Hundreds Of Thousands Turn Out For Heat Celebration Parade
Miami Heat fans braved large crowds and hot temperatures just to get a glimpse of the newly crowned world champions during Monday's parade.
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Miami Heat fans braved large crowds and hot temperatures just to get a glimpse of the newly crowned world champions during Monday's parade.
It was nine months in the making, but shortly before 1:30 p.m., the Miami Heat's championship celebration inside the AmericanAirlines Arena kicked off.
As the Miami Heat celebrates its latest championship, it's never too early to take a peek at what could be coming for the franchise that has dominated the Eastern Conference for the last three years in a row.
An estimated half a million Miami Heat fans will line the streets of downtown and pack the AmericanAirlines Arena for Monday's Parade of Champions and celebration.
Dwyane Wade's knee problems were more troublesome during the playoffs than he ever acknowledged.
Miami Heat players celebrating back-to-back NBA Championships decided to keep the party going on South Beach after Thursday night's victory against the San Antonio Spurs.
One thing is certain, the band's breakout single "Radioactive" helped LeBron James get in the mood to win.
In the summer of 2010, NBA superstar LeBron James made "the decision" that re-shaped the game of basketball and angered millions of fans and media members. But three years later, it's LeBron who has risen above it all to become the greatest player in his generation.
He's never won NBA Coach of the Year, but Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has had the last laugh as the leader of the back-to-back champions.
How do you follow up one of the greatest NBA Finals games in history? The Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs did just that Thursday night with the greatest spectacle in sports, a Game 7, winner-take-all game at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
Experience or youth? It's often the difference between winning and losing in sports and Game 7 will feature plenty of both for the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat.
And then there was one. One game to decide the value of a year's worth of work trying to become NBA champion. For one team, it's one last shot at glory as the window is nearly closed on a historic run and for the other, immortality winning back-to-back championships.
In a city where style is sport, Miami Heat fans are stocking up on "white hot" gear ahead of Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
It's become one of the most talked about pieces of sports equipment since George Brett's pine tar bat. LeBron James' headband has become the stuff of legend thanks to his and the Heat's performance in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, but what happened to it is a mystery.
Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade said Wednesday that his knee is swollen and sore, but to expect him back on the court when the team squares off against the San Antonio Spurs in the deciding Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
He's often the most criticized member of the Big Three. But he's described by head coach Erik Spoelstra as the team's most important player. In Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals, Chris Bosh lived up to Coach Spoelstra's definition at the most important time in the contest.
The Miami Heat forced Game 7 with the San Antonio Spurs thanks to a remarkable comeback for the ages in Game 6. It's only after the stats were processed did the unlikely rally really get put in perspective.
Imagine being just seconds away from the pinnacle of your career only to watch it slip away for at least two more days. That's what happened to the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday night as the team was less than 30 seconds away from becoming the 2013 NBA Champions.
It will be known as the LeBron James Headband Game.
Much has been made of Miami Heat superstar LeBron James losing his headband during the Heat's run in the fourth quarter. But another Heat player put on a nice show sans a piece of equipment in the quarter as well.
Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals had classic moments throughout the game from Kawhi Leonard posterizing Mike Miller to Miller hitting a three-point shot with just one shoe on. But much like Superman would lose the suit of Clark Kent to show his superpowers, Miami Heat superstar LeBron James lost his headband, and the rest is NBA Finals history.
The Miami Heat had no more mulligans left to play Tuesday night when Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals tipped off. It was either win, or the team was on a one-way trip to an early summer vacation. The Heat fought back from a double-digit lead and forced overtime where Miami held the Spurs off just enough to get a 103-100 victory which forces a Game 7 Thursday night.
Five things to watch for in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, as the San Antonio Spurs try to clinch their fifth title and end the Miami Heat's reign on Tuesday night:
A little more than a year ago, the Miami Heat stood on the verge of elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals. The team's heart and the ability of the Big Three were being questioned left and right ahead of Game 6 of the Conference Finals.
When opponents have seen Miami Heat stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in the open court on a fast break, the result is usually an easy bucket for the Miami Heat. But in Game 5, Miami's bread-and-butter went stale and helped submarine an otherwise solid effort by the team.
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Rain chances roll back in on Sunday, but we dry out later in the week.
Air traffic control audio records showed the exchanges between controllers and the pilots of some of Spirit Airlines' final flights
Homicide bureau detectives are now leading the investigation.
Cameron Rider's fatigue, body aches and fever were diagnosed as pneumonia, but he couldn't seem to get better.
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The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
State lawmakers approved the new map, which deeply affects both Wasserman Schultz and fellow Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz.
The Republican governors of Tennessee and Alabama called state lawmakers into special sessions on Friday, initial steps in what could be a scramble to redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act.
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