While it was their later teams who won championships, the 2010-11 Miami Heat was the squad who changed basketball forever. We take you back to The Decision and its effects on both the NBA and LeBron James nearly a decade later. The league’s first modern day traveling rock show had it all: a polarizing team not ready for the backlash they received, the near firing of their head coach and an early-season meltdown of one of their stars. But the wins would come. The Heat roared into the Finals before falling victim to a team who showed them what their missing ingredient was, but the biggest of shocks in the series against the Dallas Mavericks came from the on-court disappearance of the man who made all of the craziness happen: LeBron James.

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<p>While it was their later teams who won championships, the 2010-11 Miami Heat was the squad who changed basketball forever. We take you back to The Decision and its effects on both the NBA and LeBron James nearly a decade later. The league’s first modern day traveling rock show had it all: a polarizing team not ready for the backlash they received, the near firing of their head coach and an early-season meltdown of one of their stars. But the wins would come. The Heat roared into the Finals before falling victim to a team who showed them what their missing ingredient was, but the biggest of shocks in the series against the Dallas Mavericks came from the on-court disappearance of the man who made all of the craziness happen: LeBron James.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

The sports landscape is filled with legendary teams and their accomplishments that we still currently talk about, reference and compare to the present. Special Teams takes a look at these squads as we help relive their victories, losses and controversies that have marked their place in history. You’ll get unique storytelling, strong opinions and heavy doses of fun. Fox Sports hosts Jason Smith and Mike Harmon work through the backstories, build-ups and breakdowns of these (in)famous squads using personal anecdotes, pop culture references and a sizable mirror. The picture isn’t always so pretty, but you’ll never forget it.

Special Teams

While it was their later teams who won championships, the 2010-11 Miami Heat was the squad who changed basketball forever.

The 2010-11 Miami Heat: Introducing The Heatles

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