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The Miami Heat celebrate their NBA Championship with a parade in Miami, Florida, on Monday.

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The Miami Heat have taken their championship celebration to the streets.

The Heat held their NBA Finals parade on Monday morning, an event with tens of thousands of fans lining the roadways in downtown Miami.

A celebration was scheduled for later on Monday inside the team's arena.

Players, coaches and team officials loaded onto flatbed trucks and double-decker buses to say thank-you to the fans.

Some supporters began lining up late Sunday to get spots to watch the new champions.

Miami won the title by defeating Oklahoma City in five games.

A second title for the Heat and the first for finals MVP LeBron James.