Fans turn up the Heat as NBA Finals open
MIAMI —
The earliest fans to show up outside AmericanAirlines Arena for Game 1 of the NBA Finals were the faithful, those who since the season began believed that the Miami Heat would be there when the championship was on the line.
They wore white, in keeping with the team's "White Hot Heat" theme. Some were in costume: fright wigs, basketball caps, rubber suits and face paint. They took pictures of each other, yelled cheers together and predicted victory.
"People said it couldn't be done in the first season, but they showed up, and did what needed to be done," said Shane McKendrick, 21, a University of Central Florida student from Plantation.
The "they" McKendrick spoke of, of course, were the Big Three — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh — who promised to lead the franchise to its second NBA title.
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