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The renovated center was unveiled as the "NBA Cares Learn and Play Center"
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The Heat's Juwan Howard played Connect Four at the NBA Cares Learn and Play Center on Monday.
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The Miami Heat, who just nabbed their second victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals, took a break Monday for the opening of a renovated community center in Miami Springs.
The Miami Springs Community Center received a makeover, funded by Hewlett-Packard and State Farm, and was unveiled as the "NBA Cares Learn and Play Center."
Miami Heat players and dancers attended the ceremony with NBA Commissioner David Stern and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez.
"It makes us proud we have the opportunity to do this for you," Stern said to the community.
The transformed space includes a reading area with new books and computers, a foosball table and Heat-themed decorations.
"I hope all the parents understand that the players you see on court were once kids like the kids here," forward James Jones told NBC 6.
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