Table of Contents COURTSIDE STORIES INTRODUCING Table of Contents WARMING UP 8 A TEAM GROWS UP 16 ONE HOT RIVALRY 22 TROPICAL TITLES 30 INDEX 48 COURTSIDE STORIES BECOMING THE HEAT 11 THE EXPANSION CHAMPIONS 21 SHORT-HANDED BUT ON TARGET 24 BIG FIGHT LITTLE COACH 29 PARTY OF THREE 32 NOT JUST FOR SKATERS 44 INTRODUCING GLEN RICE 12 RONY SEIKALY 15 PAT RILEY 18 ALONZO MOURNING 27 DWYANE WADE 35 LEBRON JAMES 43
WARMING UP MIAMI IS SEPARATED FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN BY BISCAYNE BAY AND MIAMI BEACH WARMING UP 8
The region surrounding the city of Miami Florida is known as the Gold Coast With some of the warmest weather and most beautiful beaches in the United States it is a popular destination year-round for vacationers from all over the world A glamorous city famous for its art music and fashion scenes Miami also enjoys its sports Up until 1988 however the city was strictly a football town dominated by the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League and the University of Miami’s college football team the Hurricanes But sports fans in southern Florida were eager to root for a team in another sport In 1988 the National Basketball Association NBA gave Miami fans that new professional franchise Because Miami’s tropical temperature plays such a prominent role in the life and identity of the city the new club was named GLEN RICE 9
