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How social media reacted to Virtus Bologna victory

Segafredo Virtus Bologna won their first Basketball Champions League trophy on Sunday by beating Iberostar Tenerife in the Final in front of 16'500 fans in the Sportpaleis arena in Antwerp, Belgium.

ANTWERP (Belgium) - Segafredo Virtus Bologna won their first Basketball Champions League trophy on Sunday by beating Iberostar Tenerife in the Final in front of 16'500 fans in the Sportpaleis arena in Antwerp, Belgium.

Here's how social media reacted to final day action of the Final Four.

Svegliarsi da #champions 🥇🔥🖤 pic.twitter.com/ApqT3OLnx5
— Pietro Aradori 21⛹🏼 (@pietroaradori) May 6, 2019

Gotta give Antwerp and @BasketballCL credit where credit is due! This is SUPER COOL!!! pic.twitter.com/SiQvI3vPPb
— Israel Sports Rabbi (@thesportsrabbi) May 5, 2019

Réussite de ce Final 4 @BasketballCL qui regroupe 2 fois 17.000 personnes à Anvers pic.twitter.com/Lj1Asbb1KY
— Jean-Pierre SIUTAT (@jpsiutat) May 5, 2019

La @Virtusbo vince la @BasketballCL!#TuttoUnAltroSport pic.twitter.com/CrKJY7n8M8
— Lega Basket Serie A (@LegaBasketA) May 5, 2019

Congrats young Bul @KPJunior_
— Mike Green (@MrMikeGreen10) May 5, 2019

Final en Amberes. @Virtusbo, 73; @IBEROSTAR Tenerife, 61.

No ha podido ser, pero MUY ORGULLOSOS de los nuestros por llevarnos tan lejos. Solo pierden finales los que llegan a ellas.

💪Ahora, más que nunca, #VAMOSCANARIAS 💛🖤 pic.twitter.com/JQzP1dMBAV
— Iberostar Tenerife (@CB1939Canarias) May 5, 2019

From the heavens to @Virtusbo hands #BasketballCL pic.twitter.com/i1vV2gFyH9
— Eurohoops.net (@Eurohoopsnet) May 5, 2019

Congratulations @Virtusbo 🏆🔥 #BasketballCL https://t.co/N47oZQ5UF6
— SIG Strasbourg (@sigstrasbourg) May 5, 2019

Congratulations @Ymoreira02 and @Virtusbo for winning Champions League! 🇦🇴💯 #BasketballCL
— Will Voigt (@CoachWillVoigt) May 5, 2019

Complimenti alla @Virtusbo per la conquista della @BasketballCL! #BasketBallCL #Bologna #BasketCity https://t.co/nfbYDKfGZw
— Comune di Bologna (@Twiperbole) May 5, 2019

Congrats @Virtusbo the new #BasketballCL champions 🏆⚫️⚪️ https://t.co/DIP4At3aHA
— PAOK BC (@PAOKbasketball) May 6, 2019

My lil bro is a winner. Point. blank. period. @mchalmers15 Congrts champ. Keep doing what you do. Win! https://t.co/7r2FoNHp6s
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) May 6, 2019

Il #basket regala un'altra grande gioia allo #sport italiano! La @Virtusbo batte #Tenerife ad Anversa e alza al cielo la @BasketballCL, dieci anni dopo il suo ultimo trionfo europeo. Complimenti alla società, applausi al tecnico e alla squadra capitanata da @pietroaradori! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/PUSOoLkvNM
— Giovanni Malagò (@giomalago) May 5, 2019

👕@_PLee1's parents wore the coolest t-shirts yesterday night! #ParentGoals #BasketballCL #FinalFour pic.twitter.com/rXU7FEQ7uV
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) May 4, 2019

Amazing week at the @BasketballCL Final Four, despite a tough loss in the final... really impressed with the whole event & a big thank you to all the fans traveling with our team!🙌🏻

Orgulloso estar una parte de este equipo! 🏀 #VamosCanarias https://t.co/dySU8EUfCK
— Tomasz Gielo (@TGielo) May 6, 2019

17 289 spectateurs le premier jour, 16 437 le deuxième : le Final Four de la BCL à Anvers est une sacrée réussite !
(Photo : FIBA) pic.twitter.com/MrFKZwtx7N
— Yann Casseville (@Kasvilovic) May 5, 2019

Our @BasketballCL adventure ends today. Thanks to all the teams, players, the #BasketballCL and our amazing fans. You made this first season very special ❤️

You have been an great host, @antwerpgiants. Good luck to @Virtusbo and @CB1939Canarias! 🏆 See you next season! pic.twitter.com/Zr2VHNG88g
— Brose Bamberg (@BroseBamberg) May 5, 2019

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Winning on every level is really a true dream come true....not many folks can say they won championships in high school, college, NBA (2x), and now Basketball Champions league (BCL)....and wats even more crazy is that I’ve had an impact in every championship I won...that’s a blessing and a legacy that will forever be remembered when u talk about me and basketball.... #chalmerslegacy Just a kid from Anchorage Alaska doin big things for my city...

A post shared by Mario Chalmers (@mchalmers6) on May 6, 2019 at 7:06am PDT

Hoy es un día difícil pero estas cosas nos hacen crecer. Orgulloso de todo el equipo.
Gracias por todo el apoyo que hemos recibido. pic.twitter.com/cuHphRdVKY
— Javier Beirán (@jbeiran33) May 5, 2019

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Still on a ☁️

A post shared by Amath M'Baye (@amath24) on May 6, 2019 at 5:02am PDT

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GOD. I thank you. Everything I been through all the people that doubted me all the people that looked over me, slept on me, probably thought i wouldn’t be here today. And I continued to work my ass off everyday. I wanna motivate everyone a lot of people know where I come from and came from. Will never be outworked! BACK TO BACK CHIPS! FINALS MVP. FIRST TEAM ALL @basketballcl #TH

A post shared by Kevin Punter Jr. (@kpjunior_) on May 5, 2019 at 1:39pm PDT

Trop hâte d’y assister dimanche ! @BasketballCL #BasketballCL 🏀🔥 https://t.co/rzS0Y6Uwig
— BrokyBrawks 🙏🏾🇭🇹 (@BrokyBrawks) May 4, 2019

Some social media reactions also happened after Saturday's Awards Ceremony:

Congrats on another MVP award my man @ReseRice4 Great season! 💯💪
— Bogdan Bogdanovic (@LeaderOfHorde) May 4, 2019

Congrats @ReseRice4 !!!!
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— Ekpe Udoh (@EkpeUdoh) May 4, 2019

Yessir @ReseRice4! 🙌🏻 https://t.co/9y7dMkEujr
— Joe Ingles (@Joeingles7) May 4, 2019

Congrats Mvp 🙌🙌🙌🙌
— Sergio Llull (@23Llull) May 4, 2019

It’s been a blessing being selected to All-first team in #BCL . Thankful for what I have accomplish so far, but I have so much more to do and so much more to give. @ Antwerp, Belgium https://t.co/vW8937Vhwh
— Vince Hunter (@2easy32) May 4, 2019

🏆 @BasketballCL Champ
🏆 #FinalFour MVP

Congrats @KPJunior_ ✊ #VFL https://t.co/wwBgkiAHn0
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) May 6, 2019