In reality, Howard has been steadily evolving since he entered the league, and it’s time to update this collective opinion. For Dwight Howard, his rough offensive performance against the Boston Celtics on Christmas reawakened accusations that he is a jolly Philistine who can’t handle being pushed around a terrifying defender who yet lacks the offensive skills common to NBA centers. Once opinion about a player is accepted as fact, it’s easy to reinforce prevailing perceptions with selective examples that obscure changes over time.
The thing about stereotypes is that they endure long after any relationship to reality fades. You can also find him on Twitter here, and contributing his thoughts on basketball and jewelry commercials to Daily Dime Live. There's plenty to like beyond Dwight Howard's bicepsīeckley Mason is Founder of the ESPN TrueHoop Network Blog.
