COLUMBUS, Ohio - Why would the governor of Ohio issue a

recognizing a bunch of Texans as honorary Ohioans for a day? To take a swipe at LeBron James, of course.

The Dallas Mavericks defeated James' Miami Heat on Sunday night to win a best-of-seven series 4-to-2 and capture their first NBA championship while denying King James his opportunity to be a champion.

"Whereas, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Dirk Nowitzki chose to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks in the summer of 2010, forgoing free agency and keeping his talents in Dallas, thus remaining loyal to the team, city and fans for whom he played his entire career," reads the resolution from Gov. John Kasich.

Whoa! Score a bucket for the governor for hopping on the bandwagon scorning James for breaking up with his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and their fans on national television last summer.

It's an old story with another chapter completed Sunday night: James drew the ire of Cleveland basketball fans after he went on ESPN to announce he was leaving the Cavs to "take my talents to South Beach." Even before he and his new teammates had ever played a game together he predicted they would win multiple championships. About that same time, Cavs majority owner Dan Gilbert fired off an angry missive directed at his former superstar player and predicted his now-lowly Cavs would recover and someday win an NBA ring before James.

Kasich's resolution proclaims the Mavericks, their friends, family and fans as honorary Ohioans, with all privileges and honors therein, for the day of June 14, 2011.