Cavs set to celebrate 2016 NBA title with parade through Cleveland

Source: Ball Don't Lie

June 22, 2016 at 11:15

If you're not in Cleveland, you can follow live streaming coverage of the parade right here, thanks to WKYC in Cleveland:

The Cleveland Cavaliers and their fans will celebrate their remarkable 2016 NBA Finals victory over the Golden State Warriors — the first NBA championship in franchise history, and the first professional sports crown for a Cleveland club in 52 years — with a parade and rally in downtown Cleveland on Wednesday morning.

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If you're not in Cleveland, you can follow live streaming coverage of the parade right here, thanks to WKYC in Cleveland:

According to Cavs.com, the rolling "community victory celebration" will kick off at 11 a.m. ET, and will feature parade floats, "specialty vehicles," the Ohio State University Marching Band, players, coaches and team officials along a route that will begin near Quicken Loans Arena and travel through the streets of downtown Cleveland, followed by a rally featuring "a special program of celebration with an array of entertainment."

Cavs fans still ecstatic and eager to celebrate after Sunday's thrilling and emotionalvictory began making their way into downtown Cleveland in droves many, many hours before the parade was set to kick off, with some even beating the sunlight to the party:

Look at the crowds already!! #CavsParade pic.twitter.com/btDrUxclfw
— Aly Tanner (@AlyTannerRadio) June 22, 2016

Wow. Downtown is filling up FAST for the #CavsParade! pic.twitter.com/sqY9JopSGu
— The Jeff Show (@JeffShowQ104) June 22, 2016

Crowds at Lakeside and E6th where the parade ends. @YourChronicle @cavs #cavsparade pic.twitter.com/wxKvx5NNL4
— Bruce Bishop (@bruce_bishop) June 22, 2016

...and the people are arriving #cavsparade pic.twitter.com/pvidLiMrOw
— Jay Schell (@TVJAY419) June 22, 2016

Thousands already in downtown for #cavsparade pic.twitter.com/gL2WeEu6VB
— Rich Exner (@RichExner) June 22, 2016

pic.twitter.com/blwI301ACa
— CITY OF CHAMPIONS (@demeatloaf) June 22, 2016

Crowd is 30 deep in some spots. #Cavsparade pic.twitter.com/oLoVmtWurf
— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) June 22, 2016

Even amid the excitement of a historic celebration that was expected to draw anestimated 1 million revelers, though, some found time to relax:

#legend #CavsParade RT @finkn23: This guy is my favorite so far pic.twitter.com/IPswTWpnQV
— Dave D'Amore (@DAmoreyouknow) June 22, 2016

.. and some even found the most elusive item of this entire post-championship run: J.R. Smith's shirt.

Found @TheRealJRSmith's shirt at the parking deck across from @TheQArena #CavsParade pic.twitter.com/jFC50M3FcE
— 92.3 The Fan (@923TheFan) June 22, 2016

You just know a party's going to be good when you've got giant replica joke T-shirts hanging off buildings two hours before it starts.