On Thursday, LeBron James made his third White House appearance as a NBA Champion; twice with the Miami Heat (2012, 2014) and on Thursday with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. James joined his team on the South Lawn (previous honors took place in the East Room) of the White House as President Obama honored the 2015 Champions after having won their first-ever NBA title in the franchise’s history. Kevin Love presents a Cavs jersey to President Obama. Photo/CD Brown. Said President Obama, "They start winning their first 10 games in the playoffs, setting record after record for three-point shooting. But obviously what this all comes down to is a team that, for the first time in NBA history, comes back from being down 3-1 in the finals -- the first team in history to dig themselves out of a hole like that." Obama gave his synopsis of Game 7 calling the comeback, "remarkable." "The comeback was remarkable, And you learn about people when they’re down ag...
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