Following the Suns’ season-ending blowout loss to the Nuggets in Game 6 on Thursday night, newly-minted Taiwan basketball star Dwight Howard trolled Phoenix point guard Chris Paul, trying to convince the point guard to come play with him overseas.
Howard posted an Instagram reel of a meme that said “If I don’t win the ring with KD, I’m going to Taiwan with Dwight Howard,” which was a fake quote attributed to Paul. Despite the quote being fake, Howard took full advantage of the opportunity to make a half-hearted pitch to the Suns point guard.
Howard’s reel included the meme, as well as video of himself doing a voiceover that said, “Bro, I would do it! I don’t know why he over here getting nervous!”
Paul, who is no stranger to viral internet jokes, appears to be on the receiving end of ire once again. Paul missed the final four games of the series against Denver with a groin injury he suffered in Game 2. This was likely one of Paul’s best chances for a ring, which will now have to wait until next year when the Suns (presumably) run it back with the core of Paul, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant.
