<h2>MIAMI HEAT</h2>
The Miami Heat were founded in 1988 as an expansion team. The franchise would gain success in the mid- to late-1990s with the hiring of former NBA head coach Pat Riley as the team’s new president.

The Heat would eventually land three of the biggest stars in the NBA in Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James. The trio would lead the team to consecutive NBA championships in 2012 and 2013. 

Miami fans can watch the Heat on TV in nationally televised games on ESPN, ESPN+, ABC, and TNT. Virtually the complete Miami Heat schedule is available for regional viewers on FOX Sports Sun. Games can be viewed via live stream using the FOX Sports GO app or by going to NBA TV.

<h2>HOME OF THE HEAT</h2>
The Heat originally played at the old Miami Arena before moving to their current home - American Airlines Arena which is located in downtown Miami on Biscayne Bay. The arena seats 16,500 without the upper levels open. With the upper levels, there is an extra 3,100 seats giving American Airlines Arena capacity for 19,600.

<h2>CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY</h2>
The Heat first made the playoffs in their fourth season (1991-92). They have made the postseason 20 times and have won 13 division titles (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 20015, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018).

Miami has a total of five conference titles (2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014) and won the NBA championship in 2006, 2012, and 2013. 

<h2>BEST OF THE HEAT</h2>
Alonzo Mourning played 11 seasons in Miami in two separate stints. His first tour with the Heat was during Mourning’s prime. He was a seven-time All-Star and was twice named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. Mourning won the award in 1999 and 2000 after leading the league in blocked shots both seasons (3.9 in ‘99 and 3.7 in ‘00). During Mourning’s second stint with the Heat, the team won its first-ever NBA championship in 2006.

Dwyane Wade played all but two of his 16 NBA seasons in Miami. Drafted fifth overall in 2003, Wade was a 13-time All-Star who led the Heat to the 2006 NBA title. He was named the NBA Finals MVP that season. He was the NBA All-Star Game MVP in 2010. Wade retired in 2019 with 23,165 points, an average of 22.0 per game.

Chris Bosh played his first seven NBA seasons with Toronto, the team that drafted him. His best seasons, however, came as a member of the Heat from 2010 to 2016. Bosh was an 11-time All-Star, which includes all six of his seasons in Miami. He made the All-Star game every season from 2006 to 2016. Bosh was part of the back-to-back NBA championships in 2012 and 2013. He had two of his best seasons averaging 18.0 points and 7.9 rebounds in 2012 and 16.6 points and 6.8 rebounds in 2013. 

LeBron James played just four seasons in Miami, but he is the big reason why the Heat was able to win back-to-back NBA championships in 2012 and 2013. James was the league MVP in both 2012 and 2013 and he was the NBA Finals MVP in both seasons. James averaged over 30 points a game in 2012 and 25.9 the following season but was also named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team in each season.