John Minchillo, Associated PressCleveland Cavaliers' Lebron James, center, holds up the NBA Championship trophy alongside teammates Kyrie Irving, left, Kevin Love, rear right, J.R. Smith, right, and Tristan Thompson, front, at the airport in Cleveland, Monday, June 20, 2016. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
John Minchillo, Associated PressConfetti is sprayed over the crowd as the Cleveland Cavaliers arrive at the airport after winning Game 7 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors the previous night, Monday, June 20, 2016, in Cleveland. Cleveland won 93-89. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)- Tony Dejak, Associated PressCleveland 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)
- Jason Miller, Getty ImagesCLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 20: Kevin Love #0 of the Cleveland Cavaliers waves to the fans after returning to Cleveland after wining the NBA Championships on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
- John Minchillo, Associated PressNBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers' Timofey Mozgov, right, celebrates as he arrives at the airport Monday, June 20, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
- Jason Miller, Getty ImagesCLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 20: Fans greet the Cleveland Cavaliers players returning to Cleveland after wining the NBA Championships on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
- Tony Dejak, Associated PressA man holds up a photo of Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James as he waits the arrival of the team 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)
- Jason Miller, Getty ImagesCLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 20: Fans greet the Cleveland Cavaliers players returning to Cleveland after wining the NBA Championships on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
- Jason Miller, Getty ImagesCLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 20: Fans greet the Cleveland Cavaliers players returning to Cleveland after wining the NBA Championships on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
- Tony Dejak, Associated PressCleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James carries the NBA Championship trophy after arriving in Cleveland, Monday, June 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
- Tony Dejak, Associated PressCleveland Cavaliers fans hold up signs before the arrival of the team 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)
- Jason Miller, Getty ImagesCLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 20: The Cleveland Cavaliers mascot Moon Dog cheers on the fans prior to the arrival of the Cavs players return to Cleveland after wining the NBA Championships on June 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
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Cleveland Cavaliers' Lebron James, center, holds up the NBA Championship trophy alongside teammates Kyrie Irving, left, Kevin Love, rear right, J.R. Smith, right, and Tristan Thompson, front, at the airport in Cleveland, Monday, June 20, 2016. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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The Cleveland Cavaliers arrived home in Cleveland to a cheering crowd Monday, June 20, 2016, after winning Game 7 of basketball’s NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors the previous night in Oakland, California. Cleveland won 93-89.
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.
