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Whereas the Miami Heat came back with the tenacity of 
Dwyane Wade and won game 3 of the NBA Finals by 
2 points; 
Whereas Micky Arison, owner and Managing General Partner 
of the Miami Heat; Pat Riley, Head Coach and President 
of Basketball Operations; Randy Pfund, General Man-
ager; Eric Woolworth, President of Business Operations; 
and Andy Elisburg, Senior Vice President of Basketball 
Operations, have shown a positive commitment to the 
Miami Heat franchise by successfully acquiring, assem-
bling, and maintaining a team of high-quality, winning 
players; 
Whereas ‘‘15 strong’’ brought the first NBA championship 
title to the City of Miami; 
Whereas the Miami Heat team of skilled players, including 
Derek Anderson, Shandon Anderson, Earl Barron, Mi-
chael Doleac, Udonis Haslem, Jason Kapono, Alonzo 
Mourning, Shaquille O’Neal, Gary Payton, James Posey, 
Wayne Simien, Dwyane Wade, Antoine Walker, Jason 
Williams, and Dorell Wright, contributed extraordinary 
performances during the regular season, the NBA play-
offs, and the NBA Finals; 
Whereas veteran Michael Doleac, and future stars Jason 
Kapono, Wayne Simien, Dorell Wright, Earl Barron, and 
Matt Walsh, helped shape the Miami Heat by preparing 
the starters for the postseason, giving the starters tough 
practices and quality scrimmages; 
Whereas Shandon Anderson and Derek Anderson added to 
the Miami Heat’s experience base by bringing their 
knowledge and NBA Finals experience from runner-up 
finishes in Utah and San Antonio, respectively; 
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Whereas, in game 6 of the NBA Finals, James Posey hit a 
big 3-pointer to put the Miami Heat up by 6 points with 
only 3 minutes left to play; 
Whereas Alonzo Mourning, returning from a nearly career- 
ending kidney illness and kidney transplant, came up 
with 6 rebounds and 5 monster blocked shots to turn the 
tide in game 6 of the NBA Finals; 
Whereas Gary Payton, having consistently shown his great-
ness on two near-championship NBA teams, hit a 21-foot 
jumper to save and seal a comeback victory for the 
Miami Heat in game 3 of the NBA Finals; 
Whereas Jason Williams shot a team-high 34 percent from 
the three-point line and led the Miami Heat in assists 
during the NBA Finals, while directing the Miami Heat 
offense from the point guard position; 
Whereas Antoine Walker, the Miami Heat’s second-highest 
scorer in the NBA Finals, scored 14 points and kept the 
Miami Heat in important point-scoring opportunities by 
pulling down 11 big rebounds in game 6 of the NBA 
Finals; 
Whereas Udonis Haslem, playing with a badly injured shoul-
der, showed the heart of a champion by contributing 17 
points, 10 rebounds, and 2 steals, one of which was with 
time winding down; 
Whereas Shaquille ‘‘Shaq’’ O’Neal came to the Miami Heat 
and on July 21, 2004 said, ‘‘I want ya’ll to remember 
this day, because we’re going to do it again in June. I’m 
going to bring a championship to Miami. I promise you.’’; 
Whereas Shaq delivered over 1,100 points, 104 blocks, 113 
assists, and 541 rebounds in the regular season, adding 
another 83 points, 5 blocks, 17 assists, and 33 rebounds 
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in the NBA Finals for his fourth NBA championship 
title; 
Whereas Dwyane Wade scored 42, 36, 43, and 36 points in 
the Miami Heat’s NBA Finals victories, leading all scor-
ers; 
Whereas, in the NBA Finals, Dwyane Wade had the Miami 
Heat’s second-highest rebound total, with 47; the second- 
highest number of assists, with 28; the second-highest 
number of blocks, with 6; the highest free throw percent-
age, at 77 percent; and the highest point total from the 
free-throw line, with 75; all in route to his first NBA 
Finals Most Valuable Player award; 
Whereas the Miami Heat coaching and support staff, includ-
ing Head Coach Pat Riley; Assistant Coaches Bob 
McAdoo, Keith Askins, Erik Spoelstra, and Ron 
Rothstein; Assistant Coach/Advance Scout Bimbo Coles; 
Strength and Conditioning Coach Bill Foran; Athletic 
Trainer Ron Culp; and Assistant Trainer Jay Sabol, ex-
hibited exemplary leadership and guidance to the team; 
Whereas the Miami Heat have not only been players on the 
court, but have also been instrumental role models to the 
south Florida community; 
Whereas the Miami Heat organization has a positive civic im-
pact on the south Florida community through the Miami 
HEAT Family Outreach Charitable Fund, Heat Acad-
emy, Heat Scholarships, Miami Heat Read to Achieve, 
Miami Heat Fun-Raiser, Miami Heat Wheels, Shoot For 
the Stars Books and Basketball Summer Clinics, Heat 
Youth Basketball, and the Miami Heat Learn to Swim 
Program; and 
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Whereas the Miami Heat fans are a part of this champion-
ship by supporting the team and giving the team the en-
ergy, strength, love, and passion to compete each and 
every season: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates— 
(A) the Miami Heat for winning the 2006 
National Basketball Association (NBA) World 
Championship and for their outstanding per-
formance during the 2005–2006 NBA season; 
and 
(B) Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade for 
winning the 2006 NBA Finals Most Valuable 
Player Award; 
(2) recognizes and praises the achievements of 
the Miami Heat players, coaches, management, and 
support staff whose hard work, dedication, and resil-
ience proved instrumental throughout the Miami 
Heat’s championship season; 
(3) commends the south Florida community 
and the Miami Heat fans for their dedication; and 
(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 
to— 
(A) each of the Miami Heat players; 
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(B) Pat Riley, Miami Heat Head Coach 
and President of Basketball Operations; 
(C) Micky Arison, Miami Heat owner and 
Managing General Partner; 
(D) Randy Pfund, Miami Heat General 
Manager; 
(E) Eric Woolworth, Miami Heat Presi-
dent of Business Operations; 
(F) Andy Elisburg, Miami Heat Senior 
Vice President of Basketball Operations; 
(G) each of the Miami Heat coaches and 
trainers; 
(H) the Honorable Manny Diaz, Mayor of 
the City of Miami, Florida; 
(I) the Honorable Carlos Alvarez, Mayor of 
Miami-Dade County, Florida; and 
(J) the Honorable Jeb Bush, Governor of 
the State of Florida. 
Æ 
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