Cavaliers return home with Cleveland’s first title in 52 years

Jun 20, 2016

Cavaliers return home with Cleveland’s first title in 52 years

Matt Bracken 0 Comment Nation, Sports basketball, Cavaliers, Cavs, Cleveland, Golden State Warriors, Lebron James, NBA

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving helped end Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought with a win over the defending-champion Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. Cleveland fans greeted the Cavs at the airport on June 20, 2016.

: The plane carrying Cleveland Cavaliers players return to Cleveland after winning the NBA Championship on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

: Cleveland Cavaliers’ Matthew Dellavedova, from Australia, yells to fans after arriving in Cleveland, Monday, June 20, 2016. The Cavaliers defeated Golden State in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

: Cleveland Cavaliers’ Timofey Mozgov, from Russia, raises his arms as he departs the airplane in Cleveland, Monday, June 20, 2016. The Cavaliers defeated Golden State in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

: Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love and J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers return to Cleveland after winning the NBA Championship on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

: Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love and J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers return to Cleveland after winning the NBA Championship on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

: Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James holds up the NBA Championship trophy alongside teammates after arriving in Cleveland, Monday, June 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

: Cleveland Cavaliers’ Richard Jefferson raises his arms in celebration after arriving in Cleveland, Monday, June 20, 2016. The Cavaliers defeated Golden State in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

: Fans greet the Cleveland Cavaliers players returning to Cleveland after winning the NBA Championship on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

: Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James carries the NBA Championship trophy after arriving in Cleveland, Monday, June 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

: Cleveland Cavaliers’ Channing Frye acknowledges the fans after arriving in Cleveland, Monday, June 20, 2016. The Cavaliers defeated Golden State in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

: A man holds up a photo of a young LeBron James while waiting for the NBA basketball Champion Cleveland Cavaliers to arrive in Cleveland, Monday, June 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

: Cleveland Cavaliers fans celebrate as they wait for the team’s arrival in Cleveland, Monday, June 20, 2016. LeBron James came home with the trophy he promised, and the championship Cleveland has coveted for 52 years. The NBA superstar, born and raised in nearby Akron, stepped off a plane Monday and hoisted the shiny Larry O’Brien Trophy as more than 10,000 fans celebrated the city’s first title since 1964. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

: Fans greet the Cleveland Cavaliers players returning to Cleveland after winning the NBA Championship on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

: Fans greet the Cleveland Cavaliers players returning to Cleveland after winning the NBA Championship on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

: Fans greet the Cleveland Cavaliers players returning to Cleveland after winning the NBA Championship on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

: The Cleveland Cavaliers mascot, Moon Dog, cheers on the fans prior to the arrival of the Cavs players return to Cleveland after winning the NBA Championship on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

: Thousands of fans watch a replay of Game 7 prior to the Cleveland Cavaliers players returning to Cleveland after winning the NBA Championship on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

: Fans greet the Cleveland Cavaliers players returning to Cleveland after winning the NBA Championship on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

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