MIAMI, October 6th – The defending NBA Champion Miami HEAT announced today that all individual game tickets for the 2006-07 season will go on sale Monday, October 9, at 10:00 am at HEAT.com, ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets and via 1-800-4NBA-TIX. Tickets start at $10 a ticket per game. As a result of the HEAT selling out their entire season ticket inventory, a very limited number of individual game tickets in the 300 Level, 400 Level and Standing Room Only sections will be available for purchase. Please note the AmericanAirlines Arena Ticket Office will NOT be open for the initial on-sale on Monday, October 9.

Individual game tickets will also be available through the HEAT ticketExchange – the club’s official website to buy and sell individual game tickets. All tickets sold on ticketExchange are sold by HEAT Season Ticket Holders and all tickets purchased on ticketExchange are guaranteed. TicketExchange is a safe and convenient way for fans to purchase tickets that would be unavailable otherwise, including lower bowl tickets. Fans can access ticketExchange by visiting HEAT.com. Ticket prices for the HEAT ticketExchange program are established by each individual Season Ticket Holder when they post their tickets for sale.

There will be two pricing levels for individual game tickets. Games hosted Thursdays through Sundays and on holidays will be at one price level, while the games hosted on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be at another price level. Fans may purchase as many as eight individual tickets per game.

Families looking for a great night out can purchase the Papa John’s HEAT Family Meal Deal, available for every home game this season. The Papa John’s HEAT Family Meal Deal includes four upper level tickets, four Papa John’s arena pizzas, four small fountain soft drinks and one free retail Papa John’s pizza for $94.

Groups of 20 or more interested in attending a game should call 786-777-DUNK for tickets.

Fans will have a chance to catch exciting match-ups, including the Opening Night ring ceremony contest versus Ben Wallace and the Chicago Bulls and the rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, which will take place on January 21 when the HEAT take on Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks.

The schedule also features several exciting contests against many of the most fierce rivals of the HEAT. The Detroit Pistons arrive in Miami on Thursday, November 30, for an 8:00 p.m. game, and again on Friday, March 2, in an 8:00 p.m. contest. The HEAT renew their rivalry against Stephon Marbury and the New York Knicks on Friday, November 17, and close their home series on Monday, January 22. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers also visit South Florida on Thursday, February 1, and Sunday, February 25.

In addition, Western Conference powerhouses San Antonio Spurs led by Tim Duncan visit the AmericanAirlines Arena on Sunday, February 11, and Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns come to Miami Wednesday, December 13. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers visit Miami for only one time in a 2:30 p.m. contest on Christmas Day.