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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Pat Riley’s silent message to Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat in the 2005-06 NBA finals was very effective.
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During his jersey retirement ceremony with the Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade reflected on some advice that was given to him by Kobe Bryant.
Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo is blossoming into an NBA star. A great deal of the credit, however, belongs to his mother.
Miami Heat executive Pat Riley has plans to get involved in what could be a wild 2021 free agent period in the NBA.
The Miami Heat knew they drafted a talented player, but why are team executives already comparing him to Klay Thompson?
When the Miami Heat’s Udonis Haslem signed a one-year contract for the veteran minimum, he cemented his status in NBA history.
