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Miami Heat tease release of new 'Vice City' jerseys on the night before 'Grand Theft Auto VI' release

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Reigle, M. (2026, October 2). Miami Heat tease release of new 'Vice City' jerseys on the night before 'Grand Theft Auto VI' release. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/miami-heat-tease-release-new-vice-city-jerseys-night-before-grand-theft-auto-vi-release

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The Miami Heat basketball team announced plans to debut new "Vice City"-themed jerseys on November 18 during their game against the Milwaukee Bucks, coinciding with the release of the highly anticipated video game "Grand Theft Auto VI" the following day. The team's website describes these jerseys as "completely reimagined," and promotional materials show a giant "Welcome to Vice City" sign at the Kaseya Center. This collaboration marks an unprecedented tie-in between a major sports franchise and a non-sports video game, aiming to bridge multiple pop-cultural domains through this event.

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The Miami Heat announced they will debut new "Vice City" jerseys on November 18 against the Milwaukee Bucks, coinciding with the night before the release of Grand Theft Auto VI. The jerseys, described as "new, completely reimagined," are part of a promotional campaign for the highly anticipated video game, which takes place in a fictionalized version of Miami called Vice City. On that day, the Kaseya Center will feature a large "Welcome to Vice City" sign along with the game's Roman numeral logo VI. This unique collaboration marks an unprecedented tie-in between a professional sports team and a major entertainment release.

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The team announced on Friday that they will debut their new "Vice City" jerseys on November 18 against the Milwaukee Bucks (which is a notable matchup for another reason), the night before GTA VI's big November 19 release.

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🔮 November will see the launch of what is easily the biggest video game release of all time, and maybe the biggest entertainment release full stop, when "Grand Theft Auto VI" hits shelves.

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Miami Heat tease release of new 'Vice City' jerseys on the night before 'Grand Theft Auto VI' release · assertive framing

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November will see the launch of what is easily the biggest video game release of all time, and maybe the biggest entertainment release full stop, when "Grand Theft Auto VI" hits shelves. asserted

VI → see → shelves

Or hits the PlayStations of those of us who pre-ordered it (*raises hand*). asserted

hand → hit → it

The game takes place largely in "Vice City," a fictionalized version of Miami, and it looks like the Miami Heat are getting in on the promotion. asserted

Heat → take → promotion

which → announce → release

According to the team's website, the Heat's new duds will be "new, completely reimagined" getups for the occasion. The video also shows the roof of the Kaseya Center, which has a big "Welcome to Vice City" sign with the game's Roman numeral "VI" logo next to it. uncertain

which → accord → it

That night, the team will use a special "Vice City" court, and, as is the case for any good promotional endeavor, there's plenty of merch to be had. asserted

team → use → merch

As far as I can remember, there has never been a sports/video game tie-in like this, at least for a non-sports game. This isn't going to just be a video game release. asserted

This → remember → game

It's going to transcend a whole bunch of different pop-cultural avenues, and here's one of them. asserted

one → go → them

Good luck escaping the "Grand Theft Auto VI" barrage that we're going to face for the next couple of months. asserted

we → escape → months

Like a lot of folks, I've been waiting for this thing to come out for well over a decade. asserted

thing → wait → decade

It's going to be wild to finally dig into it. asserted

It → go → it

Now, if they could just get to work on a sequel to "LA Noire," that would be greatly appreciated. uncertain

that → get → Noire