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We’re hanging tough and will be ready for Game 3!!!

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Heyyyyyyy woorrrrrrrrllldddd!!!

Well, the sun came up today and life went on like normal. I know we’re in a really tough spot right now going down 0-2 to the Celtics, but I’m not about doom and gloom at all here. Repeat after me: We can still do this!!! We need to get over the hump. All that matters now is getting our minds and our games right for Game 3 and not worrying about what has happened in the first two games.

Of course, we’re upset about losing a tough game like we did Tuesday. We poured everything we had into that game. We looked at the film today and saw that the game came down to doing all of the little things. In games like this it’s more about having energy, running back on defense, rebounding and scrapping for loose balls. Those are the things that win big games in the Eastern Conference Finals. Right now, Boston is making those plays, but we know we can turn it around and swing things in our favor.

We know those were two winnable games. From here on out, it’s about winning one game. You have to win a game, then you win another and you keep on winning. We’ve been in this situation before and it’s time for us to respond. There’s no need to say that we’re going down fighting because we’re not going down!!! We have to think positive because if we think negative, we are going to lose. Like I told the guys in the locker room, if anybody has doubt, we’re not going to win. But if everybody’s on the same page and believes we’re going to win, then we’re going to win it.

Really, there’s no pressure and we know what we have to do. We’re still the same team that we’ve been all season. Nobody has their head down or is complaining about Tuesday night. We’ve moved on. Why sit and worry about it and stress about what we did to lose the game??? It’s over. We have to go into Game 3 as if the series is 0-0. That’s what we did in the last series going back to Atlanta and we were able to succeed; we have to do that again.

Stick with us Magic fans. We’re going to need you guys when we bring this series back to O-town in a few days. This team has plenty of fight left and we’re not going to quit for one second! Believe me when I tell you this: We can still do this and we will!!!

DWIGHT

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We gotta respond in Game 2!!!

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Heeeeeeeyyyy worrrrrrlllllddddd!!!

Well, we lost a tough one on Sunday against the Celtics. Sure, we wanted to go 16-0 in the playoffs, but nobody is perfect. You’re not going to go through the playoffs these days without losing a game; These teams are tough! Losing a game happened, but now it’s all about how we bounce back from it.

Our main goal was to win every quarter and play harder than the other team. The Celtics played harder than us on Sunday and that’s how they won the game.

I know we’ll respond and am not worried one bit. We always find a way to bounce back; I’m confident that we’ll do it again. We understand what we have to do and have already talked about what we need to do to win Game 2. We have to put this game behind us, learn from it, but put it behind us.

Trust me, we knew from experience that this was going to be a really tough series. Boston played great against Cleveland and the Celtics are one of the best defensive teams in the league. They are full of vets who know all the little tricks. We had a tough time with them in the playoffs last season and they were tough every time we played them this season, so we knew this series was going to be a dogfight.

To me, this series is a lot like the Charlotte series in the first round. They have a lot of bigs and a lot of bodies to send at me with Perkins, ‘Sheed, Baby and KG. What they are going to try and do is frustrate me and get in my head. I have to stay focused and not get so frustrated.

I’ve been going up against ‘Sheed for years when he was in Detroit and now in Boston, I know what he’s trying to do out there. Perkins is really strong, but I need to avoid getting in those wrestling matches down low and just use my quickness. When I use my quickness and my moves and we swing the ball, we can get easier shots.
Last night, I was out of rhythm. I have to do a better job of getting it back. Boston plays very physical defense so I have to find ways to get the ball and not get into a wrestling match with those guys.

Magic fans, we’ll be fine. We showed great heart in the fourth quarter coming back the way we did. We might lose a game from time to time, but this Magic team will never quit. We’re going to fight to the final horn.

I think we learned some things in the fourth quarter that will enable us to be a lot better on Tuesday night. We talked as a team in the locker room and nobody was down at all. We’re an upbeat group and one loss doesn’t rattle this team.
We’ll bounce back because we always do. I have faith in my team; we’ll be ready to go. We know what kind of nasty, physical series this is going to be, and we’ll be ready for it.

Peace out and Go Magic!!!
DWIGHT

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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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