Fans Flock To Buy Heat Championship Gear
As the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the AmericanAirlines Area Thursday night, local retailers began receiving championship swag that fans couldn't wait to snatch up.
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As the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the AmericanAirlines Area Thursday night, local retailers began receiving championship swag that fans couldn't wait to snatch up.
For most of the 2012 season, fans and media members alike begged the Miami Heat not to shoot too many 3-pointers. Luckily the Heat didn't listen and in the NBA Championship clinching Game 5 of the NBA Finals, it was a complete Miami Three Party.
It's been more than 20 years since the Michigan Wolverines first trotted out five freshman stars nicknamed "The Fab Five." But, despite the hoopla, they never won a NCAA Championship, but the last member still active in the NBA now has his championship ring.
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.
It took around two years, but Thursday night after a completely dominating performance by the Miami Heat, LeBron James and the rest of the Big Three finally won the NBA Championship with a dominating 120-104 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
With the Miami Heat just one victory away from hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy as NBA Champions, law enforcement in Miami is preparing for what could be a wild party in the streets Thursday night and into Friday morning.
Only one victory stands in the way of the Miami Heat and a NBA Championship. For NBA MVP LeBron James, he's put last year's bad performance behind him and is ready to carry the Heat to the title in Game 5.
The Miami Heat stand just one victory away from claiming the 2012 NBA Championship and not surprisingly, trying to get a ticket to Game 5 Thursday night is going to cost you…big.
In between the high flying Dwyane Wade dunks and Chris Bosh blocks, Heat fans get worked up by the pulse racing, heart pumping beats of one man – DJ Irie.
The Miami Heat stand just two victories away from placing another NBA Championship banner in the rafters of the AmericanAirlines Arena. The Heat know the final two wins will be the hardest of the season, but also know that style points don't matter at this point.
As the Miami Heat stand on the verge of elimination from the Eastern Conference Finals, many are starting to ask is this the swan song for the Big Three if a championship can't be won this year?
Miami Heat fans who continue to lament the team's struggles at point guard may have just been given something to hope for almost as much as landing LeBron James in the first place.
Former NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal returns to Miami Monday night to sign copies of his autobiography, "Shaq Uncut: My Story."
Both sides have yet to finalize the agreed upon collective bargaining agreement, but that hasn't stopped the odds makers from declaring the Miami Heat as the team to beat in 2012.
The Miami Heat met the media for the final time in the 2010-2011 season Tuesday afternoon and while they were still stinging from the loss of the NBA championship, the biggest Heat stars could still find time to kid around.
It's not quite to the scale of "Dewey Defeats Truman," but Macy's has quite a bit of egg on their face Monday after taking out a full page ad in the Miami Herald congratulating the Heat on their victory. That's right, the victory that actually went to the Dallas Mavericks.
Going to work Monday morning proved to be quite difficult in Miami after the Heat's crushing loss to end their pursuit of an NBA championship.
The Miami Heat have been willing to face adversity head-on all season long. But Sunday night, everything is on the line when the Heat welcome the Mavericks back to the AmericanAirlines Arena for Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Miami Heat head coach may not be a big fan of statistics as his team nears an NBA Championship, but some numbers should give Heat fans plenty to look forward to in the next few games of the NBA Finals.
The Fall Equinox, the official start of astronomical fall, is on Tuesday. But it will still feel like summer in South Florida.
In the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes' defense had to take the lead.
Miami was eliminated from the postseason race.
A 45-year-old woman was also checked out at a hospital as part of an evaluation.
Heavy storms flooded streets across Broward County, stalling cars and leaving some pedestrians wading barefoot.
The Fall Equinox, the official start of astronomical fall, is on Tuesday. But it will still feel like summer in South Florida.
In the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes' defense had to take the lead.
Miami was eliminated from the postseason race.
A 45-year-old woman was also checked out at a hospital as part of an evaluation.
Heavy storms flooded streets across Broward County, stalling cars and leaving some pedestrians wading barefoot.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
Stella Parton gives insight into her sister Dolly Parton's marriage, makeup habits and views on death in an exclusive CBS News interview.