© 2026 ABC News

Despite not making it to the finals or winning the coveted Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, Howard said he had fun and now gets to go home \"and tell my kids I'm living the dream.\"

He also teased that he's not ready to hang up his dancing shoes, saying, \"This might not be the last time you see Dwight dancing.\"

","canonicalUrl":"https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/dwight-howard-reflects-dancing-stars-journey-daniella-karagach/story?id=115817367","legacySlug":"/culture/story/dwight-howard-reflects-dancing-stars-journey-daniella-karagach-115817367","noIndexNoFollow":false},"publishTime":"16:28","publishDate":"11-13-2024","updatedTime":"16:30","updatedDate":"11-13-2024","socialImage":{"alt":"Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach compete on \"Dancing With The Stars.\"","credit":"Eric McCandless/Disney","ratio":"16x9","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/howard-karagach-dwts-04-abc-jef-241113_1731514510803_hpMain_16x9_1600.jpg","width":992,"height":558},"datePublished":"11/13/2024 16:28:00 GMT","video":{"live":false,"id":115817367,"headline":"Dwight Howard reflects on 'DWTS' journey","mediaAssetTitle":"GMA DWIGHT HOWARD DWTS ELIMINATION","description":"The professional basketball player said the experience \"meant the world\" to him.","duration":"1:57","posterImg":{"url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","width":608,"height":342},"video":{"feed":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2024/09/240916_gma_digital_4_dwtscouples_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8"},"playlist":["112084172","113918208","103321337"]},"relatedItems":[{"contentType":"story","date":"July 19, 2024","headline":"'DWTS' pros Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov share what they mean to each other ","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/dwts-pros-daniella-karagach-pasha-pashkov-share-sweet-112084172","id":112084172,"image":{"alt":"'DWTS' pros Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov share what they mean to each other ","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/daniella-karagach-02-gty-jt-240718_1721345659658_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"ABC via Getty Images, FILE","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"October 2, 2024","headline":"'DWTS' Daniella Karagach credits husband for helping her heal after miscarriage","section":"wellness","slug":"/wellness/story/dancing-stars-pro-daniella-karagach-opens-1st-time-113918208","id":113918208,"image":{"alt":"'DWTS' Daniella Karagach credits husband for helping her heal after miscarriage","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/daniella-1-ht-er-241001_1727810991415_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Amber Lynn Hudson","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"September 17, 2024","headline":"Meet the support systems behind your favorite 'Dancing with the Stars' pros","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/meet-support-systems-favorite-dancing-stars-pros-103321337","id":103321337,"image":{"alt":"Meet the support systems behind your favorite 'Dancing with the Stars' pros","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/val-jenna-britt-gty-jt-240913_1726247573729_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Jenna Johnson/Instagram | Getty Images for National Association of the Deaf","ratio":"1x1"}}],"relatedContentSection":"news","schemaContent":{"name":"Dwight Howard reflects on 'DWTS' journey","description":"The professional basketball player said the experience \"meant the world\" to him.","duration":"1:57","uploadDate":"11-13-2024","publication":"11-13-2024","images":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","url":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2024/09/240916_gma_digital_4_dwtscouples_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","contentUrl":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2024/09/240916_gma_digital_4_dwtscouples_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","link":"https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/dwight-howard-reflects-dancing-stars-journey-daniella-karagach-115817367"}},"playlist":[{"id":"132569874","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132567885","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132510121","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132473181","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132497933","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132281378","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132283010","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132273278","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132231169","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132206748","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132200241","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132054443","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132054798","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132033010","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131912713","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131830583","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131834976","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131554765","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131554815","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131543053","contentType":"story","section":"news"}],"kvps":{"pgtyp":"article","lang":"en","sp":"goodmorningamerica","programmatic":"true","bundleId":"com.abcnews"}},"analytics":{"accountID":"wdgnewwdgnewgmaweb","ns":"gma","pageName":"gma:culture:video","pageType":"video","globalSpecVersion":"v1.08","siteDifferentiator":"gma:site","tagID":"g_page01","userABCookie":"0","section":"culture","title":"Dwight Howard reflects on 'DWTS' journey","pubTime":"11:28","pubDate":"11-13-2024","modTime":"11:30","modDate":"11-13-2024","taxonomyTags":"none","id":115817367,"editorialOtherSubjects":"","wordCount":"none","columns":"none","authors":"","authorsUnit":"none","authorsBureau":"none","subBrand":"Good Morning America","provider":"Good Morning America","videoName":"Dwight Howard reflects on 'DWTS' journey","mediaAssetTitle":"GMA DWIGHT HOWARD DWTS ELIMINATION","videoId":115817367,"mediaOnPage":"video","legacySlug":"/culture/story/dwight-howard-reflects-dancing-stars-journey-daniella-karagach-115817367"},"taboola":{}},"request":{"headers":{},"httpVersion":"1.1","method":"GET","url":"/video/115817367","vary":{"host":"www.goodmorningamerica.com","cached":true,"path":"/video/115817367","forwarded-proto":"https","device":"desktop","userab":"0"}},"viewport":{"width":1260,"height":0},"user":{}};