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Miami Heat World Champions?

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Category: June 2006

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June 20th 2006 -  Today was Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat. Dallas had a 2-0 lead and were down 3-2 going into game 6. This was a huge turaround for Miami being down 2 games. They played really well and won Game 6 and are now the "World Champions". This is something that I do not understand. How can the US call itself World Champions in all these sports which they never win.

They call the winning team the "World Champions" in Baseball, Hockey, NFL and Basketball. However at the international level, this is how the fared recently

  • The US finished 6th in the recent FIBA World Championship
  • The US did not even make it to the Finals of the World Baseball Classic
  • The US did not make it to the Finals of the Ice Hockey Championships as well.
  • No other country plays NFL Football at an international level

 

So are they justified in calling the teams "World Champions"........you decide.....

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