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The Cavs made history Sunday night, beating the Golden State Warriors 93-89 in Game 7 after being down 3-1 in the series.

More than 20,000 fans greeted the team at the IX Center next to the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and when unanimous Finals MVP LeBron James emerged from the plane with the championship trophy in hand, the crowd went crazy.

James, wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words "Ultimate Warrior," hoisted up the trophy with both hands.

"Cleveland!" James yelled into the microphone as confetti flew across the parking lot.

James paraded the championship trophy around the perimeter of a fence that separated the team charter jet from the fans, who wanted a closer look at their superstar.

The fans screamed as James, Kevin Love, a shirtless J.R. Smith and Kyrie Irving made their way off the plane with Queen's "We are the Champions" blaring over the speakers.

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President Barack Obama stayed aboard Air Force One to watch the final minutes of Game 7 of the NBA Finals after landing at Joint Base Andrews on Sunday night, according to ESPN.com.

The First Family was returning from Yosemite Valley, Calif., after a trip to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico and Yosemite National Park in California.

Air Force One touched down at Andrews at 10:19 p.m. ET, with less than two minutes remaining in the deciding game.

At 10:37 p.m., moments after James and the Cavaliers finally brought a championship home to Cleveland, President Obama, a huge basketball fan, jogged down the steps of Air Force One followed by his daughters Malia and Sasha, and first lady Michelle Obama.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers' dramatic Game 7 victory over the Golden State Warriors was the highest-rated NBA game ever on ABC.

Game 7 had an 18.9 overnight rating, according to Nielsen. The telecast peaked with a 25.5 overnight rating from 10:30-10:45 p.m. ET.

The Cavs' title win delivered a 46.3 in the Cleveland market, making it the second-highest rated NBA game ever in the market. In San Francisco, the game generated a 39.4 rating, which also ranks second all-time for an NBA game.

About 30.8 million viewers watched Game 7, making it the most-watched NBA game since Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, according to Fast Nationals from Nielsen.

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Scottie Pippen didn't waste any time after the Golden State Warriors' stunning loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, declaring their failure to win a championship in Game 7 means the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls are the greatest NBA team ever.

The 2015-16 Warriors eclipsed the Bulls' record with their 73-win regular season, but the Cavs beat the defending champion Warriors 93-89 on Sunday night to end a 52-year major sports championship drought in Cleveland.

Pippen was asked during an interview on ESPN Radio on Monday who the greatest team in NBA history was after the Cavaliers rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the Warriors and win the NBA Finals in seven games.

"The 1995-96 Bulls," Pippen said. "We live on."

Dennis Rodman, another member of the 1995-96 Bulls team, expressed a similar sentiment on Twitter: "Congrats @cavs for winning @NBA title. @warriors u had a great regular season. But the greatest team of all time is the 95-96 @chicagobulls."))