Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal was welcomed to Cleveland on Sunday with a party that included both sports stars and fans.

"It's a nice town," O'Neal said. "The entertainment is already here. Everything is here. The Browns are here, LeBron is here and now I'm here."

Before O'Neal arrived, former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar, boxing champion Kelly Pavlik, Browns return specialist Joshua Cribbs, several members of the Cleveland Indians, Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu and former Cavs star Austin Carr walked the red carpet of the event.

"The NBA has become the haves and the have-nots," Kosar told the Associated Press. "We've been lucky that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert has made Cleveland one of the league's top franchises and Shaq makes us even better."