{"id":4851,"count":165,"description":"The Miami Heat is a basketball team that competes in the NBA\u2019s 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 \u201890s and won their first championship in 2006.\r\n\r\nNotable former players include Dwyane Wade, LeBron James<\/a>, Alonzo Mourning, and Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/a>. 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.\r\n