ORLANDO, Florida – Dwight Howard, the All-Star center of the Orlando Magic and the NBA's two-time defending defensive player of the year, could skip the basketball World Championships.
"I haven't decided what I'm going to do," Howard said Monday after Orlando held their end-of-season meeting. "I'm just going to get some rest and think about that later on."
It marked the first time Howard has publicly wavered about playing in the world championships, after repeating his intention to play as other NBA stars such as LeBron james and Dwyane Wade voiced doubts.
USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo has said he expects players who want to compete in the 2012 Olympics in London to represent their country this year at the worlds, which will be held in Turkey August 28 through September 12.
Howard was part of America's Olympic gold medal-winning team at the Beijing Olympics and also won bronze at the 2006 World Championships.
He has become a dominant force at center as the first player in NBA history to lead the league in blocks and rebounds in the same season twice - doing so in consecutive years.
Last year Howard led Orlando to the NBA finals, while this season they fell to Boston in the Eastern Conference finals.
Howard said he would let USA Basketball know of his intentions "soon."
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