Kobe Bryant Slaps Dwight Howard After Game

After the game, Bryant surprised former teammate and rival, Dwight Howard by slapping him on the neck. Unaware it was Bryant, Howard told reporters he almost elbowed him before Kobe said, “Hey, What’s up, man. You’re playing good.”

Despite previously admitting hatred towards Kobe, Howard stated, “It was cool, man. I was glad he came to the game.” but he wasn’t the only one. LeBron James thought Bryant showing up was “dope” saying, “Just for a kid from Akron to have a guy like Kobe, just take time out of his day, even at this point of my career, it’s still special.”

Dwight Howard is in his second stint with the Lakers and scored two points with 9 rebounds and 3 blocks in 24 minutes in Sunday’s game. Meanwhile, LeBron scored 33 points with 7 rebounds and 12 assists.

The Lakers beat the Hawks 122-101 and improved their record to 11-2 while the Hawks dropped to 12^th in the Eastern Conference at 4-9.