Jun 222012
(Reuters) – Factbox on the Miami Heat, who won the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship on Thursday by beating Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 in the best-of-seven final series. * Miami were admitted to the NBA in 1988 as an expansion franchise. They play in the southeast division of the Eastern Conference. * Nicknamed the Heat, they have made the playoffs in 16 of their 24 seasons. They won the championship in 2006 and again in 2012 and were runners-up in 2011. …