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Warriors victory parade to be held in Oakland on Friday. Updated 10:45 pm, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Ben Pechetti of Redwood city holds a cutout of Steph Curry before the start of an NBA Finals Game 6 Warriors Watch Party at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA Tuesday, June 16, 2015.
Published Friday, June 19, 2015 3:16PM EDT. Last Updated Friday, June 19, 2015 6:32PM EDT. OAKLAND, Calif. -- The streets of Oakland were awash in yellow and blue as hundreds of thousands of fans watched and cheered the Golden State Warriors victory parade, which has been 40 years in the making.