Sports stars from around the world have joined the chorus of fans paying their respect to LeBron James after he led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their maiden NBA Championship win.
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The Cavaliers took out Game 7 on Monday 93-89, after trailing the Golden State Warriors 3-1 with James playing a starring role to earn the finals MVP award.
Cleveland's Australian guard Matthew Dellavedova posed alongside his family with the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy in the celebrations following the decider.
A photo posted by matthewdelly (@matthewdelly) on Jun 19, 2016 at 10:12pm PDT
Much of the praise on social media has been levelled at James, who took out his third Finals MVP award with a number of standout performances.
Hats off to @cavs 3-1 down an clawed back for there city. @KingJames @KyrieIrving #fire another Aussie with a ring. @matthewdelly congrats— jarryd hayne (@JarrydHayne) June 20, 2016
Congrats @KingJames @KyrieIrving and the rest of the @cavs unbelievable series. Well deserved #champs #enjoy— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) June 20, 2016
Oh wow what a comeback in the finals the Cavs have had to win in game 7 #NBAFinals #unbelievable— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) June 20, 2016
Congrats to @KingJames and the @cavs on their well deserved championship win!— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) June 20, 2016
Legacy and reputation on the line... Couldn't be happier for u big homie @KingJames— Odell Beckham Jr (@OBJ_3) June 20, 2016
Commiserations were also on offer for Warriors talisman Stephen Curry, who led his side to a record breaking 73-9 regular season. Injured Australian centre Andrew Bogut said the final result was a bitter pill to swallow.
Congrats to the Cavs. Tough end to the season both team wise and individually with the knee. #rehabtime— Andrew Bogut (@andrewbogut) June 20, 2016
Curry you still the man!!! @StephenCurry30— Israel Folau (@IzzyFolau) June 20, 2016
Heartbroken my @Warriors lost. Congrats to @CavsDan @KingJames and the @Cavs. Great year Warriors: enjoy some well deserved time off...— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) June 20, 2016
