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NBA’s Dwight Howard tweets and deletes #FreePalestine

Twitter user @itsRawanE took a screenshot of NBA player Dwight Howard\'s twitter feed with the phrase \"#FreePalestine.\"
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July 14, 2014

Twitter user @itsRawanE took a screenshot of NBA player Dwight Howard's twitter feed with the phrase “#FreePalestine.”

Howard later deleted the tweet and apologized for it on his account by posting:

“previous tweet was a mistake. I have never commented on international politics and never will.”

and also

“I apologize if I offended anyone with my previous tweet, it was a mistake!”

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