{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b35c16b8e268c658fba5289b","clusterId":"c_59c948c692bb5e1cec4801d8","slug":"miami-heat-rebrand-as-vice-city-for-one-night-before-gta-vi-launch","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Miami Heat Rebrand As Vice City For One Night Before GTA VI Launch","summary":"The Miami Heat announced that their November 18 home game against the Milwaukee Bucks will be staged as 'A Night in Vice City,' with the team name replaced by Vice City. The game at Kaseya Center will use a court built for the occasion, and the Heat will wear redesigned uniforms that have not been revealed. Rockstar Games reposted the announcement. GTA VI launches November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.","whyItMatters":"Rockstar's repost turns a regular-season NBA game into a marketing event placed the night before GTA VI arrives, a timing the league team chose rather than the game's publisher.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Heat\u0026#39;s announcement came on October 2, and Rockstar Games\u0026#39; official X account shared it. The game tips off at 7:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on November 18, which is 9:00 a.m. Japan Time on November 19, at Kaseya Center. The uniform design is still under wraps. The team says special projects will roll out at the arena starting with the regular season\u0026#39;s opening game, with dedicated programming on November 18. A Vice City apparel collection is already on sale at the Heat\u0026#39;s official store.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Heat's Vice City rebrand names the team after the fictional city's model. The Bucks play the straight man in a marketing stunt their own league scheduled the night before GTA VI.","twitterPost":"The Heat will be listed as Vice City for one game. Miami is the model for that city, so the rebrand inverts the usual tie-in: the real place takes the game's name.","threadsPost":"The Heat are renaming themselves Vice City for a single November 18 game against the Bucks, the night before GTA VI launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Miami already is the model for Vice City, so the team is borrowing back a name the game borrowed from the city.","newsletterBlurb":"The Miami Heat will rename themselves Vice City for a November 18 home game against the Milwaukee Bucks, part of an event called A Night in Vice City. A dedicated court and redesigned uniforms are planned, with the uniform design not yet revealed. Rockstar Games shared the team's announcement, and GTA VI launches the next day on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610022q\",\"title\":\"On the Eve of 'GTA VI's Release, the NBA's Miami Heat Turn into 'Vice City' for One Night Only. The Basketball Team Based in Miami, the Model for Vice City, Will Play a Game with a Dedicated Court and New Uniforms\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4382,"outputTokens":623,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791182669,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T06:40:13.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T06:43:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T06:43:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_59c948c692bb5e1cec4801d8","canonicalTitle":"『GTA VI』発売前夜、NBAのマイアミ・ヒートが一夜限りの「バイスシティ」に。バイスシティのモデルであるマイアミを本拠地とするバスケチームが、専用コートと新ユニフォームで試合へ","representativeArticleId":"a_e8e107519ea4f46e5bbfbbd3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Grand Theft Auto VI\"],\"studios\":[\"Rockstar Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-02T13:55:28.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-02T13:55:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T06:43:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610022q","title":"『GTA VI』発売前夜、NBAのマイアミ・ヒートが一夜限りの「バイスシティ」に。バイスシティのモデルであるマイアミを本拠地とするバスケチームが、専用コートと新ユニフォームで試合へ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Grand Theft Auto VI"],"studios":["Rockstar Games"],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}