Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is a basketball team that competes in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The Miami Heat formed in 1988 as an expansion team. After a few years of mediocrity, the Heat became championship contenders in the late ‘90s and won their first championship in 2006.
Notable former players include Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Alonzo Mourning, and Shaquille O’Neal. Wade and O’Neal led the Heat to its 2006 title, while Wade, James, and Chris Bosh helped the Heat claim NBA Finals titles in 2012 and 2013. A unique thing about the Heat? It retired the No. 23 in honor of Michael Jordan, even though he never played for the Heat.
- Established: 1988
- Head coach: Erik Spoelstra
- Governor: Micky Arison
- Arena: FTX Arena (previously AmericanAirlines Arena)
- Number of NBA championships: 3
- Colors: Black, red and yellow
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LeBron James had four magical years on the Miami Heat as he led them to four NBA Finals appearances and two championships. However, Pat Riley wasn’t too happy when James left and went back to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now, though, it appears Riley is open to a reunion with The King.
LeBron James is in danger of losing in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs to the Phoenix Suns. Would it be his first time?
Jimmy Butler was incredibly cocky heading into the Miami Heat’s 2021 playoff run, then he was promptly swept in the first round.
Former NBA superstar and three-time NBA champion, Dwyane Wade is plotting his post-basketball career. His first move is hosting a game how host. The Miami Heat legend is host and executive producer of the new TBS game show, ‘The Cube’, a remake of a popular and long-running British game show.
Before Giannis Antetokounmpo was an NBA MVP, he was a kid who loved soccer in Greece. In Monday’s Game 2 blowout of the Miami Heat, he showed off some impressive ball-juggling skills that would even impress soccer superstar Lionel Messi.
LeBron James has never posted a stat line of 27 points, seven assists, and seven rebounds, his career averages in the NBA.
Miami Heat’s veteran big man played his first game of the season against the Philadelphia 76ers and created the “Udonis Haslem Hat Trick.”
In a postgame interview on TNT, the Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo made a simple yet compelling case for DPOY then dropped the mic and walked off.
Dwyane Wade is worth $170 million today, but that number could be much higher if he had been smarter with his money as an NBA rookie.
Dwyane Wade earned more than $196 million during his 16-year NBA career, but he still cringes at the worst purchase he ever made.
