Dwight Howard woke up recently and realized he wanted to play laser tag.
But he didn't want to play alone, so he invited 5.1 million of his closest friends with one simple Twitter message.
Houston, meet me at Main Event Entertainment in Katy at 5:15. Bring your friends and family the games and Lazer tag are on me.
— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) June 22, 2014
Fortunately for Howard, he's got some cash to spare.
The Rockets big man, who earned $21 million in salary last season and is reportedly worth $100 million, picked up the tab for a day of fun and games at Main Event Entertainment outside Houston. According to CSN Houston, several hundred people showed up.
.@DwightHoward picked up the tab, played games with the huge crowd that responded to his tweet earlier today #rockets pic.twitter.com/Q0xJt5WOm6
— Allen Reid (@Allen_Reid) June 23, 2014
Another shot of the large crowd surrounding @DwightHoward #Rockets pic.twitter.com/U6DZ37qEXS
— Allen Reid (@Allen_Reid) June 23, 2014
Laser tag with @DwightHoward! The kids had a blast! #houston #rockets pic.twitter.com/avnNuX89cG
— Kristi Reddell (@momsconfession) June 23, 2014
"I woke up and I was like, 'I want to play laser tag but I didn't want to play by myself,'" Howard told CSN Houston. "So I tweeted it out and a lot of people showed up. It was a lot of fun."
Howard was joined by teammate Troy Daniels, the D-League call-up who hit the game-winning shot in Game 3 of the Rockets' first-round playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Main event was a blast tonight playing laser tag with them made it worth it. @DwightHoward @TroyDaniels30 pic.twitter.com/f2r8SsHO5z
— Lexia (@allie_shortstuf) June 23, 2014