Basketball in Miami

Miami Heat. The 2006 NBA champs play at the 19,600-seat, waterfront AmericanAirlines Arena. The state-of-the-art venue features restaurants, a wide patio overlooking Biscayne Bay, and a silver sun-shape special-effects scoreboard with rays holding wide-screen TVs. Better yet, during the 2012-2013 season, the Heat and sbe Entertainment Group unveiled Hyde AAA, a 250-person VIP lounge and club, court-level on the south end of the arena. Now every Heat game is a party! Home games are held November through April. AmericanAirlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Downtown, Miami, FL, 33132. 800/462-2849 ticket hotline; 786/777-1000 arena. www.nba.com/heat. $17-$375.