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PHOTOS: Warriors return home as NBA champs

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Warriors guard Stephen Curry carries the Larry O'Brien championship trophy behind David Lee after the team landed in Oakland, Calif., June 17, 2015.

Warriors guard Stephen Curry carries the championship trophy in front of Andre Iguodala after the team landed in Oakland, Calif., June 17, 2015.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry yells as he lifts the Larry O'Brien championship trophy after the team landed in Oakland, Calif., June 17, 2015.

Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut greets team employees after the team's flight landed in Oakland, Calif., June 17, 2015.

Warriors guard Stephen Curry, carries the Larry O'Brien championship trophy in front of center Andrew Bogut after the team landed in Oakland, Calif., June 17, 2015.

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson greets team employees after the team landed in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

Warriors guard Stephen Curry carries the championship trophy next to Andrew Bogut, David Lee, Draymond Green, and Shaun Livingston in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala lifts the NBA Finals MVP trophy as he walks past team employees in Oakland, Calif., June 17, 2015.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, left, high fives team employees after the team landed in Oakland, Calif., June 17, 2015.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr smiles as he walks past team employees after the team landed in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

Warriors guard Stephen Curry yells as he carries the NBA championship trophy in front of center Andrew Bogut after the team's flight landed in Oakland, Calif., June 17, 2015.

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PHOTOS: Warriors return home as NBA champsWarriors guard Stephen Curry carries the Larry O'Brien championship trophy behind David Lee after the team landed in Oakland, Calif., June 17, 2015.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The Golden State Warriors are back in the Bay Area as NBA champions for the first time in 40 years.[br /][br /][facebook URL="https://www.facebook.com/abc7news/videos/10153422210717079/?permPage=1" /][br /]With more than 100 team employees in yellow and blue shirts cheering them outside a private terminal, the Dubs were welcomed back to Oakland on Wednesday with the Larry O'Brien Trophy in hand. The team spent Tuesday night in Cleveland - though they didn't really sleep - after beating LeBron James and the Cavaliers 105-97 in the Game 6 clincher.[br /][br /]Regular-season MVP Stephen Curry came off the plane first, lifting the gold title trophy as he walked down the stairs. NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala held up his award, and players high-fived and hugged employees as they entered the terminal.[br /][br /][post ID="788450" /][br /][br /]A victory parade and rally will kick off Friday at 10 a.m. The route will take the team from Broadway and 11th streets through Uptown Oakland to Lake Merritt, ending with a rally at the Kaiser Convention Center. Fans can line up for the rally as early as 5 a.m. at Lakeshore and 12th Street.[br /][br /][b]ABC7 has been proud to be your NBA Finals station, and count on us to continue bringing you your best coverage of the parade and rally. We'll have crews stationed all along the route and will be live streaming all the fun on [url HREF="http://abc7ne.ws/Ql4K21" TARGET="" REL=""]www.abc7news.com.[/url] [url HREF="http://abc7ne.ws/1QDq28Z" TARGET="" REL=""]Click here[/url] for the parade route details and changes to mass transit. [url HREF="http://abc7ne.ws/1FwLCCp" TARGET="" REL=""]Click here[/url] for full coverage on the Warriors.[/b][br /][br /][i]The Associated Press contributed to this report.[/i][br /][Ads /][br /][b][url HREF="http://abc7ne.ws/18JjAsJ" TARGET="" REL=""]PHOTOS: Golden State Warriors fans 2015[/url][/b][br /][post ID="561837" /][br /][br /][b][url HREF="http://abc7ne.ws/1Gmt1hg" TARGET="" REL=""]PHOTOS: Behind the scene of the NBA Finals[/url][/b][br /][post ID="763537" /][br /][br /][b][url HREF="http://abc7ne.ws/1O3myLG" TARGET="" REL=""]PHOTOS: Golden State Warriors NBA playoffs 2015[/url][/b]][br /][post ID="667394" /]