{"id":1532365,"date":"2022-10-07T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T20:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1532365"},"modified":"2022-10-07T16:59:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T20:59:08","slug":"did-dwight-howard-throw-some-subtle-shade-at-lebron-james-with-his-captain-america-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/did-dwight-howard-throw-some-subtle-shade-at-lebron-james-with-his-captain-america-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Dwight Howard Throw Some Subtle Shade at LeBron James With His Captain America Comparison?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you're a longtime sports fan, then unusual comparisons won't be anything new. Whether we're comparing athletes to their peers, animals, or any other noun that springs to mind, it's easy to use similes and metaphors to contextualize someone's greatness. As one of the best players<\/a> in modern basketball, LeBron James<\/a> has certainly been subject to his fair share of parallels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dwight Howard, however, added a new one to the list. In a recent appearance on All the Smoke<\/em>, the center compared King James to Captain America<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While that's not surprising given Howard's affinity for superheroes, it does raise another question: Was he taking a nerdy<\/s> sneaky shot at LeBron?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LeBron James is a real-life Captain America, says Dwight Howard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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