Marshawn Lynch celebrates Warriors’ NBA title at parade in Oakland (Video)
Marshawn Lynch usually doesn’t say much to the media, but when it comes to his hometown Golden State Warriors, the Seattle Seahawks running back has no qualms about expressing his Oakland pride.
Lynch was in attendance at the Warriors’ NBA Championship parade Friday and rode through the city on a double-decker bus with forward Draymond Green.
Lynch has apparently struck up quite a friendship with Green and participated in an interview with CSN Bay Area alongside Green’s mother, Mary Babers-Green.
After the two shared a hug live on the air, Lynch compared this Warriors team to his Super Bowl-winning Seahawks team.
“They were talking about the brotherhood they shared, and a common thing that goes on up in Seattle is ‘L.O.B.’ A lot of people think that it means ‘Legion of Boom,’ but it’s ‘love our brother,’” Lynch said. “And that’s the same thing I saw in the Warriors coming together through the [NBA] Finals and over a few years and watching them progress together as a team. And that’s a championship-caliber way to build a team.”
Lynch also expressed what it means for the Warriors to bring a title to Oakland, where he grew up.
“This is very big for me because I don’t think while I’ve been alive that I’ve seen a championship in Oakland,” Lynch said. “To be able to witness them winning a championship but then also be a part of the parade. It was cool for me. I don’t know when I’d be able to see this.
“I told Coach [Steve] Kerr, ‘You gotta go get a championship’ so I don’t have the lone championship for Oakland. This is a blessing. I’m very happy for those guys and I’m really happy for my city.”
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