His Heat won the NBA championship in 2006.

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Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 81 against the last-place Toronto Raptors in 2006, the NBA's second-highest single-game total.

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In 2006, the NBA required players to be at least 19 and a year removed from high school before they could be eligible for the draft.

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Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver has held his current position since 2006 and has been an NBA employee for 20 years.

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This month's NBA Finals will feature a rematch of the 2006 finals between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks.

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The team has been stuck near the bottom of the NBA in attendance the past five years after not making the playoffs since 2006.

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This year marks the third time that Houston has hosted an NBA All-Star Game, with the prior games taking place in 1989 and 2006.

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In 2006 WildAid also famously recruited Yao Ming, the 7-foot-6 NBA star, to swear off shark fin.

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