Another stop on the Kobe Bryant farewell tour ended with a happy face, this one surprisingly.
Bryant hugged and exchanged brief pleasantries with teammate-turned-rival Dwight Howard after the Lakers lost to the Houston Rockets, 126-97.
It was odd, even unexpected, but it happened Saturday night.
Bryant always thought Howard was too happy-go-lucky when they spent a highly underwhelming season together in 2012-13. Howard thought Bryant needed to settle down — they were each making millions upon millions to play a game, so why not have fun?
They didn't hate each other like Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal.