Dwight Howard doesn't know countries
Dwight Howard is not one for political correctness, it seems.
The Houston Rockets are having an open practice on Sunday, and their new center was introducing teammates. He didn't do very well:
Dwight Howard apparently introduced Omri Casspi as “The Saudi Arabian Prince” at open practice. Geopolitics clearly not his strong suit.
— RedNinetyFour (@RedNinetyFour) October 27, 2013
Omri Casspi is from Holon, Israel. The countries are only separated by an entire country (Jordan) or the narrow Gulf of Aqaba.
Among other faux pas, Howard introduced Lin initially as “The Chinese Sensation” before later correcting to “Asian Sensation.” Have fun.
— RedNinetyFour (@RedNinetyFour) October 27, 2013
Jeremy Lin, of course, is from Los Angeles but his parents are from Taiwan. Again, close geographically, but not the same thing. Also, "Chinese Sensation" doesn't even rhyme.
There's no word on how he introduced Omer Asik (Turkey), Francisco Garcia (Dominican Republic) or Donatas Montiejunas (Lithuania).
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