On the fourth day after winning the championship, Memphis erupted in celebration once again.
Holding a championship parade in their own city for the third consecutive year was not a privilege every team's fans got to enjoy.
This year's Grizzlies championship parade was as lively as ever, drawing even more tourists from out of town.
It was said that even before the Finals had ended, all the major hotels in Memphis had already been fully booked.
Memphis had never been much of a tourist destination, and its tourism industry was hardly developed. People booked their hotels in advance because they wanted to experience the wild atmosphere of a championship parade firsthand.
Even though the Finals had not even been decided at the time...
That alone showed that the championship parade had now become one of Memphis's calling cards. Before the outcome of the games was even decided, people were already eager to flood into Memphis for the grand celebration.
The impact a famous professional sports team could have on a city truly touched every aspect of life.
Without Link and the Grizzlies' three straight championships, Memphis might still have been the same chaotic mess it once was.
This championship parade, held to celebrate the dynasty, was the biggest of the three so far. The Grizzlies players set off directly from the suburbs and slowly made their way downtown.
Even with such a long route, every stretch of it was still packed with people.
Though the scale had grown, the actual proceedings were more or less the same as in previous years.
In the end, the players' destination was still the trophy room at FedExForum.
With every Grizzlies player watching, Link placed Memphis's third Larry O'Brien Trophy into its display case, adding another brilliant stroke to an honor room that was