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Thompson helps Cleveland Cavaliers to NBA Championship

AUSTIN, Texas – Former University of Texas forward Tristan Thompson became the fourth UT player to win an NBA Championship, as the Cleveland Cavaliers posted a 93-89 win against the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals on Sunday evening. Thompson joined Slater Martin, Dexter Pittman and Cory Joseph as the other former Longhorns to be a part of an NBA Championship team.

Martin won five titles during his Hall of Fame career, including four championships with the Minneapolis Lakers (1950, 1952, 1953 and 1954) and one with the St.