United States SRES 772: A resolution congratulating the Los Angeles Lakers for winning the 2020 National Basketball Association Championship.

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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION S. RES. 772
Congratulating the Los Angeles Lakers for winning the 2020 National
Basketball Association Championship.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. HARRIS) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Los Angeles Lakers for winning the 2020
National Basketball Association Championship.
Whereas, on October 11, 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers (re-
ferred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Lakers’’) defeated the
Miami Heat with a score of 106–93 in game 6 of the
2020 National Basketball Association (referred to in this
preamble as the ‘‘NBA’’) Championship Finals;
Whereas, during the 2020 NBA playoffs, the Lakers defeated
the Portland Trailblazers, the Houston Rockets, the Den-
ver Nuggets, and the Miami Heat on the way to a 16–
5 overall record;
Whereas the victory by the Lakers marks the record-tying
17th NBA Championship of the franchise;
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Whereas every member of the 2019–2020 Lakers team
played a key role in the record-tying championship, in-
cluding—
(1) Kostas Antetokounmpo;
(2) Avery Bradley;
(3) Devontae Cacok;
(4) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope;
(5) Alex Caruso;
(6) Quinn Cook;
(7) Anthony Davis;
(8) Jared Dudley;
(9) Danny Green;
(10) Talen Horton-Tucker;
(11) Dwight Howard;
(12) LeBron James;
(13) Kyle Kuzma;
(14) Javale McGee;
(15) Markieff Morris;
(16) Rajon Rondo;
(17) JR Smith; and
(18) Dion Waiters;
Whereas the entire Lakers organization, including owner
Jeanie Buss, general manager Rob Pelinka, and head
coach Frank Vogel, deserves congratulations for con-
tinuing the excellence of the franchise;
Whereas the Lakers overcame an unprecedented season stem-
ming from the coronavirus pandemic, including a shut-
down that lasted more than 3 months and 95 days inside
the NBA ‘‘bubble’’;
Whereas Lebron James was named Most Valuable Player of
the NBA Finals for the fourth time, averaging 29.8
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points, 11.8 rebounds, and 8.5 assists per game, while
shooting 59.1 percent from the field per game;
Whereas the entire Lakers team and organization honored
the legacy of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant by winning the
2020 NBA Championship, showing ‘‘Mamba Mentality’’
throughout the playoffs; and
Whereas, although fans of the Lakers could not be in the
arena to cheer on their team, Lakers Nation was vital in
showing unmatched support for the team on the way to
an NBA Championship: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate— 1
(1) congratulates the Los Angeles Lakers for 2
winning the 2020 National Basketball Association 3
Championship; 4
(2) recognizes the historic achievement of the 5
entire Los Angeles Lakers organization, including 6
the players, coaches, and staff, for a victorious sea-7
son after a truly unprecedented year in the National 8
Basketball Association; and 9
(3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to trans-10
mit an enrolled copy of this resolution to— 11
(A) the head coach of the Los Angeles 12
Lakers, Frank Vogel, and the 2019–2020 Los 13
Angeles Lakers team; 14
(B) the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, 15
Jeanie Buss; and 16
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(C) the general manager of the Los Ange-1
les Lakers, Rob Pelinka. 2
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