Cleveland Cavaliers's Victory Parade: Watch Live Online Streaming of Public Championship Procession; Festival Start Time and Route Info.
The newly minted 2015-2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers will be feted in a citywide parade outside Quicken Loans Arena early Wednesday, June 22 in a celebration that has been 52-years in the making.
The festivities kick off at 11 a.m., and LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Coach Tyroon Lue are all expected to be on hand to bask in their newfound glory. You can watch a live stream here.
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The Cavs' rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to dethrone the defending champion Golden State Warriors, earning the city of Cleveland its first championship in any major sport in more than five decades.
The parade route is slated to begin on East 6th Street, head north on Huron, west to Ontario, south to Carnegie Avenue, then over to East 9th Street, circling the Cavs' home arena and nearby Progressive Field.
The celebration will then travel north to Lakeside Avenue and west to East 6th Street, where the entire team will be feted in a special program on St. Clair Avenue, between Malls A and B.
The celebration parade is expected to feature more than 60 units, including floats, specialty vehicles and The Ohio State University Marching Band.
The Cavs capped their historical rise with a dramatic 93-89, Game 7 road win over Steph Curry and the Warriors, becoming the first team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 finals deficit.
James Named MVP
In walking away with series MVP honors, James averaged 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists. He closed out the series by becoming just the third player in NBA history to record a triple-double in Game 7 of the Finals.
"I came back for a reason," James said of his return to his hometown. "I knew what I was capable of doing. I knew what I learned in the past couple of years that I was gone, and I knew if I had to -- when I came back -- I knew I had the right ingredients and the right blueprint to help this franchise get back to a place that we've never been. That's what it was all about."
James also won back to back Finals MVPs (2012, 2013) in two of the four seasons he starred ith the Miami Heat. He returned to Cleveland as a free agent in July 2014.
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