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:
The Miami Heat are just wins away from another NBA championship, so we decided to rank their three titles in franchise history.
Dwyane Wade spread some advice from his late friend Kobe Bryant to college graduates this weekend.
Expect a bounce-back performance from Jayson Tatum in Game 4.
Jimmy Butler luckily avoided a major injury and won't miss any time.
Jayson Tatum is a star, but he could up his game if he took a page out of Jimmy Butler's book.
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The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics are both playing in their second Eastern Conference Finals in the last three years.
Jimmy Butler feels pretty good about his team's chances in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics.
Dwyane Wade recently spoke on his place among the elite shooting guards in NBA history.
Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Jayson Tatum are the biggest names, but we're ranking more than just those four players in the conference finals.
