OAKLAND, Calif. — They had spent 40 years bumping around in the darkness of perennial cellar-dwellers, so when the Golden State Warriors finally emerged into the sunlight Friday — under confetti cannons and a clear blue sky — to celebrate their NBA championship with a victory lap through downtown, players and fans alike kept rubbing their eyes. It may have been just the brightness of the day, but many still appeared to be in disbelief.
“We’ve got to celebrate this trophy like there’s no tomorrow,” Stephen Curry, the Warriors’ MVP guard, roared with Most Valuable Toddler, Riley Curry, in his arms.