Eight-time NBA All Star Dwight Howard will be at the countdown party in Taoyuan to celebrate the New Year with his fans this coming weekend, the T1 LEAGUE’s Taoyuan Leopards basketball team announced Monday.

Howard will be participating in the city’s “2023 Show Taoyuan” this Saturday, the Leopards said in a post on the team’s Facebook’s page.

At the event, a lucky spectator will also be chosen from the crowd to get on stage for a photo with Howard, the team said, adding that the American player was already looking forward to celebrating the New Year’s Eve countdown in Taiwan.

Howard, who joined the Leopards in November, was the first overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft, later becoming a three-time Defensive Player of the Year. He also won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2019-2020 season.

The countdown party will be held at the square outside the Taoyuan high-speed rail station from 7 p.m. that day, featuring firework displays and performances by artists from Taiwan and abroad.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel