By Kevin Ding - Senior Writer
Dwight Howard sits in front of his locker at Staples Center, the same spot in the same room he temporarily resided seven years ago. Purple and gold are again the colors on his sneakers, and to Howard’s great credit, no one thinks that is strange the way so many did just a few months ago.
And that’s because Howard’s story is not about the past.
The big picture that Howard actually has a Hall of Fame-worthy past makes this present all the more remarkable.
“He’s accepted his role,” LeBron James said, “and he’s thrived in it.