Miami Heat preseason tickets on sale Wednesday

MIAMI —

The Miami Heat on Wednesday announced tickets went on sale for their preseason schedule, which includes three games at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Tickets prices start at $ 10 and can be purchased at Heat.com or Ticketmaster.com. The home schedule includes games against the Detroit Pistons Oct. 18, San Antonio Spurs Oct. 20 and New Orleans Hornets Oct. 26. 

The defending champs open the preseason Oct. 7 against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena before playing two games in China against the Los Angeles Clippers Oct. 11 (Beijing) and Oct. 14 (Shanghai). The remainder of the eight-game schedule goes as follows: Oct. 23 at Charlotte and Oct. 24 vs. Washington in Kansas City;

The Heat open the regular season at home Oct. 30 against the Boston Celtics, who they defeated in last year’s Eastern Conference Finals.

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