{"id":743,"date":"2013-07-15T02:16:53","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T07:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/wordpress\/?p=743"},"modified":"2020-12-03T23:22:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T05:22:34","slug":"dwight-howard-introduced-in-h-town-fan-rally-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/dwight-howard-introduced-in-h-town-fan-rally-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwight Howard Introduced In &#8220;H-Town&#8221; Fan Rally (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4440 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/dwight-howard-rockets-rally.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4440 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/dwight-howard-rockets-rally.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After being fined $150,000 earlier in the week for prematurely celebrating the signing of Howard, the Rockets did it the right way on Saturday.\u00a0Optimism is as high in &#8220;H-Town&#8221; as its been since the days of Yao\/T-Mac.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Houston Rockets introduced free agent acquisition Dwight Howard as the newest member of the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m just very excited to be here. Leslie and everyone at the Rockets have been great to me so far,\u201d said Howard. \u201cThis is very special. Words really can&#8217;t explain how I feel about being here. It is a fresh start, a clean slate. I am looking forward to doing it in Houston with these beautiful fans behind me. I think it is going to be great. I am looking forward to embracing this city and giving them everything I got.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The culmination of the rally was an outdoor press conference in front of an estimated 10,000 fans. A new brand strategy was revealed by the Rockets as well, &#8220;H-Town&#8221;, a play on the team&#8217;s home city and new teammates (and perceived team leaders) Howard and James Harden.<\/p>\n<p>The fans were also treated to a video montage of Rockets history which featured Howard, aka &#8220;<span data-scayt_word=\"Rocketman\" data-scaytid=\"2\">Rocketman<\/span>&#8220;, in a digitally enhanced Rockets uniform, alongside legendary big men who preceded him in Houston; Moses Malone, Ralph Sampson, <span data-scayt_word=\"Hakeem\" data-scaytid=\"3\">Hakeem<\/span> <span data-scayt_word=\"Olajuwon\" data-scaytid=\"4\">Olajuwon<\/span> and Yao Ming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDwight is the biggest free <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/worst-free-agent-signings-nba-history\/\">agent acquisition in the history<\/a> of the Rockets,\u201d said Rockets owner Leslie Alexander. \u201cHis addition puts us in contention. This is good for the city and especially the fans. 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