THE HEAT IS ON: DON JOHNSON AND THE MIAMI HEAT


johnnyfarragut

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1988 article about the NBA expansion to Miami. It was problematic from the start and even Don threw around his weight to make it happen (see hightlight on third page).

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 Despite being an oft-repeated story, the owners never considered naming the team Miami Vice based on fan suggestions. They did encourage the public to send ideas: the two most popular names among the fans were Miami Sharks and Miami Glades.

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I don't think they could have named the team Miami Vice for legal reasons.

Considering how often somebody in the show refers to someone in OCB as "the heat", anyway, it seems to have worked out as a win-win.

They are the only thing that's managed to revive Sonny!

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