Digital Social Hour - Dwight Howard: My Wild Snake Stories & 750 Acre Farm | Dwight Howard DSH #712

Episode Date: September 10, 2024

Step into the wild world of Dwight Howard as he shares jaw-dropping tales in this must-watch episode of the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🐍🌾 From thrilling snake encounters to life on his massive 750-acre farm, Dwight's stories are packed with valuable insights and unexpected twists. Ever wondered what it's like to play poker with a basketball legend or skydive into the unknown? Dwight's got you covered! Don't miss out on his incredible journey from the NBA to Asia, and his passion for fresh, homegrown living. 🍅🌽   Join the conversation and discover why Dwight has the most dunks in NBA history, and hear his candid thoughts on the best dunker of all time.🏀 Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. 📺 Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀   #Subscribe #BallPythonBreeding #SnakeCareGuide #BallPythonCare #BallPythons   #HowToCareForABallPython #Wildlife #BallPythonBehavior #PetSnake #BallPythons   CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Dwight Howard’s snakes 00:27 - Dwight’s poker run 01:49 - Starting a basketball league in Asia 02:49 - Dunk contest memories with Vince Carter 04:30 - Dwight’s farm and lifestyle 06:49 - Crazy stunts for money discussion 09:22 - OUTRO   APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [e-mail]   GUEST: Dwight Howard https://www.instagram.com/dwighthoward https://www.youtube.com/@Dwighthoward.AboveTheRim   SPONSORS: Deposyt Payment Processing: https://www.deposyt.com/seankelly   LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So if you saw one like just on a hike, would you pick it up? Hell to the no. Would you? Nah. No, I'm not picking up snakes, nah. But I see some freaks with these snakes just walking around Vegas. Yeah, I mean, I would definitely, if somebody had a snake, I would take it, you know, put it around my neck and stuff like that. But I'm not going out of my way to take a snake out of its element to pick it up.

Nah, that's not me. There's viral videos of it. I see them all the time. Alright guys, Celebrity Poker Tournament. Dw see them all the time. All right, guys. Celebrity Poker Tournament. Dwight Howard, you made it pretty far, man. Yeah, man. This is my first time playing. Ever?

Ever. Damn. In my life. I never played before. Dude, you did really well. I didn't know what I was doing. Were you just going all in? No, what I was doing was just kind of just watching the numbers.

And then I was just... Feeling the vibe feeling all the vibes yeah you just balled with uh davante frigo yesterday right i did that was crazy i haven't played in the park in 20 years damn that's my first time in 20 years playing in the park how do you get how do you get you out there to do that oh hit me up hit me up ask me to come out i was like yeah of course man i'll do that and um i have a me up. He hit me up, asked me to come out. I was like, yeah, of course, man, I'll do that. And I have a league in Asia. So, you know, I went out there to recruit.

So I first started, I went out there undercover. Yeah. My hat like on a fro and a mask. And I was at like, I was security. And everybody was like, that's the one. And I'm like, fuck, it didn't work. But I went out there to recruit some players for my league. I have a tournament, a league in Asia.

And I wanted to check out some of the talent in the Las Vegas area. You find anyone worthy of joining? Yeah, I did. I found some pretty good guys, got some good talent. With anything, you just need an opportunity. So hopefully we can provide them guys with a good opportunity. Let's go. What made you want to start it in Asia?

Well, I've been going to Asia since I was 18. And I just have a love for the people there, the culture. They love sports. They love basketball. And I thought it was a great place. Let's go. I'm half Chinese. You? Yeah.

No, you're not. I am. Me too. You are? No. No, you're not. You got me there. Fuck.

Damn, that was slick. You're half Chinese for real? Yeah, I am though. What part? My mom grew up in Beijing. Beijing. Okay, I love Beijing. Yeah, I've been there.

It's nice, bro. That's where they had the Olympics. Yeah. I was in the Olympics in Beijing. Oh yeah, how was that? It was crazy. N there. It's nice. That's where they had the Olympics. Yeah. I was in the Olympics in Beijing. Oh, yeah? How was that? It was crazy. Nuts?

It was unbelievable. It was insane. How was the food? Amazing. I love Asian food. Fire, right? It's not like here. It's not like here.

It's not like the fruits, the vegetables. Everything is, like, fresh. Taiwan is one of my favorite places, so they have the best fruit I've ever had Yeah, way to put Asia on the map, man Always, I love Asia Let's go Most dunks in NBA history Most dunks in NBA history?

That's you Me? Yeah I got the most dunks in NBA history? Shit That's a lot of damn dunking Nah, I knew that Who's the best dunker of all time?

The best dunker of all time. You mean like you got to have, I think now you got to have, what's the criteria for best dunker? Right, that's a good point. We should clarify. I guess most impressive looking dunks. Well, anytime you have a shorter guy there, dunks are going to look impressive.

So I'm going to go with Vince Carter. Oh. Yeah. Okay. My teammate, the best dunker i've ever seen besides myself yeah he'd be jumping over people he'd be going crazy yeah that's a good we had a dunk contest oh yeah where me and him just you two like no one watching in the gym everybody was watching okay who won it was a tie yeah we both well we both was like trying dunk so we would do stuff like stand at the half court take two dribbles and then jump yeah damn how crazy is that nuts so that's what we was doing stuff like that okay just trying to do some half man half amazing Vince Carter type

I feel that I mean he's got some of the best dunks of all time and the best dunk contest I think he do got I think he is the best dunker of all time yeah like I'll give it to him for sure who else dunk better than him I know I got the most dunks but like as far as flair and glare yeah I'm going with I'm going with Vince Carter. Yeah, I don't think people are arguing with you on that one for sure. You got a farm, 750 acres? I do have a farm, 756 acres. What's on it?

A lot of fish. I have a lake out there. My dad loves fishing. Nice. there my dad loves fishing nice um but i do uh do a lot of uh gardening at my house not at my farm but my farm has everything but i do i have corn squash eggplants watermelon fig all the herbs lavender wow sunflower squash eggplant yellow pepper, green pepper, green tomatoes, red tomatoes, oranges, peaches. I'm impressed. Yeah. Holy crap. So you just live off the lay of the land out there. I think that's the best way to live. That's awesome, dude. Are you vegan? I still

like junk food, but no, I think that's the best way to live, man. Live off your own food. Learn how to, you know, till the land, grow the land. Teach my kids. Yeah. Do you still have 20 pet snakes? I have close. I have 10. Damn. Yeah, I have an anaconda.

She's humongous. Holy crap. I have the biggest snake that I have right now is a reticulated python. He's about 19 feet. His name is George. george like curious george he's super curious there's a baby he broke out of his cage and came and laid on my chest in the middle of the night what yeah and you were cool with it yeah it was my baby wow yeah i wasn't scared what would happen if something like that bit someone?

They'd just bite them. Are they poisonous? No. Oh, God. No, anything with teeth can bite you. Yeah, true. No, I just don't know which snakes are, like, the scary ones. Well, they have the different types you have.

Just look at their heads. If it's shaped like an arrowhead, I think they're poisonous. Got it. Yeah, something like that, yeah. Okay. So if you saw one, like, just on a hike hike would you pick it up hell to the no would you no no i'm not picking up snakes no but i see some freaks with these snakes just walking around vegas yeah i mean i would i would definitely if somebody had a snake i would take it you know put around my neck and stuff like that

but i'm not going out of my way to take a snake out of his element to pick it up no that's not there's viral videos of it i see them all i can't do it because what if it bites you i'm not trying to go viral for dying over a snake bite there's people that all they do on youtube is they lift big ass rocks pick up a snake and hold it for the camera do you do that hell no okay i'm not doing it no i'll never. I'm good. I don't do anything that will put my life in danger. You shouldn't. Yeah. People who do that are crazy. I did do some stuff like that before, though.

Yeah, skydiving and shit. I did a show called Special Forces where I got set on fire. What? Yeah, I got set on fire. Are you serious? With a blowtorch. I got kidnapped. It was the most ridiculous, craziest, amazing thing I've ever done in my life. Wow.

What made you want to put yourself in those situations? I wanted to test myself. I wanted to see, you know, how far I could push my mental, spiritual, and physical limits. Wow. And it was fun. I had a good time. Was there any of those that broke you mentally? Hell, yes. I had to write a death letter damn you had no will to my kids and my family and all the people that i love wow i was crying the whole time writing it dude yeah that's not sick that's crazy would you do that what burn myself no like you didn't we didn't burn what you do to show. It's like you got to survive.

We got kidnapped. We had to jump off a helicopter backwards. Oh, my gosh. What do you mean kidnapped, though? Like you're sleeping at your house and they kidnap you? No, they came into the army barracks with guns, blazing guns. We had to run away, try to get away from them. We lasted.

Me and my partner lasted for a minute we got captured and it was over with damn oh so you know they're coming though with guns they got guns black hawk helicopters dogs holy just got each other no i wouldn't do that man i would go on survivor though it's about the same thing except it's really intense like when i finished i had ptsd damn yeah it was only 10 days holy shit no i feel like survivor is more like in your It's about the same thing, except it's really intense. Like when I finished, I had PTSD. Damn. Yeah, it was only 10 days. Holy shit. No, I feel like Survivor is more like in your control, you know?

I would do it. I would do it too. I would do it too. Amazing race I would do? Probably after my kids get out of high school. Socks. So they won't be worried about me so much. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Your kids hoopers too? They are. Hoopers, volleyball, rugby. Oh. Yeah, football. Everything. Your kids hoopers too? They are. Hoopers, volleyball, rugby. Oh. Yeah, football. Everything. Yeah. Nice.

Did you want to persuade them towards basketball? Let them do what they want to do. I think you should try to persuade anybody to do anything. Let them live their life, do what they want to do, especially kids. Yeah. You know, try to put them in positions to where they can win. Yeah. We'll end off with this.

Are you a better defender than Rudy Gobert? Hell yeah, let's go. Peace, guys.