The 1988-89 season saw the birth of Miami Heat basketball. In the summer of 1987, the National Basketball Association was busy expanding. With no NBA team in Florida, the cities of Miami and Orlando vied for an expansion team. Unable to select between those two cities, the NBA did the next best thing: they granted expansion teams [...]
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American Airlines Arena, completed in 1999, is the home of Miami’s NBA Franchise, the Miami Heat, as well as the city’s top venue for music concerts, comedy shows, and other entertainment events. It is sometimes also referred to as “the triple-A” or “A-cubed.” The arena is located at 601 Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami, right [...]
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