Miami Heat and Rockstar Games® Bring a Night in Vice City

MIAMI – The Miami HEAT and Rockstar Games^® today announced a historic partnership centered around the highly anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI. Rockstar Games^® joins the HEAT on November 18^th to create A Night in Vice City, when the HEAT will take the court as “Vice City” as they host the Milwaukee Bucks for an unprecedented event on the eve of the November 19^th release of Grand Theft Auto VI.

Televised on ESPN nationally and on Local 10 in South Florida, A Night in Vice City will transform the Kaseya Center into Vice City – showcasing the Miami-inspired setting of Grand Theft Auto VI – 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.

For one night only, the HEAT trade Miami for Vice City.

Join us on November 18, when Vice City hosts the Milwaukee Bucks on a never-before-seen court, wearing an all-new uniform.

This is A Night in Vice City. Also live on ESPN. For details, visit https://t.co/ZiEQ2XUxdu pic.twitter.com/KaQC7QGRHQ

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 2, 2026

Beginning with the celebrated lighting of the “Welcome to Vice City” signage on the roof of Kaseya Center that took place October 1^st, the two global brands will continue to share more news over the next few weeks, with details and a guide to the game-night activations updated as they are announced at HEAT.com/ViceCity, the official A Night in Vice City website.

For images of “Welcome to Vice City” roof signage, CLICK HERE.

NEW GTA 6 MERCH JUST DROPPED.

Rockstar Games and the Miami HEAT have released a new collection of GTA 6 merchandise. pic.twitter.com/eXr9T94obq

— GTA 6 Updates (@gtasix_) October 2, 2026

Plus, starting today, the Vice City collection from the HEAT signature clothing line, Court Culture, will be available at all Miami HEAT Store locations and online exclusively at MiamiHeatStore.com.

For tickets to A Night in Vice City, and other games on the HEAT schedule, head to HEAT.com/Tickets.

About Miami HEAT

The HEAT Group is comprised of the National Basketball Association’s Miami HEAT and the 19,600-seat Kaseya Center. The HEAT is a three-time NBA Champion having won titles in 2006, 2012 and 2013 and is a celebrated leader in every discipline of the business of basketball. Kaseya Center, home of the HEAT, is a LEED Gold Recertified, award-winning, state-of-the-art facility, which hosts more than 150 events per year. Named as Billboard’s 2026 Top East Coast Arena, Kaseya Center is built with state-of-the-art sound and lighting and HD and electronic media signage inside and out. The impressive 19,600-seat venue is currently ranked the #1 arena in Florida for the 11th consecutive year—and the 14th time during the past 15 years—according to Billboard’s 2025 year-end rankings.  The Arena is located on the waterfront in the thriving arts and entertainment district in downtown Miami. For more information, please visit HEAT.com and KaseyaCenter.com.

About Rockstar Games 

Founded by Sam Houser in 1998, Rockstar Games pioneered the open-world genre of video games with the launch of Grand Theft Auto III in 2001. The series’ most recent iteration, Grand 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. Rockstar Games’ blockbuster Western series, Red Dead Redemption has sold-in nearly 116 million units worldwide to date, with its most recent release, Red Dead Redemption 2, breaking new ground in fidelity and immersion. The next Rockstar Games release is Grand Theft Auto VI arriving November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Pre-orders are available now. Follow Rockstar Games on X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Discord, WhatsApp, TikTok, and BiliBili.

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Ricardo Urrusuno

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