Dwight Howard is facing backlash for his 9-year-old son’s intense exercise session. The former NBA star shared a video of his son, David’s intense workout on his Instagram page.
In the video clip, David is seen crying while working out on an exercise bike. Dwight stands over David and orders him to continue the workout even though David is in tears and obviously in pain.
“I can’t! I can’t! It’s too hard!” David cries, as Dwight taps his chest and tells him he can do it.
Dwight urges David to “go hard on the last set,” and David peddles furiously on the bike. “Good job,” Dwight told David when he finished.
The 37-year-old Atlanta native captioned the video:
“I’m just teaching my kids what it means to be resilient, to be determined and to have discipline. Every day is a battle and some battles are going to be harder to win than others, but we have to fight them until we WIN! And if we WIN the day every day we’ll never lose in the end ! We have to finish every mission we begin and follow through. That’s the most important part ! Never say you can’t! Remember Philippians 4:13 … YOU CAN and you will! Just follow through. That’s how you be Great.”
The 6’10” center last played for the L.A. Lakers in 2022. He now plays for the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan.
David is the youngest of Dwight’s 5 children by five women. David’s mother, Melissa Rios died in 2020 from an epileptic seizure. Dwight is raising David as a single father.
Watch the video below.
