NBA Star Exposes The Drama That Led To His Divorce

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June 15, 2026

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NBA Star Exposes The Drama That Led To His Divorce

Paras GriffinFormer NBA center Dwight Howard made explosive claims against his estranged wife in new court documents seeking a restraining order. The former Orlando Magic star, 40, claimed in court papers obtained by TMZ that his rapper ex-wife, Amber, who goes by the stage name Amy Luciani, “had a history of lying and manipulating.” Howard, who spent 18 years in the NBA and has five children with five different women, claims that Luciani, 36, knew she could not have children, but allowed him to marry her believing otherwise. She has denied his claims. The couple’s relationship ended nearly as quickly as it started; After a one-month engagement in December 2024, they were married and together for six months before both parties filed for divorce. They later called the divorce off, only for Howard to file for divorce again in March. According to TMZ, Howard and Amy Luciani have a history of going back and forth at each other, with Luciani accusing Howard of cocaine usage that cost him work. “Never done Coke in my life,” the basketball player posted to Snapchat on March 11 following the claim. Howard previously filed a restraining order against Luciani in April, but dropped it days later in hopes of coming to a “more amicable resolution.” Howard and Luciani did not immediately respond to request for comment.Read it at TMZRead more at The Daily Beast.

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