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The Resume

    (1990- )
    Born in Miami, Florida
    Mascot of the Miami Heat
    Is an anthropomorphized flame
    7'6 tall

Why he might be annoying:

    He was described by Real Clear Sports as looking like the Philly Phanatic on an acid trip.
    He has a basketball for a nose.
    He has a gut.
    On the Heat's web page, his position is listed as 'Center of Attention.'
    During an exhibition game in San Juan, he pulled a female fan, Yvonne Gil de Rebollo, out of her front row seat (October 23, 1994) . She fell as she resisted him and sued for $1 million, claiming she suffered lingering pain in her arm and back and emotional distress from humiliation.
    He was coldcocked by 69-year-old Dolph Schayes after he sprayed Schayes and other Orlando Magic fans with a squirt gun during a playoff game (May 4, 1997).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He gets to cavort with the Heat Dancers.
    He comes with a female counterpart, Burnice.
    Like many other mascots, he fires t-shirts to fans in the stands.
    Gil de Rebollo was awarded $50,000 by the jury, only half the amount the Heat had offered her to settle out of court.
    When Dwayne Wade considered leaving Miami, he perched on top of the American Airlines Arena until Wade re-signed with the Heat, and had a 24-hour webcam to prove he was up there (July, 2010).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 106 Votes: 60.38% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 97 Votes: 62.89% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 64 Votes: 81.25% Annoying