President Barack Obama holds a basketball and Miami Heat basketball jersey and shakes hands with Miami Heat player Ray Allen 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 on their second-straight title. Behind them are Miami Heat forward LeBron James, team president Pat Riley is second from left, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is at left. . (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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