Miami Heat
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The Miami Heat (or the Miami HEAT as the name is officially rendered) are a National Basketball Association team based in Miami, Florida, USA.
- Founded: 1988
- Formerly known as:
- Home Arena: American Airlines Arena
- Uniform colors: Red, Black, Flame orange and Yellow
- Logo design: A flaming basketball going through a hoop
- Mascot: Burnie
- NBA Atlantic Division Championships: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- NBA Southeast Division Championship: 2005
- NBA Championships: None
- 2004-05 Record: 59-23
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Franchise history
The Miami Heat aquired Shaquille O'Neal via trade with the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer of 2004. The Heat made it to the Eastern Conference Finals where they lost in seven games to the Detroit Pistons.
Players of note
Basketball Hall of Famers:
Not to be forgotten:
Retired numbers:
Note: The Heat retired number 23 in tribute of Jordan's contributions to the league despite never playing for the club.
Current players
Starters
- PF-#40
Udonis Haslem (Florida)
- SF-#6 Eddie Jones (Temple)
- C-#32 Shaquille O'Neal (LSU)
- SG-#3 Dwyane Wade (Marquette)
- PG-#19 Damon Jones (Houston)
Reserves
- G/F-#49 Shandon Anderson (Georgia)
- F-#45 Rasual Butler (LaSalle)
- C-#51 Michael Doleac (Utah)
- G-#5 Keyon Dooling (Missouri)
- F/C-#44 Christian Laettner (Duke)
- C-#33 Alonzo Mourning (Georgetown)
- G-F-#8 Steve Smith (Michigan State)
Injured Reserve
- C-#15
Wang Zhizhi (China)
- F-#24 Qyntel Woods (NE Mississippi CC)
- F-#1 Dorell Wright (Leuzinger HS, Lawndale, California)
Current Coach
External links
- Miami Heat (http://www.nba.com/heat/) official web site
- Official Summer Pro League web site where the Miami Heat practice in the summer (http://www.summerproleague.com/)
- Heat Heaven - Miami Heat and NBA Basketball Discussion Board. (http://www.heatheaven.com)Template:NBA
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