Season 33 of Dancing With the Stars began with 13 contestants, including former NBA player Dwight Howard. Many thought he wouldn’t do well because he isn’t a professional dancer, but the 38-year-old shocked everyone with his performance, which is now breaking the internet.
On Tuesday night, Dwight Howard and his partner Daniella Karagach wowed the judges with a salsa to Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It.” Scoring 22 out of 30, the eight-time NBA champion impressed both the judges and the crowd with his debut performance.
After the show, Dwight Howard shared why he joined Dancing With the Stars: “Really, for my son. He’s here in the audience, Trey Howard. I always tell him that he can do all things through Christ. My son. Philippians 4:13, man, you can do anything you put your mind to.”
The best part of Dwight’s salsa dance was when he added the “nae nae” move. However, people were mostly surprised by the height difference between Dwight (6’10″) and Daniella (5’3″). Even with this difference, they both did an amazing job and impressed everyone.
Fans praise Dwight Howard’s dancing skills on the internet
Everyone’s on board with the judges, praising Dwight Howard for his surprising dancing skills. CBS Sports analyst Mackenzie Brooks tweeted, “In case anyone was wondering, Dwight Howard just absolutely CRUSHED his dancing with the stars debut.”
Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan tweeted, “Have never been the biggest Dwight Howard fan, but you cannot deny how impressive he was tonight on “Dancing With The Stars.”
Fan @jmilian16 shared a big note: “My Bally Sports wasn’t working tonight so I randomly found myself watching Dancing with the Stars (very out of character for me). Can we all agree that Dwight Howard was actually FANTASTIC and Anna Delvey should absolutely be the first to go home? I’m invested now.”
@borshen_anna shared her favorite picks from DWTS, and Dwight Howard topped her list. She wrote, “dancing w the stars personal top 3 after episode 1: ( 1: dwight howard 2: bachelor joey 3: pommel horse guy. )”
