The Tribune

The Miami Heat basketball organisation is returning to The Bahamas for the fourth time in franchise history to host their training camp from October 1-5 at the Baha Mar resort. The official announcement was made yesterday and it will mark the second time in three years that the franchise has opted to carry out their training at the venue. 

Upon their arrival, the team will engage in two-a-day practice sessions from Tuesday through Friday. The training camp will then wrap up with a practice session on Saturday that will be open to invited guests before making their return to Miami for preseason play. 

Graeme Davis, president of Baha Mar, expressed his excitement about having the Miami Heat team return to the resort in preparation for the upcoming 2024-25 NBA season.

“We are thrilled to welcome the Miami Heat back to Baha Mar as they gear up for an exciting 2024-25 NBA season,” he said. 

“As the leading luxury resort in The Bahamas, we look forward to providing an exceptional training camp experience that exceeds expectations.”

The Miami Heat’s first training camp in The Bahamas took place in 2013 at the Atlantis resort before the 2013-14 NBA season. The team returned to the sporting paradise in 2016 prior to the 2016-17 season and carried out their training camp at the same venue. Their third trip to The Bahamas was in 2022, when they first conducted the training camp at the Baha Mar resort.

The Heat closed out the NBA postseason with an early playoff exit courtesy of NBA champion Boston Celtics in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. They will look to fine tune their play ahead of the 2024-25 NBA regular season which begins Wednesday, October 23 against the Orlando Magic at the Kaseya Centre.

Last month, the Philadelphia 76ers announced their plans to host training camp at the Atlantis resort from October 1-5.