Championship Parade

Champions on parade: Thousands cheer on Miami Heat players

Tens of thousands of fans celebrated the second straight Miami Heat championship parade outside the AmericanAirlines Arena. Inside, the team partied as well, and talked about making history.

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At Heat parade, get ready to party some more

Rain or shine, cheer on the reigning NBA champions downtown at Monday’s Heat victory parade

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Heat forward Shane Battier saves best game for last

Shane Battier, whose role was reduced at times during the playoffs because of a shooting slump, rediscovered his touch in Game 7 of the Finals.

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Miami Heat trying to keep it together

Heat players will spend the summer trying to heal up for another run, and the front office will be trying to make the roster feasible in a harsh, new NBA economy.

In My Opinion

Dan Le Batard: Not very much — only a little luck — separated Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs

Oh, blessed good fortune. It wins an 84-year-old woman the $590 million Powerball lottery on a Quick Pick ticket … and it helps the teenager texting while driving avoid the accident that causes paralysis … and it is one of the many reasons that confetti is falling all over South Florida this weekend to celebrate a Miami Heat champion that makes this region feel as good about sports as it ever has.

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Miami Heat victory celebration to follow parade

Doors to the Heat victory celebration open at 9 a.m. Monday, and those attending must be on AmericanAirlines Arena property by 10:30 a.m., with no exceptions, the team announced late Friday.

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Miami Heat’s LeBron James has last say in battle with Spurs coach Gregg Popovich

When Spurs mastermind Gregg Popovich dared LeBron James to beat him from the outside, the Heat All-Star wavered before coming through in the end.

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Dan Le Batard: The ride is just beginning for LeBron James, Miami Heat

“Not two, not three, not four, not five, not six …”

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Greg Cote: It’s time for Miami Heat fans to finally exhale

As Heat fans prepare to celebrate during Monday’s championship parade, they should relish these good, ol’ days now as the success from Miami’s other sports teams have come and gone.

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Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade says injured knee does not require surgery

“There will be a few treatments, but it won’t be surgery,” he said. “A lot of rest is going to be key for them. I’m going to treat my knees very well this summer.”

Miami Heat | Fan reaction

The party is just starting for Miami Heat fans after the NBA Finals

Soon after the Heat clinched its second NBA title in as many years and third in team history, local TV stations ran a public service announcement asking Miami fans to “celebrate with dignity.”

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Sights and sounds from the Miami Heat’s championship celebration

This is what jubilation, what blissful bedlam, looks like, Heat-style.

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Backpacks prohibited for Miami Heat championship parade

The champion Heat will make another celebratory journey through the streets of Miami, but this time backpacks will be banned after the Boston bombings.

NBA Finals Game 7 | Heat 95, Spurs 88

Miami Heat defeats San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 to win second consecutive NBA title

Led by Finals MVP LeBron James, the Heat clinched back-to-back titles to etch a place in South Florida sports history.

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Linda Robertson: Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade saves his best for last

The Miami Heat has been called LeBron James’ team and Pat Riley’s grand creation. The Heat has been called a coalition of mercenaries, a “Hollywood as hell” superstar trio in a city not renowned for its subtlety.

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Greg Cote: Repeat after me – second straight Heat title means everything

Exhausted Heat players and drained Heat fans found the energy to celebrate Miami here Thursday as midnight neared, a team and a city locked in an emotional group hug as confetti fell in the downtown bayside arena and merrily honking car horns played a symphony outside.

Heat | Three-point shooting

Miami Heat’s Shane Battier finds his shooting stroke in Game 7

The Heat lived by the three in its final game, particularly Shane Battier, who came alive after a shooting slump during the playoffs.

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Chris ‘Birdman’ Andersen helps Miami Heat reach mountaintop

Chris Andersen’s energy and playmaking abilities around the basket in a do-or-die Game 7 helped push the Heat past the Spurs.

Miami fans ring in Heat championship win clanging pots, pans

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San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs’ Big 3 not enough for Game 7 win

San Antonio lost consecutive games for the first since mid-December.