Former NBA star Dwight Howard denies sexually assaulting Georgia man

• Eight-time NBA All-Star asks Georgia court to dismiss civil suit
• Howard accused of sexual assault, battery, false imprisonment

Former NBA star Dwight Howard has denied allegations of sexual assault, battery and false imprisonment that were filed against him in July and asked a court to dismiss a civil lawsuit he is facing in Georgia.

Howard said that he engaged in consensual sexual activity" with a man during a July 2021 encounter at Howard's residence in the Atlanta suburb of Suwanee, according to court documents obtained by the Guardian. The former No 1 overall draft pick denied that he caused any injury to Harper, in addition to allegations of intentional infliction of emotional distress" and false imprisonment, according to the filing.