<p id=”par-1_54″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/dwight-howard-got-into-an-ugly-lawsuit-with-his-ex-from-basketball-wives.html/”>Dwight Howard</a> and Amy Luciani shocked everyone when they went from seemingly total strangers to an engaged couple overnight. But fans estimate that they’d been dating for a while before they hard-launched their relationship in December 2024. Since then, the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/celebrity-athletes/”>NBA star</a> and the rapper have been anything but demure on social media. </p>
<p id=”par-2_34″><span style=”margin: 0px; padding: 0px;”>Regarding public events, we finally got a good look at them last night at a <em>Captain America: Brave New World</em> screening</span>. And we’re quite certain that the couple has already gone from engaged to newlyweds.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-dwight-howard-and-amy-luciani-s-relationship-timeline”>Dwight Howard and Amy Luciani’s relationship timeline</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dwight-Howard-Amy-Luciani-relationship-launch.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Side by side photos of Dwight Howard and Amy Luciani with their new puppy and before a movie screening” class=”wp-image-3776428″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Dwight Howard and Amy Luciani hard-launched their relationship on December 20, 2024 | @amylucianiworld via <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DDzsTCERv0X/?img_index=4″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a>; @dwighthoward via <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DDzxlBFx4I3/?img_index=2″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a></figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-3_100″>On December 20, 2024, Luciani posted a series of videos and photos to <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DDzsTCERv0X/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a> with the caption, “I was enjoying you so much out of the public eye but here we are. 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 been praying much lately at all.” In the first video, Howard admires Luciani’s left hand, which is sporting a gigantic square-shaped <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/who-is-nba-star-dwight-howards-fiancee-tea-cooper.html/”>diamond engagement ring</a>. The 2020 NBA champion is wearing a diamond band on his left ring finger.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dwight-Howard-Amy-Luciani-2024.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”New couple Amy Luciani and Dwight Howard smile together at a screening of ‘Den of Thieves: Pantera'” class=”wp-image-3776427″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Amy Luciani and Dwight Howard at a screening of ‘Den of Thieves: Pantera’ on December 18, 2024 in Atlanta | Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Lionsgate</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_89″>Luciani’s post continues, “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 and smile as me. Thank you.” <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/dwight-howard-once-collaborated-with-kidz-bop.html/”>Howard</a> also posted on <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DDzxlBFx4I3/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a> on December 20. The 39-year-old wrote, “Happy #blacklove #prayedforthis.” This three-photo carousel showed the couple arm in arm on the red carpet for a special December 18 screening of the action crime film <em>Den of Thieves 2: Pantera</em>.</p>
<p id=”par-5_40″>We can gather from the sudden social media posts that Howard and Luciani have been together since his birthday on December 8. (A video shows him blowing out the candle on a cake.) But we suspect they’ve been together longer.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-3″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dwight-Howard-Amy-Luciani-Thailand.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Side by side photos of Amy Luciani and Dwight Howard playing with an elephant in a pool in Thailand” class=”wp-image-3776431″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Dwight Howard and Amy Luciani with an elephant in Phuket, Thailand | @amylucianiworld via <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DEYgd35hYRy/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a> </figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-6_71″>Since their hard launch on December 20, Howard and Luciani have traveled to Thailand, celebrated the holidays, and enjoyed many date nights together. Luciani, a Detroit native, began her music career in a girl group called Entrance with her sisters before moving to Atlanta to pursue a solo career. After rising to fame on season 11 of <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/love-hip-hop/”>Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta</a></em>, she’s become a successful rapper and reality TV personality.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-4″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dwight-Howard-Amy-Luciani-married.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Side by side photos of Amy Luciani’s engagement ring and wedding band, and Amy and Dwight Howard walking down a wedding chapel aisle together” class=”wp-image-3776432″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>A wedding ring and engagement band at the Sphere in Las Vegas; Dwight Howard and Amy Luciani walk down the aisle | @amylucianiworld via <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/amylucianiworld/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a></figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-7_74″>On January 12, 2025, Luciani posted a series of videos from the Sphere in Las Vegas. The 34-year-old waved her left hand in the air, where you could see that a thick diamond band was added to her left ring finger alongside her engagement ring. Next came a series of Instagram snaps of the couple walking down the aisle inside what looks like a Vegas-style wedding chapel. Luciani’s caption simply reads, “You & Me.”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-5″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Amy-Luciani-Dwight-Howard.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Side by side photos of Dwight Howard and Amy Luciani” class=”wp-image-3776446″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Dwight Howard plays for the Lakers in 2013; Amy Luciani smiles at a media event in 2023 | FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images; Joi Stokes/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-8_59″>If those weren’t clues enough that the pair leveled up to husband and wife, Luciani turned heads two days ago when she posted a <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DF8rMm5P9kM/?img_index=2″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>video</a> of the couple sharing a single toothbrush. While getting ready in a bathroom, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/former-basketball-wives-star-royce-reed-and-her-ex-dwight-howard-are-beefing-on-instagram.html/”>Howard</a> and Luciani chatted and passed a toothbrush between themselves. The controversial toothbrush-sharing might’ve distracted followers from the rapper’s caption. </p>
<p id=”par-9_39″>Luciani wrote, “When I say I been enjoying married lifeeeeee. I’m currently learning how cook … Im tryna get back to work and doing content but I can’t stay out my husbands skin yet. Give me one more week.”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-6″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dwight-Howard-Amy-Luciani-Captain-America.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Wearing matching black jackets and pink tops, Dwight Howard and Amy Luciani take photos together on the red carpet before a movie screening” class=”wp-image-3776430″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Amy Luciani and Dwight Howard at the tastemaker screening of ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ at Regal Atlantic Station on February 12, 2025 in Atlanta | Paras Griffin/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-10_38″>Additionally, on February 13, Howard posted an <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DGAmtQ6xXn7/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a> video of him and Luciani in Thailand, laughing and floating on a kayak together. He added about 50 flag emojis with the caption, “Help us make our decision #happyvalentinesday #honeymoon #honeymoontravel #love.” </p>
<p id=”par-11_66″>Between a honeymoon and mention of “husband” and “wife,” things seem maritally official. And the couple seems more comfortable stepping out together. Last night, Howard and Luciani attended the tastemaker screening of <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/captain-america/”>Captain America: Brave New World</a></em> in Atlanta. Cozying up to her 6-foot-10 husband, Luciani smiled contentedly while Howard looked relaxed with his arm around her waist. We wish the likely newlyweds all the best.</p>