Basketball Culture : NBA Finals 2016 - Cleveland Cavaliers cheers

The Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals, defeating the Golden State Warriors 93-89 in Sunday's deciding Game 7. This is the first major sports championship that a Cleveland team has won since 1964.

(LeBron's Statement game. Statement shirt. Statement hat)

In perhaps the biggest game of his career, LeBron James had the game of his life. He was named Finals MVP after scoring 27 points, 11 rebounds and dishing out 11 assists. The vote was unanimous, according to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

"The people of Cleveland deserve this more than any other people I've ever seen or met or felt," Cavs owner Dan Gilbert said. "No group deserves this more. No fan base deserves this more. I'm speechless and proud of everybody.

" When asked why this championship felt different, James kept his answer simple: "I'm home." 

"This is what I came back for," he said. "It doesn't feel real."

(Kevin Love's Victory Celebration)

The new Champion's  The Cleveland Cavaliers drink it all in after lifting Cleveland's title drought, as a celebratory practice, in the post-game locker room as the players drenched their jerseys in champagne and beer.

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