Dwight Howard Publicizes Engagement to Rapper Amy Luciani

Former NBA champion Dwight Howard and rapper Amy Luciani revealed their engagement Friday in separate Instagram posts. Howard, 39, additionally shared pictures of them on the film screening for Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera in Atlanta, Ga., on Wednesday, which Howard hosted. “Joyful,” he wrote, together with the hashtags, “black love” and “prayed for this.”

Amy Luciani shared a video on Instagram of Dwight Howard admiring her diamond engagement ring

Luciani, 34, is a Detroit-born rapper and CEO of Pritty Kitty and The Uncooked Hair Firm. She additionally joined Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta in 2023. Luciani shared a video that confirmed Howard admiring her diamond engagement ring whereas at a membership. She defined in her caption that they’ve saved their relationship non-public for fairly some time.

“I used to be having fun with you a lot out of the general public eye however right here we’re,” Luciani wrote. “Thanks for bringing me again to the phrase. Something I say or fuss about, very first thing you say is ‘Did you pray about it?’ Then I noticed I hadn’t being praying a lot these days in any respect. I’m simply grateful, glad and prepared for all the things that’s coming our approach.”

“I prayed reallllll deep on a Thursday not realizing 2 days later God would ship me a Bible totin, tattooed large with the identical coronary heart as me. Thanks,” Luciani added in her submit.

Luciani’s Instagram submit additionally included photos and movies of them from a number of events, together with Howard’s thirty ninth party on December 8.

Howard, Luciani have been photographed at an occasion for Celsius vitality drink earlier this month

Howard, who final performed within the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2021-22 and final performed within the Taiwanese skilled basketball league in 2023, was carrying a diamond ring on his ring finger within the video.

The Atlanta native responded with an infinity emoji, a crimson coronary heart emoji, and a lock and key emoji. It’s unclear precisely how Howard and Luciani met and once they first started courting.

Based on the New York Put up, they have been photographed collectively earlier this month at an occasion for Celsius vitality drink in Miami. The previous three-time NBA Defensive Participant of the Yr towers over the Michigan native.

This has been a busy, chaotic yr for Howard, who was among the many nominees for the 2025 Basketball Corridor of Fame Class that have been introduced on Friday. New York Knicks legend Carmelo Anthony and WNBA icon Sue Hen additionally headlined the Class of 2025.

Moreover, Howard competed on Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars and have become a fan favourite earlier than he was eradicated within the quarterfinals final month.

In August, Howard additionally officiated the marriage of London Wilmot, an athlete and movie star stylist, and Pure, a excessive vogue runway mannequin, in Madrid, Spain.

That very same month, a civil lawsuit in opposition to Howard alleging sexual assault and battery was dismissed, in response to a courtroom submitting obtained by ESPN.

Howard challenged Shaq to a boxing match on X

Following the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul bout in November, Dwight Howard challenged NBA legend Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal to a boxing match of his personal on X.

“Shaq, wassup let’s make bread,” he wrote with a laughing emoji and a boxing glove.

Though Shaq wasn’t , he did reveal who he would step into the ring with.

“Gotta have multiple ring to get within the ring with me, I’ll keep on with an actual champion like @RobGronkowski, and you may have the Superman belt, all yours buddy,” Shaq wrote.

Gotta have multiple ring to get within the ring with me, I’ll keep on with an actual champion like @RobGronkowski, and you may have the Superman belt, all yours buddy,

— SHAQ (@SHAQ) November 18, 2024

Extra importantly, Shaq questioned why Howard would wait till he’s 50 to problem him.

“In case you woulda learn it, observed it says Nba vs Nfl with that being stated you may field a Nfl man after which if u win, then u can get The jones of the large man #thegoat #onlyonesuperman, u wait til im fifty to problem me that’s humorous simply be part of the present and let’s whoop some nfl guys. And if u make it to the corridor of fame then effectively do it,” Shaq added.

A Howard-O’Neal boxing match may happen sooner or later since Howard is ready to enter the Corridor of Fame. However based mostly on the nightmarish Tyson-Paul struggle on Netflix, possibly it’s for one of the best that it doesn’t occur.