CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON CONGRATULATES THE DALLAS MAVERICKS ON WINNING THE 2011 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP

 Washington, DC - (Monday, June 13, 2011)– Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released the following statement on the Dallas Mavericks’ victory over the Miami Heat for the 2011 NBA Championship.

“Congratulations to the 2011 NBA Champions, the Dallas Mavericks. Many people said that the Mavericks were the underdogs, but those critics were silenced after game six when the Dallas Mavericks were named the Champions of the 2011 NBA Finals. The Mavericks, which were led by their team captain and MVP Dirk Nowitzki, showed the world that it takes a team effort to be victorious on basketball’s biggest stage.

“I look forward to continued celebrations and even more to my delicious Miami stone crab dinner that my colleague, friend and sorority sister, Representative Frederica Wilson owes me for losing our friendly wager on the series. I am extremely proud of the entire Dallas Mavericks organization for this grand accomplishment and for once again making Dallas the home of Champions!”

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. She is also the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas that includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.