Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers Live Stream Free: Watch NBA 2014 Basketball Online (ABC TV Preview)
The Miami Heat will host the Cleveland Cavaliers in a massive NBA match up on Christmas Day 2014. This will be the first time that LeBron James has returned to Miami since he departed in the close season for his old hunting ground in Cleveland, and all eyes will be on whether he can lead the Cavaliers to a win against his old team. The game will start at 5 p.m. ET and takes place from the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The game will be shown on TV on the ABC network or online through free live stream (details below).
James returns to Miami on Thursday - a place where he won two NBA championship titles, and although it will be an emotional experience for him, he no doubt will be coming back to pour misery on the Miami fans as he looks to lead the Cavaliers to the postseason.
James has said ahead of the game: "To say I haven't thought about going back, I would be lying. It's going to be great to be back in that building around those unbelievable fans and the memories will definitely come back, being a part of the organization for four years."
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The warm feelings will be mutual - even though there were certainly frustrations with the way James left earlier this year, there are numerous close friends still in Miami for James.
One of those is Dwyane Wade: "It hasn't changed. It won't change. ... We have a great friendship and great respect for each other. It won't change."
James will certainly be hoping that his return to Miami will be nothing like the reception he got the first time he returned to Cleveland after leaving them for Miami in 2010. At that time the Cavaliers fans turned against James in a massive way, and he was booed almost entirely through the encounter.
The Heat fans may be more understanding and more forgiving through - after all this is the man that helped deliver them two NBA titles in recent years.
Today's big game between the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers will start at 5 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the ABC network or online through free live stream by clicking here.
