Dwight Howard is a famous basketball player who currently plays in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers. He has an enviable record as a player having won the NBA title and Olympics Gold Medal, FIBA Americas Championship, and FIBA World Championship bronze medal among many other private accolades. While he has continued to achieve so much in his professional life, his private life is not suffering as the NBA star has already recorded five kids with five women.
The eight-time NBA All-Star was said to have married basketball player Te’a Cooper, but the marriage did not last long before it ended in divorce, adding more twists to his love life that has many twists already.
Who is Dwight Howard?
Howards is not someone that needs any form of introduction among those following the game of basketball. He was born Dwight David Howard II on December 8, 1985, in Atlanta, Georgia. It was also there that he was brought up by his parents Dwight Sr, also with affiliation to athletics, and Sheryl Howard who also played basketball when she was at Morris Brown College.
The birth of Dwight was an interesting one for his parents because his mum suffered 7 miscarriages before she had him. As regards his education, he went to Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy and from there, he entered the 2004 NBA draft, choosing to forgo college as he had already started playing basketball since he was only 9 years old.
From 2004 to 2012, he played for Orlando Magic and then he played for Los Angeles Lakers until 2013. His next team was the Houston Lakers for which he played from 2013 to 2016 before he joined Atlanta Hawks from 2016 to 2017. His next clubs were Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards (2018–2019), Los Angeles Lakers (2019–2020), Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2021), and then in 2021, he was back to the Los Angeles Lakers for which he still plays. He won the NBA Championship with the Lakers in 2020.
Dwight Howard Kids- Meet Them All And Their Mothers
As already revealed, Dwight who is currently 39 years old has five kids with five different mothers. He confessed that his life has been one that is always complicated. Here are all his kids:
1. Braylon Howard
- Date of birth: 18, November 2007
- Age: 17 years old
- Mother: Royce Reed
The oldest child of the basketball star is Braylon Howard and he was born in 2007. He had him actress and reality TV star Royce Reed when he was only 22 years old. He revealed that the birth of his son brought so much shame to him because as a Christian who professed christ openly, he felt he shouldn’t have had a child out of wedlock. More so, he made it known that he was judged by everyone including his parents and the church.
In 2020, Braylon who was 12 years old, took a shot at his father on Instagram where he accused him of being an ignorant father. The basketballer denied the allegation, saying that he was not an absentee father as he was involved in the life of his son and all other kids.
2. Layla Howard
- Date of birth: October 2010
- Age: 14 years old
- Mother: Tiffany Render
The next of the Dwight Howard kids, Layla Howard was born to the basketball star in October 2010. She was a product of a relationship he had with Tiffany Render who was said to have been raised in Jacksonville. According to reports, Tiffany left her educational pursuits in high school and she decided to become a model.
Not long after the birth of Layla, Dwight was said to have bought a mansion for Tiffany in the upscale Ponte Vedra in Florida. Only three months after the birth of Layla, Howard had another child.
3. Jayde Howard
- Date of birth: December 2010
- Age: 14 years old
- Mother: Hope Alexa
The Basketball star had a daughter, Jayed Howards with fitness model, Hope Alexa. Born in 2010, nothing was known about Jayde for a long time until 2012. Alexa lives in Vancouver Canada and she doesn’t seem too much drawn to the media.
4. Trey Howard
- Date of birth: 13, June 2013
- Age: 11 years old
- Mother: Christine Vest
Trey Howard is not so much known among the other kids of the basketballer. He was born on June 13, 2013, to Dwight and his former girlfriend, Christine Vest. Like all the other kids, Trey is with his mother.
Christine has on more than one occasion, called Dwight out for being a deadbeat dad, and she was not the first of his baby mamas to make the claim.
5. David Howard
- Date of birth: 15, December 2013
- Age: 11 years old
- Mother: Mellisa Rois
David may only be 11 years old, but he is one of the most known among the kids of Dwight Howard. He was born in December 2013 by his mother, Melissa Rois who unfortunately passed away in 2020 after she suffered a seizure that was linked to epilepsy. She was an estate agent and advocate.
After the death of Rois, her mother dragged Howard to court, as regards the custody of David who was only 6 years old at the time. Better known as Davio on Social media, he enjoys a generous following on Instagram.
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Who Is He Dating At The Moment
As it stands, it is currently unknown who the basketball star is dating. However, we know that he was married to fellow American professional basketball player Te’a Cooper. The pair dated for a while after seeming like they would form a power couple in basketball, they got married in 2020. Unfortunately, the marriage came to an end only a year later in 2021 following a divorce.
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