Massive party in San Francisco for the Warriors’ NBA title

06/20/2022 at 23:41

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Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green led the seventh ring celebration down Market Street

“The credit goes to the players, we have fantastic people, starting with Steph Curry. That’s the key,” Steve Kerr said.

Thousands of people gathered this Monday in the central Market Street of San Francisco (USA) to attend the parade of the Golden State Warriors, after the seventh title of the Californian franchise conquered last Friday in the Finals against the Boston Celtics .

With Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green in front, the Warriors paraded for almost three hours through the streets of San Francisco, showing off their fourth Larry O’Brien trophy conquered in the last eight years, which made them the third franchise with the most titles in NBA history, by behind the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers (both with 17).

“It’s a weird feeling to be here celebrating after everything we’ve been through. Celebrating with the whole Bay is incredible. But when you have good people and good leaders, good things usually happen,” Curry said during the party.

The Finals MVP, and four-time champion, received a standing ovation from his fans on an afternoon in which several players, such as Green, Gary Payton II or the Mexican Juan Toscano Anderson got off the buses to sign autographs and take photos together. to the followers.

Tuscan Anderson, the first Mexican to win the NBA, stated that “it is a dream come true” and that “if you work hard”, sometimes the prize is collected. As usual, Green he was much more direct and did not hesitate to send messages to those who criticized him during the Finals for his aggressive play. “This is what we do, win. We win. Shut up, we don’t want to hear you,” he said.

The Golden State Warriors conquered the NBA after beating the Boston Celtics 4-2 in the Finals and celebrated the seventh title in their history, the fourth in the last eight years.

They returned to the top after losing the 2019 Finals against the Toronto Raptors and living through two difficult years, marked by serious injuries to Klay Thompson Y ‘Steph’ Curry.

“When we started the year I knew we could be good, but I didn’t know if we would have the level to be here celebrating today. The credit goes to the players, we have fantastic people, starting with Steph Curry. That’s the key,” he said. Steve Kerrthe coach of the Warriors.

Thousands of fans participated in the celebrations, who began to fill Market Street from early in the morning, on a holiday in the United States for ‘Juneteenth’, which celebrates the end of slavery in the country.

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