Warriors celebrate 1st title in 40 years with faithful fans

The Warriors' players crowded around the Larry O'Brien Trophy as blue-and-gold streamers and confetti fluttered through the air and a shimmering Lake Merritt provided the perfect backdrop on a pristine Oakland day.Hundreds of thousands of fans who gathered for Friday's victory parade and rally were advised to take photographs that would act as a permanent reminder of the franchise's first championship in 40 years and all of the work that went into winning it."Nothing about this was an accident, and it won't be an accident when we do it again," said owner Joe Lacob, who joked about being cheered by the Warriors' fans three years after being booed by some of the same people.On the same day that Game 7 of the NBA Finals would have been played had the Warriors not wrapped up the series in six, power forward Draymond Green might have upstaged the adorable 2-year-old Riley Curry as the franchise seemed to put as much emphasis on its bright future as its historic 2014-15 run during a 3½-hour carnival ride.The parade started precisely at 10 a.m., with an antique fire truck leading the caravan along Broadway from the Warriors' practice facility to the hordes of people lining the...