Miami Heat Parade 2012; Team Celebration at the American Airlines Arena
The Miami Heat Parade to celebrate the team's 2012 NBA Championship will run for two miles through downtown Miami on Monday June 25. The parade is expected to be nearly two miles long as Miami Heat players including MVP Lebron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh parade down the streets to celebrate their victory over Oklahoma City Thunder.
The parade will start at the corner of Southwest 8th Street and Second Avenue at 11 a.m. It will run through for 90 minutes, passing Brickell and Bicayne Boulevard, before ending at the American Airlines arena.
While the parade is free, only season ticket holders will be able to celebrate at the Arena, according to CBS Miami. Miami's last NBA Final win was in 2006, when the team's stars Dwayne Wade and Shaquille O'Neal played a key role in winning the Championship.
See below for the complete schedule and route for the parade.
TIME: Monday, June 25, 2012 / 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
PLACE: Starts on the corner of Southwest 8th Street and Second Avenue, followed by a team celebration in the American Airlines Arena 12:30 p.m. - season ticket holders can enter free
ROUTE: Corner of Southwest 8th Street and Second Avenue---> Brickell ---> Intercontinental Hotel ---> Bicayne Boulevard---> American Airlines Arena.
