Introducing: Four Years of Heat
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🗓️ 24 May 2023
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Hi, Open Floor fans! Listen to Four Years of Heat hosted by Israel Gutierrez! The new hit sports podcast will leave you on the edge of your seat. A podcast that dives into the behind-the-scenes story of what happened during the time LeBron James spent with Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and the Miami Heat. Don't just take our word for it, check out the trailer to decide for yourself!
About Four Years of Heat: "Four Years of Heat" is an 8-episode limited series narrative podcast launching the week of May 23rd (Around NBA Finals). It is written and hosted by South Florida native, ESPN’s Israel Gutierrez. The show dives deep into the behind-the-scenes story of what happened during the four years LeBron James spent with Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and the Miami Heat. It chronicles the inside stories from “The Decision,” the loss to the Mavs in the 2011 Finals, the Back-to-Back tiles in 2012-13, and LeBron’s choice to go “Home” to Cleveland in 2014. The release coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the Heat's epic 2013 NBA Finals win over the Spurs and Ray Allen’s amazing Game 6 tying shot. Israel recounts his own first-hand experiences covering the team, as well as gathering interesting perspectives from players, coaches, and journalists in and around the Heat at the time.
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| 0:00.0 | In sports, there are some teams that just burn hotter. |
| 0:05.9 | And for a four-year stretch from 2010 to 14, the Miami Heat were a team that ran so |
| 0:11.0 | fiery. |
| 0:12.2 | Not only did the entire league have to adjust to them, but an entire city seemed to have |
| 0:17.2 | established its place on the sports map because of them. |
| 0:20.9 | A swag is different. |
| 0:22.7 | You know, Miami, we just different. |
| 0:24.7 | I'm Israel Gutierrez of ESPN. |
| 0:26.5 | I'm hosting a new podcast called Four Years of Heat. |
| 0:29.7 | In this podcast, we're going to give you stories you've never heard before. |
| 0:33.4 | About a team you only thought you knew. |
| 0:35.4 | We'll take you inside those four monumental years with behind-the-scenes access and insight |
| 0:40.7 | about one of the greatest NBA teams ever assembled. |
| 0:43.6 | You know, having an opportunity to team up with, you know, arguably the best trio to ever |
| 0:48.2 | play the game, a basketball. |
| 0:50.5 | It was amazing. |
| 0:53.5 | The Miami Heat team, led by LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosch, set the city ablaze |
| 0:59.2 | upon their very arrival. |
| 1:01.2 | And there wasn't a dull moment in the four years that followed. |
| 1:04.7 | I have never, ever seen or felt anything like that. |
| 1:09.3 | From the very moment LeBron shook up the world and announced his choice to come to Miami |
| 1:14.6 | on a TV show. |
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