What ifs are the lean protein of radio and podcasting sports talk shows. What if Willie Mays and Hank Aaron were on the same team? What if Steve Carlton, Jim Palmer, and Tom Seaver were on the same pitching staff? What if the 1986 defense of football's New York Giants was combined with the offense of the 1999 Los Angles Rams? Would they be undefeated?
The NBA has scratched that sports fan itch and worked with iHeartPodcasts to offer a limited-series podcast about when greatness is concentrated on one sports team.
iHeartPodcasts and the NBA have announced a new limited-series narrative podcast, "Four Years of Heat," which will dig into the “Big Three” era of Miami Heat.
The podcast will dive deep into the story of what happened during the four years LeBron James spent with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat, and will chronicle the top NBA moments ranging from “The Decision,” to the loss to the Mavericks, to the back-to-back titles in 2012-13 to LeBron’s return home to Cleveland and more.
Hosted by sports journalist Israel Gutierrez, "Four Years of Heat" will leverage the NBA’s vast collection of behind-the-scenes and archival game footage to give listeners a never-before-seen look at the franchise’s legendary four-year run.Israel Gutierrez is a sports reporter and commentator for ESPN. Before joining the staff at ESPN, he covered the Heat for the Miami Herald as well as The Palm Beach Post. He is a South Florida native and University of Florida graduate.
Gutierrez has been on ESPN sports talk shows like The Sports Reporters and Around The Horn. Unlike the hyperbolic Stephen A. Smith and his followers of the "louder you talk" school of sports reporting, Gutierrez is a perfect 98.6 -- always in balance.
Throughout the eight-episode series, Gutierrez will recount his first-hand experiences covering the team and will share perspectives from former and current players, coaches, media personalities, and celebrities (including Miami Heat Super Fan DJ Khaled) in and around the Heat organization at the time.
In episode one, Israel sits down with Miami sports media legend, Dan Le Batard and former Miami Heat guard and two-time NBA champion Mario Chalmers to discuss the Miami sports landscape in 2010 and the events that led to the most important summer in Miami Heat history.
Other guests include three-time NBA Champion Udonis Haslem; veteran sports journalists Jim Gray, Jackie McMullan and Rachel Nichols; two-time NBA Champion and Hall of Famer Ray Allen; and two-time NBA Champion Shane Battier.
Episode one will debut Tuesday, May 23, with subsequent episodes following every Tuesday.
Listen to the trailer now.
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