The Miami Heat Celebrated its 2012 NBA championship with a victory parade through the streets of the city, culminating with a reception inside AmericanAirlines Arena, in which the players took individual moments to reflect on the past season. However, the team’s fashion sense may have trumped all other storylines.
During the reception, at one point Dwyane Wade took his thick-rimmed glasses and placed them on the trophy. In fact, several members of the Heat were wearing similar frames, including coach Erik Spoelstra and team managing general partner Micky Arison. Even team president Pat Riley got in to the act, matching his slicked-back hair with a more contemporary hipster look.
Whether or not the glasses were a theme akin to the Lakers’ “Bling Bling” championships remains to be scene, but ultimately, it was the fulfillment of a longtime plan for James, and the capturing of a second championship for co-star Wade.
“It’s the best feeling I’ve ever had,” said James. “This was my dream, right here, to be able to hoist that Larry O’Brien Trophy up, hug it, grab it, never want to let it go.”
Someone might want to ask some diehard Cavaliers fans how they feel about the King’s first championship, but for now James gets to celebrate.
Photo of the Night
Now that’s what you call concentration.
Quote of the Night
“It was a great send-off. The Red Sox fans were unbelievable. They’ve always been unbelievable to me.”
–Kevin Youkilis, discussing his last moments in a Red Sox uniform
Tweet of the Night
His ability to get released?
Ex-Cubs OF Marlon Byrd suspended 50 games for using performance enhancing drugs.What exactly the drugs enhanced remains to be seen.
— Faux John Madden (@FauxJohnMadden) June 25, 2012
Video of the Night
Mike Tyson stopped by Pardon the Interruption to talk about his upcoming Broadway show. Let’s hope it’s as entertaining as the interview.
