Life just gets zanier and zanier for Orlando Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard as he tours Asia with adidas.
Only a few days ago, Howard dunked on a 12-foot tall giraffe statue in a Japanese shopping mall. That wasn't enough of a publicity stunt, apparently, because his latest move was to convince 100 Chinese people to plank on a basketball court to make the shape of his new adidas logo.
CNBC.com posted an image of the event on Twitter. As you can see, Howard is at center court and his logo is simply his initials, "DH."
Howard is an experienced hand when it comes to planking, having engaged in an extended competition with Magic guard Gilbert Arenas that took them to luxury hotels, fast food restaurants, a riding lawn mower, a piano and a jacuzzi.
This type of devotion from his Chinese supporters/customers sets a high bar for Magic fans at the Amway Center, who drew criticism from Howard in August for not being loud enough during the regular season. Perhaps if the entire sold out arena planked during one of his free throw attempts, Howard would realize that Magic fans were fully capable of doing their part. Howard takes long enough at the charity stripe that everyone would have plenty of time to assume the position.
Then, once Howard bails out of Orlando during free agency and Hedo Turkoglu is left as the franchise player, Orlando fans can conveniently curl up into a ball from their plank position. Two birds with one stone.
