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OAKLAND – The “MVP” chants made it difficult for Warriors president Rick Welts to hear. That’s okay. The background noise helped illustrate Welts’ point.

Just before the Warriors took the stage for their championship parade in downtown Oakland, Warriors fans greeted Kevin Durant with “MVP” chants for obvious reasons. He collected an NBA title and a Finals MVP for a second consecutive year after joining the Warriors as a free agent in the 2016 offseason.

Safe to say 29 other NBA teams do not like the Warriors have hoisted the Larry O’Brien trophy for the third time in four years.