Amid a rising narrative that the juggernaut they'd built had somehow sapped the fun from the NBA, the Golden State Warriors swept away LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers with a Finals-clinching 108-85 win on Friday, securing their third championship in four seasons.
But as we prepare for a summer of takes about how the Warriors are so good as to be legitimately unfair, that they are somehow bad for the league as a whole, remember: None of this was a foregone conclusion, and none of it is guaranteed to continue.