The Golden State Warriors' dominant run through the National Basketball Association playoffs has brought immediate validation to Kevin Durant's decision to join the team last summer. Even though it was a very close game, it was clear that the Warriors were determined to end the series right then and there, erasing all possibilities of a Game 6 from the minds of the hopeful Cavs fans both in the stands and those watching the game on television screens and mobile devices. Two seemingly conflicting truths held up - the Warriors are an all-time team, and the Cavs aren't that far behind them.
Residents of Oakland, which recently learned it's losing one of its other beloved teams, the Raiders, to Las Vegas, are still reeling from a police scandal and mourning a deadly warehouse fire.
So Thursday was a rare chance for the city to celebrate.
Curry rode with his wife and kids beside him.
Finals MVP Kevin Durant was on a different bus with his mom.
Head coach Steve Kerr, one of the most politically conscious coaches in professional sports, has said the president's proposed immigration ban is "against the principles of what our country is about".
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Following the Warriors' triumph in the NBA Finals, the team's official statement on a possible visit to the White House was that it has not yet been invited, and "will make those decisions when and if necessary". Despite James being the first player to average a triple-double for an entire NBA Final series, the Cavaliers were the best contender to beat the stacked Warriors team only to be beaten soundly in five games. There would be no rally for the Cavaliers this time around. "But everything that we went through as a team, individually, as an organization makes this day so much sweeter".
The Warriors have 10 free agents this summer, including Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, but neither superstar sounds as if he's going anywhere. One pregnant fan even painted the Warriors' logo on her stomach. The Warriors made one of the great playoff runs of all time. Sure, there's respect between the top teams in the league, but to put it simply, they just plain do not like each other. "I still feel like that today", he said.
However, I'm anxious. I'm anxious that my favorite sport to watch - yes, I'm in the minority and love the National Basketball Association dearly despite its many flaws - is quickly becoming irrelevant.
Unlike Lil B, I can not forgive Kevin Durant. "Everyone is beatable and that's the belief we had against them, especially in the playoffs", Mills told ESPN. Critics have called the Warriors a super team with the addition of Kevin Durant past year.
And if he and the rest of the Warriors have their way, for years to come.
"It's still in the Bay", he said. After Golden State took the trophy home, Green went on camera and blatantly disrespected the Cavaliers with an interview that went viral.
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