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United States of America President Barack Obama honoured the 2013 NBA champions Miami Heat at the White House on Tuesday.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) US President Barack Obama:
"Hello! Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. Welcome to the White House. Actually, for these guys, it is welcome back to the White House after being back-to-back world champions, the Miami Heat."

SOUNDBITE: (English) US President Barack Obama:
"This group has won twice now, but it's gone to the finals three times. And sometimes it feels like they're still fighting for a little respect. I can relate to that. Last season, the Heat put together one of the most dominating regular seasons ever by a defending champion. They won a team-record 66 games. At one point, they won 27 games straight -- the second-longest winning streak ever, extraordinarily impressive -- almost as impressive as the (Chicago) Bulls' 72-win season."