Howard was once the number one center in NBA. At his peak, he led the Magic to the Finals. However, with the advent of the small ball era and the decline of his own form, Howard gradually became marginalized in the league. In 2020, he returned to Lakers , finally realized the dream of championship, but it was short-lived in the later stage of his career. After last season, Howard had no ball to play in. In the end, he had no choice but to join an overseas league, that is, the T1 League in Taiwan, China, and play for the Clouded Leopards. For a time, this unknown league attracted the attention of fans.
NBA stars have joined, and the T1 League has been given the green light. Originally, the maximum monthly salary for foreign players was 20,000 US dollars, but Howard directly increased it tenfold, with a monthly salary as high as 200,000 US dollars. It can be seen that the T1 League pays enough attention to Howard and hopes to promote the league through his influence. It stands to reason that even if Howard is on the verge of retirement, he can dominate the paint area in the T1 league. However, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is very skinny. At the beginning, Howard did play a few good games, but his recent performance is unsatisfactory, especially the game against the Falcons.
faced off against Brar, who was 2.26 meters tall, and Dracula , who was 22.30 meters tall. The tall Howard looked very petite. He was facing two centers for a layup. Howard couldn't hold up at all. In this game, Huard made 8 of 20 shots, 1 of 7 three-pointers, and only scored 21 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists. The Clouded Leopards lost in the end. It can be expected that Howard's original ambition to lead the team to win the championship will be difficult to realize. After all, he did not show enough dominance. In addition, Howard is currently suffering from injuries and often misses games.
In the regular season of the T1 League last Sunday, the Clouded Leopards lost to the Poseidon. Howard was also on the roster given before the game. However, after a brief warm-up before the game and after evaluation by the team doctor and trainer, he finally reached a consensus with the team not to play. The home fans of the Clouded Leopards also began to cheer for the away team Poseidon in the fourth quarter. From time to time, they heard voices such as "refund the ticket" and "I told you if you didn't play", and wildly booed the players of the Clouded Leopards. In addition, fans also invaded the Clouded Leopards' social media, flooding the Clouded Leopards with critical messages and demanding an explanation from the Clouded Leopards.
In order to calm the anger of fans, Clouded Leopards general manager Su Yijie publicly apologized, saying that the team did not deliberately conceal it, but that he personally did not let the fans know the news in the most real-time state. This was his mistake. For this reason, Su Yijie stepped down as general manager. In fact, it is completely understandable for fans to be angry. The team has a poor record and they bought high-priced tickets to see Howard in person. The star is not playing yet. For Howard, his trip to overseas leagues is likely to end in failure. No wonder Anthony is unwilling to accept the invitation of the Falcons.
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