Miami Heat - Heating Miami Up

Miami Heat is a National Basketball Association (NBA) team. The Heat formed officially as an NBA team in 1988 and is based in Miami, Florida. Miami Heat is in the Southeast Division of the NBA Eastern Conference. The Miami Heat has a name derived to portray the way they burn up the court but you can’t help correlate the climate of Miami Florida with their choice in names. As with any professional sports team the Miami Heat has a loyal fan base to support them. At times it seems as though the Miami Heat fans go overboard and become a little more fanatical than most NBA fans. You won’t find these loyal Miami Heat fans seated demurely at any game. Whether at home or away, Miami Heat fans are present and accounted for, dressed in red and black with flames painted on their faces, and cheering manically for their team. A typical Miami Heat basketball season is always certain to contain many edge-of-the-seat, breathtaking plays and a lot of swishing of the hoops. Tickets can be purchased on the Internet as well as other venues and are reasonably priced to accommodate all of the loyal Miami Heat fans. There were many notable players

throughout the history of Miami Heat basketball. The Miami Heat Hall of Fame players are Tim Hardaway, Glen Rice, Rony Seikaly and Dan Marjerle. Recently Miami Heat acquired famed basketball star Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq’s first Miami season was not as successful as everyone hoped it would be, but his presence adds an element of potential to the team. Teams are known to retire certain numbers from their rosters. For the Miami Heat the retired number 23 was in tribute to Michael Jordan’s contribution to the NB

A: With their red and black uniforms adorned with an orange/yellow flame the Miami Heat are intimidating and tremendously successful basketball players.