Cleveland Cavaliers fans celebrate as they wait for the team's arrival in Cleveland Monday. Lebron James came home with the trophy he promised, and the championship Cleveland has coveted for 52 years. The NBA superstar, born and raised in nearby Akron, stepped off a plane Monday and hoisted the shiny Larry O'Brien Trophy as more than 10,000 fans celebrated the city's first title since 1964.
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A large crowd of Cleveland Cavaliers fans wait for the arrival of the team in Cleveland.
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A man holds up a photo of Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James as he waits the arrival of the team in Cleveland.
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Cleveland Cavaliers fans cheer as they wait for the team's arrival in Clevleand.
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Cleveland Cavaliers fans hold up signs before the arrival of the team in Cleveland.
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A man holds up a photo of a young LeBron James while waiting for the NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers to arrive in Cleveland.
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A Cleveland Cavaliers fan celebrates while waiting for the team to arrive in Cleveland.
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Confetti is sprayed over the crowd as the Cleveland Cavaliers arrive at the airport.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James holds up the NBA Championship trophy alongside teammates after arriving in Cleveland.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' Lebron James, center, holds up the NBA Championship trophy alongside teammates Kyrie Irving, left, Kevin Love, rear right, J.R. Smith, right, and Tristan Thompson, front.
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NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers Lebron James, center, holds up the NBA championship trophy alongside teammates Kyrie Irving, left, Kevin Love, rear right, J.R. Smith, right, and Tristan Thompson, front.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James raises the NBA Championship trophy.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson, second from left, J.R. Smith, center, and Kevin Love, right.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' Richard Jefferson raises his arms in celebration after arriving in Cleveland.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' Matthew Dellavedova, from Australia, yells to fans after arriving in Cleveland.
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Timofey Mozgov, right, celebrates as he arrives at the airport.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' Timofey Mozgov, from Russia, raises his arms as he departs the airplane.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' Jordan McRae, right, and Iman Shumpert, left, take photos of a cheering crowd.
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NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers' Dahntay Jones, right, and Mo Williams celebrate as they arrive at the airport Monday.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' Channing Frye, right, celebrates with teammates as they arrive at the airport Monday.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' J.R. Smith waves to fans after arriving at the airport in Cleveland.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James carries the NBA Championship trophy after arriving in Cleveland.
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