Associated Press
The club official had ended the group interview, but I walked alongside Dwight Howard as he left the Orlando Magic locker room late Friday night and introduced myself as a reporter from Los Angeles.
He stopped. He suddenly had time for one more question.
"How does it feel to know that folks in my town are hoping they can watch you do this every night?" I said.
"I understand," he said, smiling down, his eyes twinkling through his horn-rimmed glasses. "And I'm really pleased to meet you."
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