Dwight Howard Is Engaged to Rapper Amy Luciani: ‘Thankful, Happy and Ready for Everything That’s Coming Our Way’

Mar. 15, 2025

Amy Luciani and Dwight Howard in Atlanta on Dec. 18, 2024.Photo:Paras Griffin/Getty

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Wedding bells are ringing for basketball starDwight Howard!

The former NBA player, 39, and rapperAmy Luciani, 34, announced their engagement on Instagram on Friday, Dec. 20, while sharing several loving photos and videos of their time together.

Howard could be seen smiling up at her as he grazed the ring, which appears to be square-cut and is set on top of several smaller stones. The camera then pans to a large diamond ring on Howard’s finger, though it is currently unclear whether the ring is related to the engagement.

“I was enjoying you so much out of the public eye but here we are,” Luciani captioned the post. “Thank you for bringing me back to the word. Anything I say or fuss about, first thing you say is “Did you pray about it?” Then I realized I hadn’t being praying much lately at all.”

Amy Luciani Dwight Howard in Atlanta on Dec. 18, 2024.Paras Griffin/Getty

“I’m just thankful, happy and ready for everything that’s coming our way. I prayed reallllll deep on a Thursday not knowing 2 days later God would send me a Bible totin, tattood giant with the same heart as me. Thank you,” she added.

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The athlete posted hisown poston the same day, alluding to the engagement and writing, “Happy 😅♾️❤️#blacklove#prayedforthis.” He shared a trio of photos of the couple from theDen of Thieves 2premiere in Atlanta premiere on Dec. 18, including a sweet snap of him grinning widely.

The couple has kept their relationship relatively private up to this point. However, they have been spotted out at events together in recent months.

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Howard most recently starred in the latest season ofDWTS,which premiered on Sept. 13. However, he ultimately was unable to add the mirrorball trophy to his collection of awards, as he was eliminated on Nov. 12 — which also happened to be the show’s 500th episode.

source: people.com