Miami Heat Extending Fan Capacity to 17,000 For First Round Series

The Miami Heat will play in front of 17,000 fans in first round series against the Milwaukee Bucks, which begins today in Milwaukee

Shandel Richardson|

As a result of the NBA updating its policies for teams to increase arena capacity. the Miami Heat are extending arena capacity to 17,000 fans during the first round of the playoffs.

The Heat open the postseason Saturday on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks. After two games in Milwaukee, the series shifts to Miami for two games.

The Heat will also offer the Moderna vaccine COVID-19 shots at the arena during the games with the help of Florida Blue.

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Published May 22, 2021

SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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