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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives would like
to recognize Andre Iguodala and the | ||||||
| 4 | Golden State Warriors on
winning the 2017 NBA championship; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala, a native of Springfield, played | ||||||
| 6 | basketball at Lanphier High School; during his time at
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| 7 | Lanphier, he won All-Conference academic honors and was the
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| 8 | Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year in 2002; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The Golden State Warriors entered the playoffs
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| 10 | with 67 wins and 15 losses, the best record in
basketball for | ||||||
| 11 | the 2016-17 season; Andre Iguodala averaged 7.6 points, 3.4 | ||||||
| 12 | assists,
four rebounds, and one steal per game throughout the | ||||||
| 13 | 2016-17 season; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala and the Golden State Warriors flew | ||||||
| 15 | through the first
three rounds of the playoffs with ease, | ||||||
| 16 | winning 12 straight
games and advancing to the NBA finals | ||||||
| 17 | without a single playoff
loss; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, After Andre Iguodala and his team made it to the | ||||||
| 19 | NBA finals,
they continued their streak by winning their first | ||||||
| 20 | three games
before losing game four to the Cleveland Cavaliers, | ||||||
| 21 | but in doing so,
the Golden State Warriors set the NBA record | ||||||
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| 1 | for most consecutive wins in the
playoffs; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Golden State Warriors were able to
close out | ||||||
| 3 | the series by winning game five in Oakland, California
with the | ||||||
| 4 | help of Andre Iguodala scoring his 2017 playoff high 20
points; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala's accomplishments include two-time | ||||||
| 7 | NBA
Champion, NBA Finals MVP (2015), NBA All-Star (2012), NBA | ||||||
| 8 | All-Defensive
First Team (2014), NBA All-Defensive Second Team | ||||||
| 9 | (2011), NBA All-Rookie First Team (2005), NBA Rookie Challenge
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| 10 | MVP (2006), and a Gold Medal at the 2012 London Olympics; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
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| 14 | recognize the accomplishments of Andre Iguodala and the Golden
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| 15 | State Warriors on winning their second NBA championship in | ||||||
| 16 | three
years; and be it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That we wish Andre Iguodala and his team many | ||||||
| 18 | more years
of success; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
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| 20 | to Andre Iguodala and his family as a symbol of our admiration
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| 21 | for all the work he has done throughout his career.
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