WATCH: Heat Nation short film gets Miami fans hyped for the season
Oct 29, 2014, 2:19 PM EDT
Heat fans don’t have the best reputation around the league, mainly because of all those shots of empty lower level seats to start many of the team’s key playoff home games over the past four seasons.
But those pricey tickets largely go to corporate season ticket holders; the true fans are relegated to the rafters.
This short film would lead you to believe that there’s a real passion for this Heat team in the Miami community, as CBS Miami explains (via Triangle Offense):
According to the Heat, its “a short film that acknowledges and embraces the Miami Heat fan base, players and organization and recognizes them collectively as a nation…a people united under one flag.”
The film is over five minutes long and is intended by the Heat “to serve as the cornerstone of the Heat Nation campaign.”
Two award-winning Miami natives collaborated on the short film. Director Gil Green of 305Films and producer Infamous, who also composed the film’s original musical score. The film is narrated by former Heat player and fan favorite Alonzo Mourning.
Miami will play this video before its home opener against the Wizards on Wednesday.
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- jasper36 - Oct 29, 2014 at 2:59 PM
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What ever puts behinds one seats.
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- miamatt - Oct 29, 2014 at 3:08 PM
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Great video for Heat fans, love the shots of Kevin Loughery and Seikaly from the early days.
Also appreciate the mention of the corporate takeover of the lower bowl- that’s a fact, it is a millionaires’ club down there, an asset to wine ‘n dine clients. As big a Heat fan as I am, I am pretty positive I will never see even a regular season game from down there, let alone a playoff game where prices are a theater of the absurd. I don’t think that makes me less of a fan.
In any case, everybody I know is psyched for the start of the season tonight so LET’S GO HEAT!!!
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- profantasyplyr - Oct 29, 2014 at 3:17 PM
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LETS GO HEAT!!!
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- primenumber19 - Oct 29, 2014 at 4:05 PM
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There is no heat nation. The only legit nation moniker belongs to the Red Sox, and that’s from someone who hates the Red Sox
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- profantasyplyr - Oct 29, 2014 at 4:53 PM
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ok….
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- 88heatnation - Oct 29, 2014 at 5:16 PM
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Ha
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- heatup3 - Oct 29, 2014 at 4:23 PM
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#HEATNATION
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- greatmiamisportsmind - Oct 29, 2014 at 4:48 PM
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Heat Nation; Heat Lifer
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- soflasfinest - Oct 29, 2014 at 4:57 PM
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If watching that doesn’t get you hyped up you must not have a pulse. #HeatLifer
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- andrewwiggins22 - Oct 29, 2014 at 6:13 PM
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I heard the Sixers have one too.
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- 22yearsagotoday - Oct 29, 2014 at 7:03 PM
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Knicks have an Off Broadway production.
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- arrondior - Oct 29, 2014 at 6:41 PM
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Go Wiz!
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- 22yearsagotoday - Oct 29, 2014 at 7:02 PM
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Already did, in the bushes out back.
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- cantonbound13 - Oct 29, 2014 at 7:17 PM
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Heat nation????? Don’t you have to sell out on a regular basis to use “nation”? This is the same franchise that was recently promoting a 10 game ticket package for $10!!! How many “fans” do they really have? Their bad reputation is earned, unlike 2 of their 3 championships.
Not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6….Hahahaha!
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- soflasfinest - Oct 29, 2014 at 10:41 PM
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Hey canton your Knicks looked good tonight. Lmao! Sucks to suck.
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- cantonbound13 - Oct 29, 2014 at 10:52 PM
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Not everyone gets to play the Wizards at home to open the season. Your team is done, LeBron is going to destroy you punks. All your trash talk about being a dynasty, instead your just a bunch of big mouth underachievers.
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- soflasfinest - Oct 29, 2014 at 11:53 PM
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Canton, you my Mitch friend know VERY well about being a loud mouth under achiever. Just like your pathetic Knicks. Lol quit making it soo easy!
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- gl2006 - Oct 29, 2014 at 11:29 PM
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206 straight sellouts really proves your point…and how dare they offer affordable tickets! They have some nerve…
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- cantonbound13 - Oct 30, 2014 at 7:15 AM
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When you consider the Dallas Mavericks have a streak of 489 straight sell outs. The Spurs are at 442, Bulls & Knicks just over 400. Your little 200 game streak is not impressive at all. If that’s even true.
The $10 package is more of a desperate act by a team knowing they can no longer sell out their dump of an arena.
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- phillyphil005 - Oct 29, 2014 at 7:38 PM
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The Heat have fans?
Last I saw…they are jumped ship after LeBron left.
At least on this site…
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- DonRSD - Oct 29, 2014 at 8:43 PM
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LETS GO HEAT!!!
