Watch the Cleveland Cavaliers raise the championship banner

New York Knicks v Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers won their first title in 52 years last season, and they celebrated appropriately to open the season on Tuesday night against the Knicks.

They dapped up the banner, which is the most J.R. Smith thing ever, and here’s what it looked like.

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Here’s the entire sequence of events.

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And this was the end result.

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LeBron James hugged NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, and all in all, it was an emotional evening. They took care of business with ease, too, beating the Knicks 117-88.

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