Basketball star backtracks on #FreePalestine tweet
Houston Rocket’s Dwight Howard deletes tweet and apologises for having an opinion on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
NBA basketball player Dwight Howard triggered online backlash Saturday, when he expressed solidarity with Palestinians by tweeting #FreePalestine, only to delete it minutes later. The Houston Rockets centre then apologised for commenting on international politics.
Published On 14 Jul 2014