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
Read the latest articles about the Miami Heat:
LeBron James has one of the most impressive playoff resumes in NBA history, but a player on the Heat has been to more Finals’ since 2015.
Tyler Herro just sent a scary message about his NBA future with a record-setting performance in the Heat’s Game 4 win over the Celtics.
For Miami Heat rookie sensation Tyler Herro and two other NBA stars, number 13 has shown it is not unlucky.
It’s Erik Spoelstra 2, Brad Stevens 0 in the Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics.
Zion Williamson was the top recruit in the 2018 high school class, but he saw great things in another top player in the group — Tyler Herro.
Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro was a star in college for the Kentucky Wildcats. Before that, though, he received death threats in high school.
Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade had some intense battles against each other on the basketball court. One time, Wade even broke Bryant’s nose.
The Milwaukee Bucks’ series against the Miami Heat could change the course of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s career in multiple ways.
While Jimmy Butler receives most of the press for the Miami Heat, Goran Dragic has been just as good and should benefit nicely in free agency.
Miami Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler has sent a bold message to the remaining teams in the NBA playoffs in the Orlando bubble.
