The Cleveland Cavaliers achieved one of the most memorable NBA Finals victories a decade ago when they overcame a 3-1 deficit to defeat the 73-9 Golden State Warriors to secure the city’s first professional championship in over half a century.
To celebrate, six members of that championship team are spending a few days in the United Kingdom golfing. Fortunately for us at home, they’ve decided to keep us updated on what’s going on through social media.
LeBron James, Kevin Love, J.R. Smith, Tristan Thompson, Richard Jefferson, and Channing Frye made the trip across the pond.
So far, there’s been plenty of great content shared on this trip.
First of all, we have J.R. retrieving his lost ball in the pond. That’s something we’ve all had to do, considering the price of quality golf balls these days.
Next, we have Channing celebrating a good shot over the trees. It’s the shots like this that keep you coming back to golf.
Drinks are an important part of any golf trip. Fortunately for the group, Tristan came through in this department.
Then we have Kevin and RJ reuniting after not seeing each other for a week.
And lastly, we have LeBron, who’s become addicted to golf based on his Instagram stories over the last year.
As much fun as it’s been to follow their golf trip, it’s also worth noting the one starter that isn’t there: Kyrie Irving. The Cavs don’t win the championship without Irving’s stellar player, including his 41 points in Game 5 and game-changing three late in Game 7.
The 2016 championship team will always have a special place in the hearts of Cleveland sports fans. For once, a Cleveland team overcame the impossible and stole victory from the jaws of defeat on the very biggest stage. And they did so in the most dramatic way possible, led by the greatest player of all time, who just so happened to be from the area as well.
