenge. It doesn’t make it easier that I’m wearing stilts either," he wrote in the comments.

The second slide shows the hilarious lift to start the routine.