The Miami Heat defeated the Detroit Pistons 118-110 on Tuesday night.
Given that Detroit is one of the NBA’s worst teams, boasting a 9-52 record and in a race with the Washington Wizards for most lottery balls for the 2024 NBA Draft, nobody was expecting a different outcome.
By any objective measure, Jimmy Butler and Co. are a far superior team to the Pistons in every way.
Because of that, one of the major stories coming out of this outing wasn’t the end result, but rather the fans in attendance.
First Rubi Rose went viral over the impact her choice of outfit to the proceedings had on Duncan Robinson.
Then popular social media influencer YesJulz got involved. Her attire to the game was a huge hit, too:
— Yesjulz (@YesJulz) March 6, 2024
Warriors Fan Celebrating Stephen Curry’s Shot Identified: https://t.co/YcRJTf5SWj
— Game 7 (@game7__) March 7, 2024
Fans reacted quickly:
Now we know why Duncan Robinson made that move https://t.co/LmLbnl4UGL
— 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 (@HeatvsHaters) March 6, 2024
@cjsweet567 we gotta investigate how many baddies were at the heat game last night
— 𝔽𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕒 ❤️🔥 (@MiamisOG) March 6, 2024
Baddies court side
— Michael Norton (@MobSquad508) March 7, 2024
YesJulz has shown a certain propensity for going viral in recent months. The engagement on her latest posts is off the charts:
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Big picture, fans in the stands notwithstanding, Miami is firing on all cylinders right now.
With a strong late-season run, they could easily end up with homecourt advantage in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Olivia Dunne Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction After Dress Falls Off: https://t.co/d7E6gkn2ol
— Game 7 (@game7__) March 5, 2024
And as they proved last year, if the Heat get hot ahead of the postseason – watch out.
Will 2024 mark the year that the NBA championship returns to Miami? Time will tell.
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Jennifer Withers Hoey is a former Business Development Manager who transitioned to writing about sports. With valuable connections all over the West Coast, she has used those contacts to break some of the most interesting stories pertaining to the Portland Trail Blazers, Oregon Ducks, LA Lakers, LA Clippers, Seattle Supersonics (RIP), and more.
