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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Chris Bosh says the Miami Heat “Big 3” consisting of himself, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James would lose to the current Brooklyn Nets “Big 3” of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving.
LeBron James and the Big Three became the NBA's villains on the Miami Heat, as people hated that they were teaming up together. Their infamous welcome party in Miami seemed to rub people the wrong way, too, and one of the members of the Big Three recently reflected on that moment.
Miami Heat president Pat Riley says confrontations with star players were part of the process that led to five NBA championships with Miami and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Ray Allen, the NBA's all-time leader in 3-pointers made, has named a fantasy starting lineup using only former teammates.
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh created an unstoppable superteam on the Miami Heat, as they went to four NBA Finals and ultimately won two championships. However, the Big Three actually stopped talking before signing with Miami, which made for a nervous night when James announced his big free-agency decision.
LeBron James has received at least one vote for NBA MVP in each of his 18 seasons in the league.
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?
