Kobe Bryant Can't Wait for #TBT, Reminds Everyone About How Great the 2001 Lakers Were on Instagram

REMINDER: Kobe and Shaq used to be really good.

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The Warriors won the 2015 NBA Finals last night—just as Kobe Bryantpredicted they would—so earlier this afternoon, he congratulated them with this message on Twitter:

When the players you've known since they were preteens beat the vet you've known since he was a teen #vetsvet #CongratsWarriors #ThisIsNOW

— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) June 17, 2015

But Kobe also took to Instagram to remind everyone that, while the Warriors were great this season, his 2001 Lakers were really great. He put up an IG photo of him standing next to Shaquille O'Neal that includes the team's postseason record, Kobe and Shaq's stats from that postseason run, and a flashback to, er, "happier" times for both players.

Thanks for the reminder, Kobe. But you couldn't have picked a different day—a day that doesn't belong to Golden State—to post this?

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[via Bleacher Report]

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