"I can't stop smiling, " Lillard said when he was awarded the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy on Wednesday.

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And sure enough, the girls, meeting Americans for the first time, quickly stop smiling when I ask if they're enjoying the encounter.

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When we got back into the car, my older son couldn't stop smiling, and the little one kept turning to see the house as we drove away.

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