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NFL reacts to Raptors beating Warriors in NBA Finals

Published: Jun 13, 2019 at 05:34 PM

The Toronto Raptors dethroned the back-to-back champion Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals on Thursday. It's the franchise's first title after 24 years of existence, sealed by a 114-10 win in Game 6 in the last NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland.

Here's how the NFL reacted on Twitter to the Raptors' victory:

Congratulations to (baby Jordan)kawhi leonard and the raptors
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) June 14, 2019

Congratulations to Toronto on their first NBA Championship!!!
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) June 14, 2019

Imma leave this here... Linsanity... gettin a RING... danny green another one... KAWHI another one... Serge... pic.twitter.com/7Un5VkfQIQ
— cameron jordan (@camjordan94) June 14, 2019

Wow!
— Andy Dalton (@andydalton14) June 14, 2019

Congrats @Raptors 🙏
— Damarious Randall (@RandallTime) June 14, 2019

Kawhi gone sleep for two whole days after all this! I know he gassed
— zoom (@WatchJRoss) June 14, 2019

Congrats fam!!! @Klow7 🏆 pic.twitter.com/v50lIf7syh
— Alshon Jeffery (@TheWorldof_AJ) June 14, 2019

Well time for football.
— Cj Anderson (@cjandersonb22) June 14, 2019

Yeaaaaaa!!! I needed to see this lol he just turnt me up https://t.co/6i6nZRoaM6
— Marshon Lattimore (@shonrp2) June 14, 2019

Glory 🏆 @Raptors
— Johnathan Cyprien (@cyp) June 14, 2019

No more drake curse 😂
— Jalen Mills (@greengoblin) June 14, 2019

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