what was the world like the last time Miami won the NBA title?

miami heat It is denver nuggets face off this Wednesday, the 7th, at the Kaseya Center, in Miami, starting at 9:30 pm (Brasília time) for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. While Jimmy Butler It is Nikola Jokic battle for the first championship ring of their careers, the situation between the two fans is very different. That’s because, while the Denver fan had never seen the team in a final, the Miami fan celebrated the championship, for the last time, exactly 10 years ago, in 2013.

But what was the world like in 2013, before the Miami Heat won the last NBA title? The team still had in its squad LeBron James It is Dwayne Wade. A team that delighted the fans and achieved two consecutive victories. And as much as the Miami Heat was runner-up in 2020, in the “bubble” set up by the NBA and which was won by Los Angeles Lakersthe team led by Jimmy Butler has been looking for a long time for an achievement that, the last time it happened, a lot was different.

Neymar’s first year away from Santos

2013 was marked by being the first season of Neymar Jr. by Barcelona. A “dream” team that had the Brazilian star, the Argentine Lionel Messi and the Uruguayan Luis Suárez. The team also had in its cast Xavi Hernandez, Andrés Iniesta, among other stars. A squad that shortly afterwards went on to win a Champions League together.

Iphone 5c

The phone of the moment, in the year of the last title of the Miami Heat, was the iPhone 5c. A more affordable version of the then differentiated Apple brand model, which was a sales record and which, in Brazil, became popular due to its different color options.

Yessss

In 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo received his second Ballon d’Or. The Portuguese star had already turned from promise into a great achievement of world football. But, in the year of the last victory of the Miami Heat in the NBA, CR7 was still far from his 5 best player in the world awards, in total. Still, the athlete had just arrived at Real Madrid and was ready to win the Champions League for the Meringue club.

new pope

In the year of the last Miami Heat title, coincidentally, it was the same one in which we saw the then Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) resign from office. He was the first Supreme Pontiff to resign from the Vatican’s highest office.

Sad Scenes in Boston

This year, the world was still experiencing imminent fear of terrorism, since the September 11 attack had taken place only two years before. And it was during this period that we saw another terrorist act happen: at the Boston Marathon. As runners crossed the Marathon finish line, explosions left three people dead and more than 200 injured.

No Videocasts

The consumption of podcasts was still not common, which came to light for the first time in 2004. The intensity of production and demand increased from this year onwards. But the fact that we watch videocasts, as we see today, did not exist at the time of the last Miami Heat title.

Pandemic did not exist

The Covid-19 pandemic was not even a speculated thing. The lockdown that the world has experienced since 2020 was, in 2013, something that could only be seen on movie screens. And that, even so, there was nothing about, predicting what would come 7 years later.

TikTok? What is that?

TikTok, in 2013, was nothing more than a song by singer Kesha. The platform was created in 2014, but still with a different name and proposal, called Musical.ly.

World Cup Hope

This year, the Brazilian fan had not lost so much faith in the yellow team. The 2014, 2018 and 2022 Cups had yet to happen. Tough defeats for the fans who, last time, saw the team lose to Croatia.

Now, it remains to be seen if the Miami Heat can change history and win the first NBA title after 10 years. The match will be broadcast on ESPN 2 and Star+ streaming.