Former NBA champion Dwight Howard, who played for the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan’s T1 League in 2022-23 season, sent a heartfelt message to his Taiwanese fans and those affected by the devastating earthquake, expressing his intention to return to Taiwan soon to initiate a relief project for the victims.⁠ ⁠ Howard made his announcement on the "Above the Rim" podcast:⁠ “I just want to send you guys a message, let you know that I pray that everything is OK...I would love to come back to Taiwan very soon to help do a relief project for all of the fans there. Bring the smiles and everyone to Taiwan just to kind of get your mind shifted.”⁠ ⁠ Taiwan’s eastern county of Hualien was rocked by a massive 7.5 magnitude earthquake on April 3, claiming the lives of 14 people, with over a thousand others injured. Since then, the island has experienced hundreds of tremors and earthquakes, with around 80 earthquakes reported between Monday night and the early hours of Tuesday on the island’s east coast...