They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
[3] The team played its home games at the Miami Arena until 2000,[4] and have played its home games at the American Airlines Arena since then.
The franchise's first head coach was Ron Rothstein, who served for three seasons with the Heat.
Pat Riley, having coached the Heat for eleven seasons in two stints, is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games coached (849), the most regular-season game wins (454), the most playoff games coached (50), and the most playoff-game wins (26); Erik Spoelstra is the franchise's all-time leader for the highest winning percentage in the regular season (.707) and total wins (607).
[10] Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.