Miami Heat NBA team pushing for AmericanAirlines Arena voting site.
Spoelstra also revealed the Heat has petitioned the city of Miami to use AmericanAirlines Arena as a voting site for the upcoming elections. The Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks have also offered their facilities as a potential voting site.
“We think it would be terrific for the city, for our community,” Spoelstra said. “There at the arena, we think we would be able to make it safe. We would be able to follow all the health protocols. It could be extremely efficient. It would be fantastic for the city and we’re pushing for it. Really, the ball is in their court right now. We want to make it happen and that’s really something that we hope we can get done.”
As part of the Heat’s social justice pledge, the organization has pledged to donate to organizations that are working to eradicate racial inequality, support education initiatives that serve the Black community and help more Black students attend college, provide opportunities to Black students with its company mentoring and internship programs, support voter registration initiatives that make it easier for more people to vote, give all Heat staff paid time off on Election Day to vote, designate Juneteenth as a permanent paid holiday for employees of the organization and partner with Black-owned businesses in the community.
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