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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Dwayne Wade robbed Aaron Gordon of an NBA Dunk Contest title earlier this year, and Gordon just proved he still holds a grudge.
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Since coming into the league, LeBron James has pretty much been the face of the NBA every year or almost every year. He has also been the face of Nike since then. While James has earned boatloads of money from Nike, it is how he spent his first-ever check from the giant company that is […]
While some professional athletes may be underpaid compared to their teammates, they all take home a nice chunk of change. What everyone does with that money, however, differs. Some guys, like Shaquille O’Neal, put it to good use making investments; others, like Danny Granger, spend it on outlandish purchases. Formey Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade […]
