Even though the NBA said his claims were 'categorically false,' Dwight Howard assures that they told him to delete a 'Free Palestine' post.

Dwight Howard deleted the tweet, then apologized in subsequent posts for commenting on “international politics.”

But when you’re in the NBA, there are a lot of things you want to say, but you know if you say them, there will be repercussions. You could get into a lot of trouble. For example, a couple of years ago when I played for the Houston Rockets,

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 has just made a startling claim! He says the NBA pressured him to take down a "Free Palestine" tweet! This is a major accusation, raising serious questions about free speech and the league’s policies.

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.