Cavaliers celebrate NBA championship at Wynn’s XS nightclub

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June 20, 2016 - 7:28 am

The Cleveland Cavaliers celebrated their NBA championship Vegas-style on their way back home.

The Cavs stopped in Las Vegas early Monday morning after winning the title on the road over the Warriors in Oakland, California, on Sunday night.

Pictures posted on Twitter by the XS Las Vegas nightclub show LeBron James, Kevin Love and the rest of the team partying early Monday.

One picture shows Cavs guard Kyrie Irving posing near a cake shaped like the Larry O’Brien trophy, which goes to the NBA champion.

The Cavaliers are set to finally make it back to Cleveland early Monday afternoon.

A cake only fit for the @NBA Champs! Congratulations on the big win #ClevelandCavaliers (@Cavs)! #KyrieIrving #ALLin216 #NBA #Cavs #XSLasVegas

A photo posted by XS Las Vegas (@xslasvegas) on Jun 20, 2016 at 3:44am PDT

And the Champs have made it to @XSlasvegas. What up @cavs! #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/SG7mpAaaeP

— Dave Sanchez (@kroqkom) June 20, 2016

What a great night! Tonight we welcomed the world champs #cavaliers #cleveland #nba #xs #wynn #summer2016

A video posted by Kevin Ortiz Gomez|Wynn Resorts (@kevinortiz0117) on Jun 20, 2016 at 3:57am PDT

The Cavs have arrived at XS in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/ntv1IDnYSf

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) June 20, 2016

That euphoric moment when you're watching @kingjames and the @cavs win the NBA finals on tv and a few hours later they're all walking in the building at @xslasvegas #nbachampions #2016 #clevelandcavaliers #nba #cheers #vegas #winning

A photo posted by XS & Intrigue Las Vegas (@michael.asmussen) on Jun 20, 2016 at 4:40am PDT

A photo posted by @annahuynhhh on Jun 20, 2016 at 1:58am PDT

NBA champion and future WWE champion Kevin Love. pic.twitter.com/LmnP44rkma

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) June 20, 2016

Most championship trips from Oakland to Cleveland stop in Las Vegas or so I'm told. pic.twitter.com/FMIkihvVKz

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) June 20, 2016

The Cavs party at XS is starting off with 25 bottles of Moët & Chandon and 10 bottles of Don Julio 1942 and Belvedere.

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) June 20, 2016

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