Nothing brings an entire fan base together quite like LeBron James abandoning your team. And that's been more evident this offseason as Heat fans have rallied around Dwyane Wade and his magical #HeatLifer hashtag.
Wade put the hashtag out there when he announced his return to the Heat, breathing hope and passion back into the faithful, while ceremoniously stamping out LeBron's #LaFamilia hashtag he had been tweeting as his announcement of his return to Cleveland approached.
See also: Dwyane Wade Announces Return to the Heat in the Coolest Way Possible
On Monday, Heat owner Micky Arison wrote an open-letter to the fans, saying the team that has built a championship tradition was far from done. He too put the #HeatLifer hashtag on it.
Then, on Tuesday, the Miami Heat's official Twitter account tweeted this out:
Fill in the blank: I am a #HEATLifer because ___________! pic.twitter.com/U3QKVVAveB
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) July 29, 2014
And Heat Twitter showered the replies with pics, and love and faithfulness to the organization.
Here are the best from that batch.
@MiamiHEAT I am a #HeatLifer because I go way back pic.twitter.com/e771cdnMsq
— Brian McCalla (@B_MAC804) July 29, 2014
RT @MiamiHEAT: Fill in the blank: I am a #HEATLifer because ___________! pic.twitter.com/yWhxp7kpKX - THUNDERRRR pic.twitter.com/7vm6GZhGVi
— Fuck or Fuck (@EvBalls) July 29, 2014
@MiamiHEAT I am a #HEATLifer because .... pic.twitter.com/E6gLlRu4s8
— Young Dirt (@DirtyFrenchman) July 29, 2014
RT @MiamiHEAT: Fill in the blank: I am a #HEATLifer because ___________! pic.twitter.com/NP3Udtpeqa pic.twitter.com/K12tTjS3mC
— Rob Slater (@RobSlater10) July 29, 2014
RT @MiamiHEAT: Fill in the blank: I am a #HEATLifer because ___________! pic.twitter.com/yWhxp7kpKX pic.twitter.com/jzLtKiO80d
— Fuck or Fuck (@EvBalls) July 29, 2014
"@MiamiHEAT: Fill in the blank: I am a #HEATLifer because ___________! pic.twitter.com/kEjxhSRyLh" Found it!!! pic.twitter.com/UVZE8VPGUC
— Kristyfer Bosh (@KristyRiff) July 29, 2014
@Miamiheat beating the Bulls short handed led by Rex Chapman while we waited on Zo to arrive.
— Sharky guns (@jram305) July 29, 2014
https://t.co/INurn7sj49
RT @MiamiHEAT: Fill in the blank: I am a #HEATLifer because ___________! pic.twitter.com/syMVTOk8WY
— Slim (@SkinnyMcGhee) July 29, 2014
@MiamiHEAT The real #Heatles pic.twitter.com/bR2QrlBWIz
— Nick Neuteufel (@Neuteufel) July 29, 2014
#RileyBeWithYou RT @MiamiHEAT: Fill in the blank: I am a #HEATLifer because ___________! pic.twitter.com/GBrfJ5srmf
— Brendan Tobin (@Brendan_Tobin) July 29, 2014
.@MiamiHEAT pic.twitter.com/XhpFKbWKxa
— David Hill (@dave6834) July 29, 2014
@MiamiHEAT pic.twitter.com/K51LtDOke9
— Angel Dust (@Blestem) July 29, 2014
"@MiamiHEAT: Fill in the blank: I am a #HEATLifer because ___________!" pic.twitter.com/JqiWca6WxS
— Fes (@fesnard) July 29, 2014
"@MiamiHEAT: Fill in the blank: I am a #HEATLifer because ___________! pic.twitter.com/viGwDz0TaX" pic.twitter.com/cRFcLVf1jK
— Jake Winderman (@jakewinderman) July 29, 2014
#HEATLifer https://t.co/Yk6DgMqrrk
— Danny Martinez (@DannyMartinez4) July 29, 2014
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