WASHINGTON—Basketball-loving President Barack Obama joined LeBron James and the Miami Heat in putting on a gushing show of mutual admiration Monday as the reigning NBA champions were lauded at the White House. Obama, a fervent pick-up player and coach of his daughters' teams, praised the Heat as part of the US president's ceremonial duty of honoring top professional and collegiate sports teams. "I know this is the first trip for some of these players, but a few of them were here a couple of years ago for a pickup game on my birthday," Obama said. "Now, I'm not trying to take all the credit ... but I think that it's clear that going up against me prepare...
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