“CLEVELAND! This is for you!”

— LeBron James

Final 3:39 of Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, NBA, YouTube, December 24, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgVOgGLtPtc,
James in his postgame interview with ABC's Doris Burke after the Cavaliers overcame a 3–1 deficit, dethroning the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals.

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