Cleveland Rocks: Fans erupt on social media as Cavs win NBA title - CNET

Next year is finally now for Cleveland Cavaliers fans.

Long-suffering Ohio basketball fans rejoiced Sunday as their team defeated the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors 93-89. And they did so in a way they couldn't when the franchise was founded 52 years ago: social media.

In a blizzard of tweets, diehards, like Patrick Ward, celebrated the nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat Game 7 thriller. Ward lost his mind tweeting in the moments after LeBron James & Co. battled back to become the first NBA team facing a 3-1 deficit to win a NBA title:

"Cleveland, this is for you!," said Finals MVP James. "Our fans deserve it. They deserve it. I came back to our city to bring a championship."

The Cavs' improbable feat brought Cleveland its first pro sports championship since 1964, when the Cleveland Browns won the NFL title. Browns' great Jim Brown -- arguably the greatest football player ever -- was elegant in celebrating the end of the drought: