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Golden State Warriors 2018 championship parade: Date, start time, route

By Kareem Gantt

CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 6: Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors high fives fans after the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Three of the 2018 NBA Finals on June 6, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 6: Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors high fives fans after the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Three of the 2018 NBA Finals on June 6, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The Bay Area will be partying for the third time in four years. Here’s how you can come celebrate with the champion Warriors.

Golden State Warrior fans have not grown tired of partying, and neither have the Warriors themselves.

This series was basically a foregone conclusion. Though the Cleveland Cavaliers had the best player on the planet in LeBron James, the Warriors have two in Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, not to mention the best third wheel in Klay Thompson, and the best defensive intimidator in Draymond Green.

Let’s not forget about the supporting cast, who continues to step up is a huge way. This year was even more remarkable because the bench was influx; but when it mattered the most, they stepped up big.

Much hype was made of the four-year “rivalry” the Cavs and Warriors have embarked on, but one must ask the question of if this truly is a rivalry? Yes, they have met four times in a row, but the Warriors have gotten the best of the three of those times; and, to be honest, it would have been four in a row if Golden State didn’t blow a 3-1 lead in 2016.

Now, after yet another resounding victory over King James, the Warriors are ready to party, again. The streets of downtown San Francisco (or Oakland) will once again be filled with frenzied Warrior fans who are enjoying the best stretch of dominance the NBA hasn’t seen since Michael Jordan hung up his Air Jordans for the last time in 1998.

Even Dancing Warriors Mom is excited.

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Parade details

The Warriors championship parade will be held Tuesday, June 12, beginning at 11 a.m. The parade will start at Broadway and 11th, head north up Broadway, take a right on 20th, right on Harrison, left on 19th and right onto Lakeside Dr. ending on Oak St. & 13th. From there, the party continues.

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