Heat Players Revel In Championship Glory
It was celebration day in the 305 Monday as the Miami Heat partied with thousands of their closest friends inside and outside the AmericanAirlines Arena.
It was celebration day in the 305 Monday as the Miami Heat partied with thousands of their closest friends inside and outside the AmericanAirlines Arena.
Sometimes, it's just a superstars' time to finally win a championship. It happened a few years ago in Miami when Peyton Manning won his first Super Bowl title. It happened again as the final buzzer sounded in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and LeBron James was a champion of the world.
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 moved one victory away from a NBA championship after a thrilling Game 4 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, 104-98.
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.
The Miami Heat needed a victory in the worst way in Game 2 of the NBA Finals and thanks to the Big Three of LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade, return home with the Finals tied at one game apiece with the Thunder.
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?
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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.
CBS4's sports department has been in Dallas following the Miami Heat's progress as they march towards a likely NBA Championship by beating the Dallas Mavericks.
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.
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Video shows the jaw-dropping moment when people on a boat begin dumping buckets of trash into the Boca Inlet on Sunday.
As part of the I.CARE Trash Derby, over 600 scuba diving and other volunteers have joined forces to remove underwater and coastal debris from the Florida Keys.
Entering its third year, Miami has been chosen as one of the only six venues to host an F1 Sprint in 2024, meaning there will be an extra race held that Saturday and guaranteeing high-octane action throughout the weekend.
One hundred million dollars is available for the Hometown Heroes Program. It kicks in July 1st, but people are encouraged to apply now because funds can run out quickly.
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