Former NBA star, Dwight Howard files for divorce from wife-of-one-year Amber after her bombshell accusations

Former NBA star Dwight Howard has filed for divorce from his wife Amber Howard hours after she made bombshell accusations against him online. 

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Dwight filed for divorce on Monday morning, March 9. He listed the date of marriage as January 11, 2025, but said there was no hope of reconciliation. 

Dwight said the marriage was “irretrievably broken.” He noted that they had no children. 

The NBA star demanded exclusive use of his Georgia mansion. 

The divorce filing comes a couple days after Amber, who is more widely known as Amy Luciani, made shocking claims against Dwight. In an Instagram video, she claimed Child Protective Services had taken his daughter. 

Dwight and Amber have had a rocky romance. The NBA star’s ex first filed for divorce in July 2025, after six months of marriage, but called it off months later.
The former Lakers star filed his own petition around the same time, but dismissed it as well.