COLUMBUS, Ohio -- You butter believe it: this year's championship Cleveland Cavalier team is the star of the annual butter sculpture display at the Ohio State Fair.

The legen-dairy team has been honored with three butter figures: mascots Moondog and Sir C.C. and the coveted Larry O'Brien NBA championship trophy.

The sculptures were unveiled Tuesday afternoon and will be on display beside the traditional butter cow and calf at the state fair, which runs Wednesday through Aug. 7.

This year's display contains 2,150 pounds of butter and took 500 hours of manual labor to assemble.

The pieces represent the strength and determination of a team and all of its passionate supporters, said the sponsor, the American Dairy Association Mideast.

Butter sculpting contests at the fair date back to the early 1900s, and the first butter cow and calf were featured at the fair in 1903. Approximately 500,000 people visit the display in the Dairy Products Building each year.

Last year, the fair paid tribute to the Ohio State University's national champion football team with renditions of Urban Meyer, Brutus Buckeye, the College Football Playoff national championship trophy and a football helmet.