‘I Wanted To Find Him And Beat The H*ll Out Of Him.’: Dwight Howard Thought He Was Buying WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, Then His Agent Stole $7M and Was Arrested For Fraud

Howard isn’t lacking for money. According to Celebrity Net Worth, the 2020 NBA champ’s net worth stands at $140 million, with a major portion of this wealth coming from his NBA earnings. He made $245.1 million throughout his NBA career over 18 seasons. In fact, he’s still doing things that rich celebrities with too much time on their hands do. He’s entering “Dancing With The Stars.” Might as well go full mode celebrity if the NBA won’t be calling. Dwight Howard Swindled Out Of $7M and Ownership Of Atlanta Dream& Dwight Howard’s life off the court hasn’t been ideal, with dreams he had for WNBA ownership and his daughter’s legacy going up in smoke. Howard recently opened up about a betrayal that cost him $7 million and derailed his dream of owning a WNBA team. During a recent episode of his podcast “Above the Rim With DH12,” the former NBA star revealed that his former agent had stolen millions, crushing his plan to purchase the Atlanta Dream. He explained to his co-panelists, including former NBA player Joe Smith, “$7 million, it was a part of the agent. What was my mentality? My mental was I wanted to find him and...