Dwight Howard will likely not participate in this season's dunk contest, held in Dallas.

"I'm getting old, man," Howard jokingly said. "They've got to stop grabbing me in the games so I can jump. I've got to keep my legs. It's kind of tough. I don't know. I've thought about it. But I think it's time for us to see more guys get out there and show their stuff. Half the time, you can't really show everything you've got in the dunk contest anyways. I would love to see a lot of people in it."

But Howard then took a look at a nearby video camera and kept his options open. "If they want me in it, they ought to vote me in," he said. "Vote me. Vote for me."