LeBron James did it. He f***ing did it. The hometown hero brought the city of Cleveland an NBA championship — their FIRST NBA championship. And not only that, but this is the first championship win for the city across all sports in 52 years!
That’s over 50 years, people. FIVE decades. Do you know what has happened between 52 years ago and now? A LOT.
50 years ago, there was no Internet as we know it now. There were no social media trolls. Color TVs were considered a “luxury.” Cell phones did not exist. Hell, you probably didn’t exist 50 years ago.
So, do you know what the city of Cleveland did when their beloved Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors to win the 2016 NBA Finals? Can you guess how Cleveland reacted when they realized that their 5-decade long drought of taking L after L after L after L in every single sport? CAN YOU IMAGINE?
Well, you don’t have to, thanks to Twitter. Based on a number of tweets from late Sunday night (Jun 19)/early Monday morning, the city of Cleveland lost their fucking minds, yo. LIKE. I MEAN, LIKE, SERIOUSLY.
They poured into the streets. They hijacked (or “borrowed“) and jumped on top of moving fire trucks and ambulances. They destroyed poor, defenseless police cars. They … completely lost their shit.
Take a look:
https://twitter.com/ZSoskin/status/744732693254934528
I've waited a LONG time for a scene like this. #ALLin216 #Cleveland pic.twitter.com/0jSw6yQ2MU
— JP Lococo (@jp_lococo) June 20, 2016
Currently in Cleveland pic.twitter.com/0lmNteZJpE
— Lace ? (@Lacey_lorince) June 20, 2016
CLEVELAND: Following big win of a sports team tonight, fans in Cleveland have reportedly stolen a fire truck. PHOTOS pic.twitter.com/tA1jlv0dvy
— KolHaolam (@KolHaolam) June 20, 2016
DISPELLING FALSE REPORTS OF STOLEN FIRE TRUCK. NO EMERGENCY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN STOLEN.
— Cleveland Police (@CLEpolice) June 20, 2016
Cleveland police said there is no fire truck stolen…technically it's not stolen…just occupied currently… pic.twitter.com/OBeXcNjORB
— Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) June 20, 2016
See, the fire truck was not stolen. This, however, is not okay. ? pic.twitter.com/wqoK6idMYD
— Cleveland Police (@CLEpolice) June 20, 2016
The curse is over. The @Cavs are #NBAChamps. Best night in #Cleveland!! #NBAFinals #ALLin216 #ALLinCLE pic.twitter.com/SHxVlqaFeh
— Meg Shaw (@MegDShaw) June 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/nqkhanh27/status/744724744428261380
This is the craziest thing I’ve ever been a part of. Cleveland, Oh! pic.twitter.com/JsDmAOih90
— johnny darko (@NateeBowles) June 20, 2016
Let the celebration begin! Stay safe and enjoy this moment, Cleveland. #OneForTheLand pic.twitter.com/SB0PedktIA
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 20, 2016
Meanwhile in Cleveland… https://t.co/gCHXAPyN7n
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 20, 2016
e 4th the moment cleveland won our first championship in over 50 years, 19 years of being loyal finally paid off ?? pic.twitter.com/xFSX81W8rX
— patrick stepanek (@patrickstepanek) June 20, 2016
I love my Dad so much. His response to Cleveland winning ?? pic.twitter.com/jrNRLSCtmC
— Maddie Barnes (@maddie_barnes) June 20, 2016
Here's my dad. I thanked him for making me a Cleveland fan. All worth it for tonight #cavs #nbafinals #allin216 pic.twitter.com/aiXfp0cr5i
— Eric Felkey (@ericfelks) June 20, 2016
An amazing @cavs celebration from somewhere between Nashville & Cleveland. #ALLin216 #NBAFinals @wkyc pic.twitter.com/ghxDZZTDLA
— Danielle Sills (@drsills) June 20, 2016
Cleveland: Where the celebration won't stop. pic.twitter.com/Uq8TrsWQrD
— Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) June 20, 2016
everyone in cleveland gets a ring
— white goldblum (@hotstoss) June 20, 2016
If you have been riding for Cleveland all this time (and aren’t just hopping on the bandwagon, because LeBron) … then you deserve a ring too!
Congrats, Cleveland.
h/t: Twitter Moments, Twitchy
