LeBron James won an NBA title for Cleveland and Twitter had zero chill

By John Buhler | Jun 19, 2016

June 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) moves the ball against Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes (40) in the second half in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /

The Cleveland Cavaliers did the impossible coming back from a 3-1 series deficit to win the 2016 NBA Finals in pivotal Game 7. Here’s how Twitter reacted.

The Cleveland Cavaliers brought home an NBA Championship to Northeast Ohio by knocking off the Golden State Warriors in win-or-go-home Game 7. This is Cleveland’s first professional championship in 52 years. The last time a Cleveland team won a championship was when the 1964 Cleveland Browns won the NFL Championship.

The Cavaliers overcome a 3-1 series deficit to win the 2016 NBA Finals. No team in NBA history had ever done that and only two teams before the 2016 Cavaliers even forced a Game 7 down 3-1: the 1951 New York Knicks and the 1966 Los Angeles Lakers.

LeBron James fulfilled his quest of bringing a championship home to Cleveland. Here is how Twitter is handling this improbable NBA Championship for the Cavaliers.

I knew the Cavaliers would win the title once they stole Timofey Mozgov from the Nuggets. #9news
— Drew Soicher (@DrewSoicher) June 20, 2016

Congratulations to the Cleveland Cavaliers! Unreal!
— Bill Burr (@billburr) June 20, 2016

Congratulations to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 2016 NBA champs
— Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) June 20, 2016

Congrats to the Cleveland Cavaliers on making NBA Finals history tonight! Well deserved. Lebron finally earned a NBA title this time
— James Acevedo (@JimmyAce73) June 20, 2016

Does this mean LeBron's signing with the Knicks?
— Frank Isola (@TheFrankIsola) June 20, 2016

So who's Finals MVP?
— Adi Joseph (@AdiJoseph) June 20, 2016

Wow, Cleveland... finally. Good for all their fans. That was waaaay too long a wait.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) June 20, 2016

After seeing that, Cubs next.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 20, 2016

Cleveland really does ROCK. Finally.
— Colin Cowherd (@ColinCowherd) June 20, 2016

CONGRATS TO CLEVELAND - THAT WAS AWESOME
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) June 20, 2016

Wow, wow, wow......the drought is overrrrrrr
— Mike Golic (@golic) June 20, 2016

Cleveland, you now have your NBA Championship! Congratulations and well deserved.

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