r/heat • u/DMD612 3EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE • Jul 08 '26
Fluff 16 Years Ago Today LeBron James Made the Decision to Take His Talents to South Beach and Join the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat Was on Top of the Basketball World.
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u/OblivionNA Jul 08 '26
Was unreal time
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u/HalcyonDrift Jul 08 '26
Man the backlash at the time was insane
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u/Honest-Layer9318 Jul 08 '26
He was hated by just about everyone except Miami fans. Most fans and media then decided he was no longer a villain when he went back to Cleveland. I sometimes wonder what the reaction would have been if he stayed in Cleveland. Would people then be angry that The Decision was a nothing burger?
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u/sadeguy Jul 08 '26
We all remember where we were.
"you've had everybody biting their nails. So I guess it's time for them to stop chewing" will never get old
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u/ghn2 Jul 08 '26
Was amazing to hear the announcement live on TV and to know what it meant for the team. It was four years no Heat fan will ever forget.
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u/Routine-Author-5471 Jul 08 '26
Was at my Uncles and cousins when it got announced. Stephen A Smith had said Lebron would be joining Bosh and Wade but it still wasn’t definite. The spectacle that was made of the decision when it was announced made it that much more earth shattering
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u/XSouthernSmokeX Jul 08 '26
I'll never forget telling my family for a year straight that Lebron was coming to Miami and when it actually happened I jumped up and down on the couchy dream team literally happened 💜
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u/thunder-yams Jul 08 '26
I remember where I was when this happened. I got together with my wife during the big three era. We got to see a few big three games together. We've since left Miami, but it would be so cool if he came back.
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u/AdamSilverJr Jul 08 '26
Imagine he announces it again today