20 Hours of HEAT Basketball Game

To help celebrate their 20th Anniversary season, the Miami HEAT will be giving basketball fans the chance of a lifetime: to play a basketball game on the HEAT court at AmericanAirlines Arena! As part of the “20 Days of HEAT” promotional period leading up to the Opening Night game vs. the Detroit Pistons, the HEAT will stage the “20 Hours of HEAT Basketball Game” beginning Wednesday, October 24 at 6:00 am. The “game” will begin at 6:00 am on the 24th and continue for 20 consecutive hours, ending at 2:00 am on Thursday, October 25.

Each team will be guaranteed a specific amount of court time, assured to be no less than a :15 – :30 minute “game” (the game length will be based upon the final number of teams participating). Teams may sign up for more than one time slot. Teams will be assigned to
play for either the “Miami” team or the “HEAT”
team. The scoring will be a cumulative running
total of all the games played, resulting in one of
the highest scoring basketball games of all time.

There will be a running clock for the 20 hour time period and at the end of each allotted time period, two new teams will take the court to begin their time period. Adding to the fun nature of the event, there will be special point-value shot locations placed strategically on the court, providing for a higher point value than a normal two or three point shot. In addition, point values for made baskets will increase during certain :20 second time periods during each game segment.

The festivities surrounding the “20 Hours of HEAT Basketball Game” will include special appearances by Miami HEAT players, the Miami HEAT Dancers, Burnie, the HEAT Mascot and the HEAT Xtreme Team. In addition to the opportunity to play ball on the same court as D. Wade and Shaq, all participants will receive a free “20 Hours of HEAT Basketball Game” T-shirt, plus, one lucky team will win HEAT Season Tickets in Uptown for the 2007-08 season. Throughout the 20 hour competition, the HEAT will randomly give away free tickets to upcoming HEAT home games, HEAT gift cards, HEAT Fan Car Kits and much more. The complete list of fun stuff participants can win and activities taking place during the “20 Hours of HEAT Basketball Game” include:

• “20 Hours of HEAT Basketball Game” T-Shirt (all participants)
• HEAT Season Tickets (one team)
• HEAT Individual Game Tickets (random distribution)
• HEAT Gift Cards (random distribution)
• HEAT Fan Car Kits (all participants)
• HEAT Player appearances
• Appearances by the HEAT Dancers, Burnie, the Xtreme Team, the Hoop Troop, the HEAT Street Band, the HEAT Golden Oldies and the HEAT Jr. Jam

The HEAT is encouraging fans of all ages to participate in the activity, regardless of whether or not you are ready to hit the hardwood for the HEAT. Potential team pairings could include:

• Radio Station vs. Radio Station / DJ’s vs. DJ’s / Show Hosts vs. Show Hosts
• Television Station vs. Television Station / Sports & News Anchors vs. Sports & News Anchors
• NOTE: Media outlets may also consider holding an on-air / online promotion or contest to allow winning fans to play on the team with their station hosts / DJ’s.
• County vs. County (Miami-Dade vs. Broward) / Municipality vs. Municipality
• Office vs. Office / Executives vs. Staff
• Corporations vs. Corporations (Office Depot vs. Office Max)
• Families vs. Families / Neighborhood Team vs. Neighborhood Team
• Church vs. Church
• School vs. School / School Administrators vs. School Students
• High School Basketball Team vs. High School Basketball Team – Boys and Girls
• Wheelchair Basketball Team vs. Wheelchair Basketball Team
• Fraternities vs. Fraternities / Sororities vs. Sororities
• Adult Basketball League teams

Fans interested in participating in the “20 Hours of HEAT Basketball Game” can follow these simple steps to live out their basketball fantasy:

• Assemble their team of no fewer than six (6) players.
• Look below for the official registration paperwork (note: participants under the age of 18 must complete the Parental Permission form). Make sure everyone on your team individually signs the appropriate form(s).
• Fax the completed paperwork to “20 Hours of HEAT Basketball Game” at 786.777.1608 no later than Friday, October 19, 2007.
• Be sure to select your top four (4) preferred game time slots. The sooner you return your completed paperwork, the better your opportunity of securing one of your preferred time slots, however, there is no guarantee that you will be given one of your preferred time slots.
• You will receive your confirmed scheduled game time(s) via email no later than Monday, October 22, 2007.
• Arrive at the AmericanAirlines Arena at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled game time(s). Please bring hard copies of your completed paperwork. Free parking will be provided in the arena’s P2 parking garage.

Below are the following forms you'll need to fill out if you plan on attending. Please fill out the "Registration Form" as well as either the "Adult Waiver" or "Youth Waiver." In the "Flyer" you'll find pertinent information regarding the event. You'll need Adobe Reader to view these files.

• Registration Form
• Adult Waiver
• Youth Waiver
• Flyer