Dwight Howard opened up about the time he posted "Free Palestine" on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter , resulting in a number of phone calls from people, including the commissioner of the NBA , Adam Silver.

Dwight Howard isn’t telling the truth, at least according to the NBA. The eight-time NBA All Star recently said he was told to delete a 2014 tweet supporting Palestine during a call with league commissioner Adam Silver.

Dwight Howard says he received a call from NBA commissioner Adam Silver almost immediately after he tweeted “Free Palestine” more than a decade ago — a claim the league denies. The controversy occurred in July of 2014,