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Alston celebrates NBA Finals win with Warriors

Levan "Shizz" Alston has a lot on his plate in the coming weeks. He'll be moving into Temple on Thursday to start his career as a student athlete under Fran Dunphy and the rest of the Owls' basketball staff.

But like any high schooler heading off to college, he has had a little time to have some fun. What he has done, though, sets him apart from most in the class of 2015.

Alston went to Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday and watched Golden State take down Cleveland, clinching the Warriors' first title since 1975. As if he wasn't lucky enough simply to be at the game, he was invited to the Warriors' after-party at Morton's Steakhouse in downtown Cleveland.

"Me and my uncle actually went to the game, and afterwards, a friend of mine from Philly who's friends with [the Warriors'] Maurice Speights took me and my uncle to the after-party," Alston explained.

As expected, the atmosphere was incredible.

"People were jumping around. laughing -- they were real free. Everybody was dancing," Alston said. "There was a lot of food. It was real nice in there."

Alston said that he and his uncle left the party around 3:30 a.m. and that the party was still going strong. He did note that some players who had families left the party early. Steph Curry took off around 2:45 a.m. in his estimation, but a bunch of Warriors partied until the wee hours of the morning. Finals MVP Andre Iguodala, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Shawn Livingston, David Lee and Andrew Bogut were still there after 3:30, he said.

Not quite your average celebration to attend after high school graduation.

"That was my summer break right there," Alston said.

Now his attention shifts to helping the Owls get better in the off-season. The guard from the Haverford School was rated 81st in the Class of 2015 by ESPN. He hopes to contribute at Temple right away.

"I like competing. I can't wait to get out there and compete with the guys, and have fun competing," Alston said.

Not many can compete with the experience he had Tuesday night.