DALLAS - The Dallas Mavericks returned home in triumph on Monday, cheered by hundreds of fans celebrating the franchise's first NBA title and the first professional championship of any kind in the area in more than a decade. Cuban, the homecoming billionaire who bought the team in 2000, had the championship trophy in a seat next to him on the plane and he apparently kept it close throughout the Sunday night celebration.
Owner Mark Cuban walked off the plane at Love Field carrying the championship
trophy he was handed after Sunday's Game 6 win over the Miami Heat.
Next came
forward Dirk Nowitzki with hardware of his own: The NBA finals MVP trophy that
was awarded after he overcame a finger injury, illness and smothering defense
from the Heat to power fourth-quarter comeback wins.
"This will sound weird," he wrote on Twitter. "I'm laying in bed. With the trophy next (to) me."Cuban will keep the party going at least through Thursday morning, the date set for the team's victory parade through the streets of downtown Dallas. Team spokeswoman Sarah Melton confirmed the date Monday, but said the precise route and other details would be announced on Tuesday. Cuban has said that he will pick up the tab for the city's parade costs.
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