[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 507 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 507

   Congratulating the Miami Heat for winning the National Basketball 
                       Association Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2012

    Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Congratulating the Miami Heat for winning the National Basketball 
                       Association Championship.

Whereas, on June 21, 2012, the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder by 
        a score of 121 to 106 in Miami, Florida, winning the second National 
        Basketball Association (NBA) Championship in the history of the Miami 
        Heat franchise;
Whereas, during the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Heat defeated the New York Knicks, 
        the Indiana Pacers, the Boston Celtics, and the Oklahoma City Thunder;
Whereas the Heat became the first team to win an NBA title after trailing in 
        three different postseason series;
Whereas, after losing the first game of the NBA Finals, the Heat came back to 
        win 4 games in a row, which earned the team an overall record of 62-27 
        and the right to be named NBA champions;
Whereas LeBron James, who averaged 28.6 points during the Finals, was named the 
        Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals;
Whereas Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem have been integral players on both Miami 
        Heat championship teams;
Whereas Chris Bosh returned from serious injury to contribute significantly to 
        the team;
Whereas each member of the Miami Heat roster, including Joel Anthony, Shane 
        Battier, Chris Bosh, Mario Chalmers, Norris Cole, Eddy Curry, Terrel 
        Harris, Udonis Haslem, Juwan Howard, LeBron James, James Jones, Mike 
        Miller, Dexter Pittman, Ronny Turiaf, and Dwyane Wade, played an 
        essential role in bringing a second NBA Championship to Miami;
Whereas Erik Spoelstra and his assistant coaches Bob McAdoo, Keith Askins, Ron 
        Rothstein, David Fizdale, Chad Kammerer, Octavio De La Grana, Bill 
        Foran, as well as trainers Jay Sabol, Rey Jaffet, and Rob Pimental, 
        worked with the Miami Heat players and maintained a standard of 
        excellence;
Whereas owner Micky Arison has built a first-class sports franchise and provided 
        unwavering commitment to bringing another championship to the city of 
        Miami;
Whereas, over his 17 seasons with the Miami Heat, team President Pat Riley has 
        provided the team with an unprecedented level of dedication and 
        leadership; and
Whereas the Miami Heat brought the city of Miami, the State of Florida, and 
        their fans around the world a second ``white hot'' NBA Championship: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the Miami Heat on its victory in the 2012 
        National Basketball Association Championship; and
            (2) requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit for 
        appropriate display an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the owner of the Miami Heat, Micky Arison;
                    (B) the President of the Miami Heat, Pat Riley; and
                    (C) the coach of the Miami Heat, Erik Spoelstra.
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