Fansided

Every NBA team’s most famous fan

By Dylan Hughes

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: American actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves with his son Ray Nicholson at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: American actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves with his son Ray Nicholson at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – JUNE 18: Recording artist Jimmy Buffett poses for a photo before the San Antonio Spurs played the Miami Heat during Game Six of the 2013 NBA Finals on June 18, 2013 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL – JUNE 18: Recording artist Jimmy Buffett poses for a photo before the San Antonio Spurs played the Miami Heat during Game Six of the 2013 NBA Finals on June 18, 2013 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Miami Heat — Jimmy Buffet

Legendary singer Jimmy Buffett is not from South Florida, but he has a few flags planted there. From his Margaritaville restaurant headquarters in Orlando, to the Minor League baseball team he previously owned in Fort Myers, to the Miami Heat — Buffett is about as South Florida as it gets.

At 71 years old, that isn’t too surprising. Anyone of retirement age that can afford it seems to move to Florida. Buffett has a lot more going on than some of his fellow senior citizens, however.

One of Buffett’s hobbies is cheering on the Heat.

Buffett won’t sit by quietly, however. At a game in 2002, Buffett disagreed with a call and got animated.

Buffett repeatedly hurled profanities towards the refs at the end of a close game and was eventually ejected from the sideline. Then Heat coach Pat Riley came to Buffett’s defense.

"“I told (referee) Joe Forte, I said, ‘Do you know who that is?”‘ said Pat Riley, coach of the Miami Heat and a friend of the singer. “I said, ‘Do you mean to tell me you’ve never been a Parrothead in your life?’ So that tells you where our officials are coming from. “He thought I was insulting him. He wanted to give me a technical for calling him a Parrothead,” Riley said. Buffett’s fans are known as “Parrotheads.”"

The incident was minor, and Buffett ended up laughing about it on his way out.

Since then, Buffett has been lucky enough to celebrate three championships as a Heat fan.

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