WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama honoured the Miami Heat for winning the 2012 NBA Championship title after falling short just a year before. "Everybody doing their part, is what finally put the Heat over the top," Obama said, as he welcomed the team to the White House Monday to celebrate their victory. The Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the NBA Finals last June. The president also recognized the franchises work off the court. He thanked them for supporting military service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Obama said one of the things hes proudest of is that many of the team members-- including LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade-- "take their roles as fathers seriously." "For all the young men out there who are looking up to them all the time, for them to see somebody who cares about their kids and is there for them day in and day out, thats a good message to send," Obama said. Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said the team hopefully will serve as an inspiration to the nation of what can be done "when you come together and sacrifice your egos for a greater goal" and "hard-hat work ethic." James, who presented Obama with an autographed basketball, said the team including members that hail from Illinois, Texas, Michigan, Ohio and South Dakota were honoured to be in the executive mansion. "Were in the White House right now, which is like, like mama I made it," James said, as the audience laughed and cheered. The crowd of well-wishers included actress Gabrielle Union, U.N. ambassador Susan Rice, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Congresswomen Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Frederica Wilson. The Heat last visited the White House after winning the 2006 title. Coach Outlet . Kofi Kuma-Mintah, a defensive back with the Thunderbirds, has been banned from participating in any capacity, including training, says the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. Coach Factory Outlet . Even with speculation swirling around the Vancouver Canucks uncertain goaltending situation, Schneider doesnt appear to be in any rush to see it resolved. [url=http://www.official-coach-shop.com/]http://www.official-coach-shop.com/[/ur... . Instead, a terrible month in which they lost three of four games dropped the Texans to the third seed. It has them in the exact same spot as year ago, hosting the Cincinnati Bengals in a wild-card playoff game Saturday.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The promising rookie season of Green Bay Packers first-round pick Nick Perry is over after he was placed on injured reserve with a wrist injury. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reported that the linebacker had surgery to repair a ligament. Perry had missed the last three games, but it was with a knee injury. There was no hint anything else was amiss unttil coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that he was getting a second opinion.dddddddddddd Perry, drafted out of USC with the 28th pick, played in six games and made five starts. He had two sacks and 29 tackles. The Packers also activated tight end Andrew Quarless from the physical unable to perform list Wednesday. Quarless has been out with a knee injury. ' ' '