SOCIAL media was buzzing soon after the buzzer sounded, declaring the Cleveland Cavaliers the official champions of the 2015-2016 NBA season in a stunning Game 7 victory, 93-89, over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday (Monday, Manila time).
Famous athletes and personalities heaped praise on the historic comeback by the Cavs to win the title, after being the first team to complete the comeback from a 1-3 deficit to take home the Larry O'Brien trophy.
Here's a sampling of the greetings for Cavs posted online:
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US President Barack Obama tweeted his greeting, soon after he finished watching the game aboard Air Force One:
"What a game and what a series for the @Cavs. Happy to see @KingJames bring it home for Cleveland!" — President Barack Obama
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Famous Cleveland personalities also took pride in their team:
"A wonderful demonstration of greatness! The @CityofCleveland, the @cavs organization, the team, the fans, and the great @KingJames..!" — Cleveland Browns legend Jim Brown
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"CHAMPIONS!!!! From CLEVELAND!!! #CAVS Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!" — "The Price is Right" host and Cleveland native Drew Carey
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"Unless you are from Cleveland, Ohio, you truly don't understand how much this win means for the city." — Bills quarterback Cardale Jones, a Cleveland native who starred at Ohio State
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Celebrities showed their support as well:
"Wow. One of the best finals ever. So proud of King James. Salute Warriors Happy Father's Day to all." — Rapper Jay Z
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"Lebron did it. Everybody be quiet. Goodnight." — Actor and singer Justin Timberlake
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"SO happy and proud of my big Lil bro @KingJames and my Lil Lil bro @KyrieIrving & the rest of the CAVS... Way to go!!!! #proudfriend" — Actress Gabrielle Union
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"We just witnessed history....We will be talking about this game for years to come!!!!! Holy cow..." — Actor and comedian Kevin Hart
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"watch me go off off off!!!!!! Kongrats to da King and da BOYZ!!!!" — Rapper Lil Wayne
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"I'm so happy for the good people of Cleveland! I'm so happy it wasn't the Browns!" — "Late Night" host Seth Meyers
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NBA rivals showed some love to the Cavs too:
"Salute to my brother @KingJames .. 3x Champion!!!" — Dwayne Wade, LeBron James' former Miami Heat teammate
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"unbelievable series to watch, congrats to cleveland. very well deserved. lebron and kyrie were next level good." — L.A. Clippers star Blake Griffin
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"Amazing series for a fantastic season. Love this game!! LBJ MVP without doubt, but Kyrie had some ridiculous moments." — Spurs guard Manu Ginobli
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"Congrats to the #CAVS and #CAVSNATION the was a great comeback, history was made tonight!!!!" — Former Cavaliers forward Shawn Marion
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"Congratulation to BRON BRON and the cleveland Cavaliers , the city has been waiting long long time #KingJames" — Retired NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal
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But the tweet of the night comes from Dennis Rodman:
"Congrats @cavs for winning @NBA title. @warriors u had a great regular season. But the greatest team of all time is the 95-96 @chicagobulls" — Dennis Rodman, basketball hall of famer.
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