Parade Celebrating NBA Champion Warriors Winding Down

The streets of Oakland are awash in yellow and blue as hundreds of thousands of fans watch and cheer the Golden State Warriors victory parade.

Golden State Warriors fans Vic Fontana, far left, and his son Rocco, second from left, wait along the route for the NBA basketball team's world championship parade in Oakland, Calif.

OAKLAND, Calif.—The streets of Oakland are awash in yellow and blue as hundreds of thousands of fans watch and cheer the Golden State Warriors victory parade, which has been 40 years in the making.

In a rare moment of glory, Oakland — a city that usually makes news for crime, corruption, protests and violence— shined in the national spotlight.

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