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Obama honors Miami Heat for 2nd straight NBA title

By Darlene Superville
Published January 14, 2014 10:07pm ET
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Obama honors Miami Heat for 2nd straight NBA title
President Barack Obama is given a basketball and jersey by Miami Heat players Ray Allen, left, and Chris Bosh, second from left, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, where the president honored the 2013 NBA Champion basketball team . Behind them are Miami Heat forwards LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade, upper left, team president Pat Riley is at center, and Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is next to Riley. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Barack Obama, seeing the Miami Heat at the White House on Tuesday was like deja vu.

A year after congratulating LeBron James and company on winning their second league title, Obama was doing it again. And so soon.

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