Associated Press
Quotes from social media following the Cleveland Cavaliers’ victory in the NBA Finals:
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“What a game and what a series for the @Cavs. Happy to see @KingJames bring it home for Cleveland!”
— President Barack Obama
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“A wonderful demonstration of greatness! The @CityofCleveland, the @cavs organization, the team, the fans, and the great @KingJames..!”
— Cleveland Browns legend Jim Brown
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“CHAMPIONS!!!! From CLEVELAND!!! #CAVS Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!”
— “The Price is Right” host and Cleveland native Drew Carey
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“Salute to my brother @KingJames .. 3x Champion!!!”
— Dwayne Wade, LeBron James’ former Miami Heat teammate
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“Wow. One of the best finals ever. So proud of King James. Salute Warriors Happy Father’s Day to all.”
— Rapper Jay Z
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“unbelievable series to watch, congrats to cleveland. very well deserved. lebron and kyrie were next level good.”
— L.A. Clippers star Blake Griffin
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“Lebron did it. Everybody be quiet. Goodnight.”
— Actor and singer Justin Timberlake
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“Amazing series for a fantastic season. Love this game!! LBJ MVP without doubt, but Kyrie had some ridiculous moments.”
— Spurs guard Manu Ginobli
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“SO happy and proud of my big Lil bro @KingJames and my Lil Lil bro @KyrieIrving & the rest of the CAVS... Way to go!!!! #proudfriend”
— Actress Gabrielle Union
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“Congrats to the #CAVS and #CAVSNATION the was a great comeback, history was made tonight!!!!”
— Former Cavaliers forward Shawn Marion
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“We just witnessed history....We will be talking about this game for years to come!!!!! Holy cow...”
— Actor and comedian Kevin Hart
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“Congrats @cavs for winning @NBA title. @warriors u had a great regular season. But the greatest team of all time is the 95-96 @chicagobulls”
— Dennis Rodman, basketball hall of famer.
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“watch me go off off off!!!!!! Kongrats to da King and da BOYZ!!!!”
— Rapper Lil Wayne
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“Congratulation to BRON BRON and the cleveland Cavaliers , the city has been waiting long long time (hash)KingJames”
— Retired NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal
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“I’m so happy for the good people of Cleveland! I’m so happy it wasn’t the Browns!”
— “Late Night” host Seth Meyers
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“Unless you are from Cleveland, Ohio, you truly don’t understand how much this win means for the city.”
— Bills quarterback Cardale Jones, a Cleveland native who starred at Ohio State