Goosebumps to see @MiamiHEAT players rocking the #FilipinoHeritageWeek @NBA_Philippines shirts! 😊👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/Lbz1QvbeZ7
— TJ Manotoc (@tjmanotoc) March 15, 2017
The Miami Heat opened the NBA's weeklong celebration of the Philippines and its fans by wearing special edition Filipino Heritage Week shirts ahead of their game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
It's LIT 🔥 in Miami! Watch the @MiamiHEAT starting lineup intros (& Coach Spo) wearing their #FilipinoHeritageWeek shirts! #HeatIsOn 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 pic.twitter.com/TOFRJUBEIa
— NBA Philippines (@NBA_Philippines) March 15, 2017
The shirt, which prominently features a jeepney, is available for purchase at Titan and NBA stores starting Thursday afternoon.
The Heat's home court, AmericanAirlines Arena, also got into the celebration, declaring on its LED bands that "Pilipinas Is Heat Nation."
#FilipinoHeritageWeek repped on court by the @MiamiHEAT! 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 pic.twitter.com/OaFQf2Ybv6
— NBA Philippines (@NBA_Philippines) March 15, 2017
"It's almost surreal for my family and I," said Miami coach Erik Spoelstra, a Filipino-American, of the way the NBA is celebrating Filipino Heritage Week.
"I'm proud to be Filipino, and I'm very excited that it's being recognized," he said.
Aside from the Heat, the Golden State Warriors are also participating in Filipino Heritage Week.
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