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Drought's Over: Cleveland Cavaliers win 2016 NBA Championship after 5 decades

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buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin All hail "King James." Led by Lebron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the winners of the 2016 NBA Championship.  The city of Cleveland has not heard those words in half a century.  James kept the promise he made to his hometown fan base and swiped the victory from defending champions, the Steph Curry led Golden State Warriors. The Cavs are the first team in NBA franchise history to come back and win after a 3-1 deficit. Mr. James, 31 left Miami and returned to Cleveland, his hometown when they were struggling and has helped turn the team around.  An emotional win, the 6 foot 8 inch tall power forward put his heart, body and soul into the contest. At one point he sprung into super hero like action. Appearing to defy gravity he swooped over an opposing player to defend  the would be goal with a block from the rear. In the final minutes of the game he injured his wrist after falling and  rolled in agony on the court sur...

Score!: MVP Kevin Durant names mother 'real' MVP in acceptance speech

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buzzz worthy. . . "When something good happens to you, I don't know about you guys, but I tend to look back to what brought me here.. . .mom, you are the real MVP" Kevin Durant, 2014 MVP, Oklahoma City Thunder  The NBA's newly minted MVP, Kevin Durant has given his mother, Wanda Pratt  a priceless Mother's Day gift during his acceptance speech Wednesday.  Durant concluded that his mother, a single mom, was the real MVP for instilling the discipline that made him a basketball star and for sacrificing for her family.  Touching many hearts, the speech went viral. The NBA has also made a Mother's Day commercial around his powerful words.   Earning 119 first-place votes, Durant was a clear favorite in the league. Miami's LeBron James, who won the last two MVP awards and four of the previous five, finished second with six first-place votes, and Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers came in third.  If you can't find the words to say to let your ...