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The Miami Heat professional basketball team entered the National Basketball Association for the 1988-89 season, under the ownership of Carnival Corp. founder Ted Arison and the direction of South Florida theatrical entrepreneur Zev Bufman. The team's initial ownership group also included internationally renowned entertainer Julio Iglesias. Startup leadership was provided by former NBA All-Star player and coach Billy Cunningham, long-time NBA executives Lewis Schaffel and Stu Inman, and inaugural coach Ron Rothstein, the long-time NBA assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks, New York Knickerbockers and Detroit Pistons. The Heat entered the league with the Charlotte Hornets in 1988 as part of a...
The Miami Heat professional basketball team entered the National Basketball Association for the 1988-89 season, under the ownership of Carnival Corp. founder Ted Arison and the direction of South Florida theatrical entrepreneur Zev Bufman. The team's initial ownership group also included internationally renowned entertainer Julio Iglesias. Startup leadership was provided by former NBA All-Star player and coach Billy Cunningham, long-time NBA executives Lewis Schaffel and Stu Inman, and inaugural coach Ron Rothstein, the long-time NBA assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks, New York Knickerbockers and Detroit Pistons. The Heat entered the league with the Charlotte Hornets in 1988 as part of a four-team NBA expansion. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic, approved at the same time as NBA franchises as the Heat, began play in 1989. The Heat's two decades in the NBA opened with 17 consecutive losses, a streak that did not end until an emotional victory on December 14, 1989 in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Clippers. The franchise, which began play at the newly constructed Miami Arena in the Overtown section of Miami-Dade County, Florida, had a 15-67 record during its initial season, improving to 18-64 during its second season. After a change from Rothstein to Kevin Loughery, the long-time coach in both the NBA and American Basketball Association, the Heat advanced to the NBA playoffs for the first time after the 1991-92 season. The Heat did not truly emerge as a contender until Pat Riley left the New York Knicks in 1995 to become coach and team president under Carnival Corp. chairman Micky Arison. Swinging several major trades, which included the departures of franchise mainstays Glen Rice and Bimbo Coles, Riley reloaded his roster into a contender behind the All-Star-level play of former Charlotte Hornets center Alonzo Mourning and former Golden State Warriors point guard Tim Hardaway. While the Heat struggled to numerous playoff setbacks against the rival New York Knicks in the late 1990s, including brawls that featured ugly moments involving New York's Larry Johnson and Charlie Ward, the intensity of those games made the rivalry one of the hottest in the NBA. Ultimate success, however, would not arrive until the Heat traded Caron Butler, Lamar Odom and Brian Grant to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2004 for center Shaquille O'Neal. That move, plus the selection of Marquette University guard Dwyane Wade in the 2003 NBA Draft, positioned the Heat to win the NBA championship in 2006 against the Dallas Mavericks, behind the contributions of O'Neal, Wade, Mourning, Udonis Haslem, Jason Williams, Antoine Walker, Gary Payton and James Posey. The Heat currently plays at AmericanAirlines Arena, which is located along Biscayne Bay, six blocks from its initial home, Miami Arena. Among those who have been regulars at Heat games over the years have been singer Jimmy Buffett, entertainer Gloria Estefan, saxophonist Clarence Clemons, former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino and former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula. Among other notable players for the Heat over the years were Keith Askins, P.J. Brown, Willie Burton, Sherman Douglas, Kevin Edwards, Brian Grant, Eddie Jones, Voshon Lenard, Grant Long, Harold Miner, Jamal Mashburn, Billy Owens, Rony Seikaly, Brian Shaw, Steve Smith, Billy Thompson, Dwyane "Pearl" Washington and Kevin Willis. Among other Heat coaches were Alvin Gentry and Stan Van Gundy.
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Heat Q&A with Ira Winderman
Sun-Sentinel.comAsk Ira! Sun-Sentinel Heat writer Ira Winderman answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and state with each question. --------------------...Tags: National Basketball Association, Foreign Aid, Elton Brand, Jamaal Tinsley, Kobe Bryant
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Dolphins Q&A with Harvey Fialkov
Sun-Sentinel.comAsk Harvey! Sun-Sentinel Dolphins writer Harvey Fialkov answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and state with each question. ----------------...Tags: National Basketball Association, Foreign Aid, Elton Brand, Jamaal Tinsley, Kobe Bryant
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Stephon Marbury a toxic mix for Heat?
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhen it comes to chemistry, Stephon Marbury apparently might prove too toxic for the Miami Heat. While Heat President Pat Riley declined to comment on the New York Knicks point guard, who is pushing for a buyout, he believes that his team has its best...Tags: National Basketball Association, Dwyane Wade, Shawn Marion, Basketball, Government
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Dwyane Wade not only story in Heat OT thriller
South Florida Sun-Sentinel ExclusiveIf Saturday's one-point, officiating-impacted loss to the Los Angeles Clippers ripped the heart out of the Miami Heat, Monday's thrilling 130-129 overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors showed there is plenty of pulse remaining. "There's a lot of...Tags: Jamal Crawford, Dwyane Wade, Corey Maggette, Los Angeles Clippers, Shawn Marion
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NBA: Heat aided, not hurt, by errant whistle
SunSentinel.comApparently, nothing was taken away from the Miami Heat. At least that's the view offered by the NBA after the officiating confusion at the end of Saturday's 97-96 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. In the immediately wake of the loss,...Tags: National Basketball Association, Dwyane Wade, Los Angeles Clippers, Kirkland's Incorporated, Shawn Marion
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Nash back from 1-game hiatus
Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash returned to the Phoenix Suns' starting lineup on Sunday for his team's 117-109 loss to the New Jersey Nets in Phoenix. Nash led the team with 26 points and nine assists, but the homecoming was overshadowed by his counterpart,...Tags: National Basketball Association, Los Angeles Clippers, Zach Randolph, Basketball, New York Knicks
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Zach Randolph makes good adjustment
Zach Randolph, being a multi-task kind of guy, decided to take his head in his own hands and work things out after the Clippers' practice Sunday.
The crack, as his neck adjusted, was impressively loud.
If this basketball thing doesn't work out, well,...Tags: Tim Thomas, Dwyane Wade, Marcus Camby, Elton Brand, Zach Randolph
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LeBron James is worth the money, and the wait, for Knicks
By the way, he's worth it At last week's game in New York, the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Brian Windhorst heard a Knicks fan yell at LeBron James, "Are you worth the wait or not? We just junked this season and next!" If he isn't, no one is. Aside from...Tags: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Washington Wizards, Isiah Thomas, Shaquille O'Neal
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Alonzo Mourning helps toddler needing transplant
The Associated PressMiami Heat All Star Alonzo Mourning is calling on South Floridians to help a toddler get a lifesaving kidney transplant. Mourning knows what it's like -- he needed a kidney transplant himself five years ago. Three-year-old Omar Ferguson and his mother...Tags: Alonzo Mourning
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Wade rises to challenge
South Florida Sun-SentinelThis wasn't about squaring off with Shaq for the first time since last season's trade. It wasn't about Shawn Marion's return to U.S. Airways Center. And it wasn't about the removal of Michael Beasley from the starting lineup. It was about what it...Tags: National Basketball Association, Dwyane Wade, Shawn Marion, Steve Nash, Shaquille O'Neal
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Controversial call infuriates Wade in Heat loss
South Florida Sun-Sentinel"We won the game," Dwyane Wade huffed moments after it was over, "and they took it from us." The Miami Heat guard wasn't talking about the Los Angeles Clippers, who escaped Staples Center with a 97-96 victory Saturday night. He was talking about the...Tags: National Basketball Association, Dwyane Wade, Zach Randolph, Los Angeles Clippers, Baron Davis
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Michael Beasley out of Heat starting lineup
SunSentinel.comMichael Beasley will not spend his entire rookie season as a starter. Beasley, the No. 2 overall pick in last June's NBA Draft, was removed from the Miami Heat's starting lineup for Friday night's game against the Phoenix Suns at U.S. Airways Center....Tags: Phoenix Suns, National Basketball Association, Dwyane Wade, Shawn Marion, Shaun Livingston
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