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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 507 

Congratulating the Miami Heat for winning the National Basketball 

Association Championship. 

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 

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 


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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 

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ond ‘‘white hot’’ NBA Championship: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Miami Heat on its victory 

3 in the 2012 National Basketball Association Cham4 pionship; and 

5 (2) requests the Secretary of the Senate to 

6 transmit for appropriate display an enrolled copy of 

7 this resolution to— 

8 (A) the owner of the Miami Heat, Micky 

9 Arison; 

10 (B) the President of the Miami Heat, Pat 

11 Riley; and 

12 (C) the coach of the Miami Heat, Erik 

13 Spoelstra. 

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