DETROIT -- It was a throwback Thursday that Kobe Bryant probably didn't want to think about even though it was on his 40th birthday.
While celebrities and athletes across the world were extending happy birthday wishes to one of the game's all-time greats, the Detroit Pistons Twitter account took a few minutes to remind everyone about the lone time Bryant faced the Pistons in the NBA Finals.
Felt like looking back at the '04 Finals today. #TBT pic.twitter.com/uMpLS4GYZC
-- Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) August 23, 2018
Of course in that series the Pistons dominated the Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers, winning the series 4-1 to secure the third NBA title Pistons history.