BOCA RATON \u2014 Having already added significant color to their game presentation, including a return this season of a rendition of the team\u2019s Vice uniforms, the Miami Heat plan on Nov. 18 to take it one step further, with \u201cA Night in Vice City.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ahead of the Nov. 19 release of the Grand Theft Auto VI video game, the Heat announced Friday that when they host the Milwaukee Bucks on Nov. 18 in a nationally televised game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Kaseya Center night will be \u201cshowcasing the Miami-inspired setting of Grand Theft Auto VI \u2014 for a first-of-its-kind sports crossover experience that will see the Heat play on a special court, introduce a uniform never previously worn, and roll out unique game programming and live elements.\u201d<\/p>\n
The makeover already has begun, when on Thursday the team celebrated the lighting of the \u201cWelcome to Vice City\u201d signage on the roof of Kaseya Center.<\/p>\n
The Heat said more details would follow linking the team and the sometimes controversial brand in coming weeks.<\/p>\n
The Nov. 18 game already stood as a signature night, with it marking Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s first game against his former team since he was dealt t<\/a>o the Heat in July. That game also is the scheduled return of the four players dealt by the Heat<\/a> along with draft capital for Antetokounmpo \u2014 Tyler Herro, Kel\u2019el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Kasparas Jakucionis.<\/p>\n According to Rock Star Games, \u201cGrand Theft Auto V, has sold-in over 230 million units alone. Alongside the other blockbuster entries in the series, including Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto has become one of the biggest-selling and most critically acclaimed and influential properties in modern entertainment, selling nearly 475 million units.\u201d<\/p>\n In light of previous editions of the Grand Theft series depicting gun violence against police, there has been pushback about Miami-Dade County striking a $975,000 marketing agreement with the game-maker for the signage atop the arena.<\/p>\n The Miami-Dade Association of Police Chiefs issued a statement that included that Miami-Dade, \u201cdeserves to be represented by the values of its residents, not by a fictional image built around crime and violence.\u201d<\/p>\n