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Superbowl Sunday, McDonalds and Going back to South Africa

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Heeeeyyyyyy worrrrrld!!! How are you guys? Hope ya’ll got to watch our game against the Celtics Sunday afternoon before the Super Bowl came on. In that third quarter we played about as well as we have all season. I think somebody said we had a 19-0 stretch in that quarter that completely turned the game around.

Afterward everybody was asking me if that was a statement game for us because it was on national TV and it was the Celtics and it was in Boston and yad yada yada. But I think it was a statement to ourselves about how good we can be when we play together, talk on defense and share the ball like we did. When the ball is going in and out, that’s where we’re getting open shots and clean looks on the post. Hopefully, it was a learning game for us.

I know how everybody out there loves the commercials during the Super Bowl, so I hope ya’ll got to see my new McDonald’s commercial with LeBron just before the game came on.

It was pretty tight, huh??? Ya’ll like when ya boy rips the rim down and the backboard just explodes with glass everywhere? That was so much fun to make. I would love to do something like that during a game. I did shake the shot clock loose last year during a playoff game in Cleveland, but I’ve never shattered a backboard during a game. I’ve broken a few rims when I was in high school, but nothing like blowing up the backboard.

Something else for ya’ll to watch out for: Adidas is gonna send me to South Africa this summer to cover the World Cup as a member of the media. They want their basketball guys interviewing soccer players and mixing and matching the sports. I think it will be a lots of fun, but I’ve got to do a lot of research because I don’t know the first thing about soccer, ya’ll?

A fan at our game on Friday night gave me an autographed jersey from Brazil’s soccer team, but I don’t have a clue who it is. I still put it up on my wall of fame with all of the other jerseys that I have.

Well, we got another game Monday against New Orleans. Then, we’ll be in Chicago and Cleveland before the break. All ya’ll little homies watch out for me coming to a city near you. And then thanks to ya’ll’s votes, I’ll be in Big D over the weekend at the All-Star Game. It’s gonna be fun, and I’m looking forward to trying to give back to all of the fans who voted for me. Thanks, you guys.

I’m outta here. Peace out.

—DWIGHT

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Shout out to my Chinese fans on RenRen

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Heeeyyy Woorrrrrrrrlllld!!! Hope all ya’ll got to see our big win against Boston Thursday night on TNT. We didn’t play well start to finish, but we just kept hanging around all night and wouldn’t let them break our will. I really felt like we kind of grew up in that game because of the way we kept fighting and won it at the end.

I just wanted to give a shout-out today to all of my fans in China on RenRen and let you know that, yes, this is the real D-12!!! We’re starting up a new social networking page that will have photos, fan question-and-answer segments and videos from me specifically for all of my homies in China. My RenRen page is at http://howard.renren.com.

I’ve been to China four times and I’ve got to say that it seems like ya’ll know more about basketball over there than we do in America. I love going over there every summer and being around the people because they are so humble, respectful and nice.

And they follow the NBA over there like crazy!!! They can tell me stats and things about the league that I don’t even know and I’m playing in the NBA!!!

I remember this past summer when I was over there in China on our adidas trip and there were three or four fans who followed me everywhere that I went. It was like they knew where I was going every day. They were there before I was there and when I was finished they were already off to my next event.

That’s the kind of support that just blows me away and means so much to me. I can’t give enough love to the people of China because they’ve always been good to me whether it was going there for the Olympics or on a promotional tour for adidas.

I know, too, that all of my fans in China are a big reason why I’ve had so much success in the all-star voting. I set the record for votes last year and I was third this year, and I know my fanbase in China has a lot to do with that. That’s why I always make it a point to go to China and show my love for the good people over there.

Well, hope you guys enjoy the new page on RenRen. I’ll keep on trying to give you updates throughout the season and during the All-Star Weekend that is coming up. We got another tough back-to-back coming up Saturday and Sunday against Atlanta and Detroit, so all ya’ll out there pray for us and wish us luck.

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What’s G?

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Heyyyyyy worrrlllddd!!! What’s everybody up to these days?

We’ve got a big game against the Celtics tonight. We beat them up in Boston earlier this year and they made us look back at our place back on Christmas. TNT is in the house tonight, so it will be a good chance for us to show everybody that we’re back on track and playing Magic basketball.

They haven’t made the official announcement yet, but I’ve been told that I can tell you guys a little secret: I’m a part of Gatorade’s team now!!! Ya boy is going to be a spokesman for G-2 and I couldn’t be more excited about it.

Gatorade had a camera crew at our practice on Wednesday and they were filming a couple of commercials. I had a lot of fun with it, and they did a lot of shots of us (me and VC) drinking Gatorade while we talked to the media after practice.

Gatorade has signed me, D-Wade, K.G. and Kevin Durant to work with the company. We will be doing ads for the new G-series of drinks. They will have three drinks called Prime (pre-game energy), Performance (the normal G2) and Recovery (lots of protein for after a workout or game). I gotta say, they’re good!!!

Some of the new Gatorade spots have already started coming out and the big splash will come in a couple of weeks at the All-Star Game in Dallas. (By the way, big ups to all of my fans out there for helping me become an all-star again. I’m still amazed that I have that many fans out there voting for me. Your votes and your love mean so much to me.)

So ya’ll will have to be watching for me in those new Gatorade commercials. I’m putting all of my acting experience to good use. My movie, Valentine’s Day, is about to come out too, so ya’ll will have to tell me what you think about my role on the big screen.

I forgot to mention to ya’ll when we were in L.A. last week that I did a photo shoot for Christian Audigier to wear some of the Ed Hardy clothes. I got to meet Mr. Audigier last summer in L.A. and told him what a big fan of his designs I am. He is just the coolest guy on the planet.

Wish us luck against the Celtics tonight. We owe those guys big time for how they beat us on Christmas Day. We went through a little rough patch, but I think we’re back on the right track now. We’re starting games with more energy, our Fantastic Four of Jameer, Rashard, VC and me are meshing better and our bench is really playing well. We just gotta get that championship swagger back, and I think it will come tonight against the Celtics.

I’m outta here. Yuuuuuuuuuaaaa!!!

—DWIGHT

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Keeping it real and honest!!!

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Heyyyyy world!!! Ya’ll watch us get a big win in Boston against the Celtics on ESPN? Hope you did because we played like champions, really working on defense and making clutch plays when we had to. It was kind of an ugly game, but all that really matter is getting that W.

A lot was made the last couple of days about the talk me and Coach Van Gundy had. He came to me and asked why I thought we were struggling with our energy and lacking some enthusiasm. I tried to keep it real and be as honest as I could. I just told him it was tough dealing with the expectations and all the injuries that we’ve had with him being so negative to us all the time.

He asked me what my opinion was and it wasn’t like I went in there complaining to him. I know that coach wants the nothing but the best for us, but he does kind of bash us at times and it hurts the team, I think.

Stan is a great guy and he’s going to continue to stay on us and I don’t want him to stop that. I just told him that as a team we have a lot of new guys who aren’t used to the way that he coaches and sometimes it’s just a matter of how you deal with them. I can take somebody talking bad to me and him yelling at me or whatever, but you have to deal with certain people different ways. Some of the new guys just aren’t used to having a coach as active as Stan.

I think us talking like that was the best way to handle it. Me being the leader of the team and being able to talk to coach and talk to the team, it was really good. We’re like a family and we’re going to have problems but if we continue to grow we should be great going to the end of the season.

Me and coach have always had a great relationship. No matter if we were fighting with one another we could always come back and talk to one another. That’s what it’s supposed to be like. We’ve grown over the years and it’s only continued to get better. Like I told Stan the first time he got here: I’ll always be his soldier and whatever he needs me to do or wants me to do I’ll do it.

Glad I could explain to ya’ll my side of things. Hit me back with some feedback and let me know whatcha think. Cause I think it was a good step in the right direction for us as a team. And we did play better against Boston, so maybe it did help.

—D-12

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Mentoring the young guys

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Heyyyyy world!!!! What up, what????

We got a little revenge on those young Thunder cats last night. We had a really good game defending and moving the ball and we wanted to play well for Jameer Nelson, who was out after having knee surgery. It’s crazy with all the stuff we’ve been through already with the injuries and the flu, but I keep telling myself that it’s early in the year and it’s better that it happen now than later before the playoffs.

Playing OKC last night, I got to see my guy, Kevin Durant, some last night. We have the same agent (Goodwin Sports Managment) and we’ve become pretty good friends through the years at all-star games and when we were training for the Olympic team.

Me and Kevin used to talk a lot, but it’s been tough so far this season because we’ve been so busy with our schedules. We still talk a little bit on Twitter (check KD out on Twitter) and see how each other is doing. He’s a really good dude and has such a good head on his shoulders.

He’s pretty much better now than he was last season and so much better than he was his rookie year so I don’t have to say a lot to him. That kid is on his way to being great and he’s gonna lead the league in scoring real soon.

I try to help out as many of the young guys in the NBA as I can the same way the veterans helped me out back when I was a skinny 18-year-old kid straight out of high school. Guys like Tony Battie and Grant Hill and even Rasheed Wallace back when he was on the Pistons took time out to give me advice about being a pro, and that’s something I’ll never forget.

I was kind of a mentor last season to Courtney Lee – even though he’s older than me!!! How crazy is that??? I kind of took him under my wing and he blew up and had a great rookie season for us. We became really good friends and I miss that dude now that he’s playing up in Jersey.

Even though I’m just in my sixth year and still pretty much a young guy, I feel like I’ve been through a lot already in the NBA. It’s on me to share that stuff with the other young guys in the NBA and be a mentor when I can. I gotta help them the way the vets helped me a few years ago.

Well, we got a big one Friday vs. Boston, so we’ll need to play our best ball to win that game. With Boston, I really think it’s all about defense and not giving up easy shots. We’ve got a lot of weapons and they do too, so the team that gets the most stops is probably going to win it.

I’m out of here for now. Ya’ll be good!!!

—DWIGHT

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