Miami Heat Raise Banner, Get Championship Rings In Pre-Game Ceremony
LeBron James held his index finger aloft, then turned and took a walk nine years in the making.
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LeBron James held his index finger aloft, then turned and took a walk nine years in the making.
It's been a long time coming for Miami Heat superstar LeBron James, but Tuesday night, he will officially receive his first NBA championship ring and watch as the team hoists another championship banner into the rafters of the AmericanAirlines Arena.
LeBron James won a championship and nothing changed. Sure, there were a few events: the champagne shower in the Heat locker room, the parade before 400,000 fans. Tuesday night brings the ultimate capper: the ring-and-banner ceremony just minutes before the start of a new season.
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Ray Allen drew cheers for the first time in Miami. Someone wearing his old Boston jersey got booed.
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The old saying of the rich get richer certainly applied to the Miami Heat Wednesday. Roughly an hour after introducing Rashard Lewis as a new member of the Miami Heat; the team welcomed guard Ray Allen into Miami.
The Miami Heat welcomed Rashard Lewis to the team Wednesday, the first official day free agents could sign a new contract with teams.
The Miami Heat continued bringing former All-Star's into the fold Tuesday when, according to CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald, the team agreed to terms on a deal with free agent forward Rashard Lewis.
Ray Allen will take less money for a chance at another NBA championship.
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The Miami Heat white hot celebration went from the hard court, to the street, and then to two South Florida premiere hot spots.
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For the 2012 Miami Heat, their destiny as champions was born in 2008 at the Olympics and then put into place in the summer of July 2010 when LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh joined forces to chase an NBA Championship.
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