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Helene Elliott: Dwight Howard's second act with the Lakers has been 'pure joy' for both sides

LOS ANGELES - Before he settled himself into a chair to face the reporters who waited around his locker, Dwight Howard decided he needed a fresh towel. The path between his chair and the shower area was a straight line across the room, but he didn't take the direct route. He twirled and did a pirouette along the way, turning an ordinary chore into a jubilant dance for the sheer pleasure of the movement and the moment.

Howard's second act with the Lakers has been one big happy dance, a reprise that has been surprisingly

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