A man who says he worked closely with Dwight Howard inside his home is now taking the former NBA star to court.
Terrence Hudson has filed a lawsuit claiming Howard failed to fully pay him for weeks of work while also causing emotional distress during a chaotic period in the athlete’s personal life. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Hudson says he worked for Howard, 40, and Howard’s wife, Amy Luciani, between June 25, 2025, and October 8, 2025.
Hudson claims he served in several roles at once. The filing says he worked as house security, domestic manager, and Howard’s personal assistant while living around the couple’s household operations.
The complaint states Hudson and Howard allegedly agreed on $2,000 per week for the job. However, Hudson claims the payments never came consistently. In the lawsuit, he says Howard allegedly paid him “inconsistent payments totaling $8,137.54” across roughly 15 weeks of work. Hudson also describes a wide range of responsibilities.
According to the filing, his duties included helping “train” Howard as the athlete prepared for the BIG3 basketball competition. The lawsuit also says Hudson handled everyday tasks like driving Howard, running errands, and buying food for the player’s children.
Hudson claims he later attempted to collect the remaining money he believed he was owed. The lawsuit states he sent a certified letter requesting payment, but the request was “declined.”
He also alleges he was “forced from the home with unjust enrichment due to none [sic] payment for over a month.”
Hudson is seeking $40,702.06 in damages. That total includes $30,702.06 in alleged unpaid wages, along with $10,000 tied to emotional distress and unjust enrichment. The case remains pending.
The lawsuit lands while Howard is also dealing with a public divorce from Luciani. Court documents filed March 9 state the marriage is “irretrievably broken” and claim there is “no hope of reconciliation.”
