Why the hell did Miami retire Michael Jordan's number?

*************** Beacuse of something most of you kiddies don't understand***********RESPECT.

Because they were honored to see his greatness????=/

I don't know, apparently it was retired by Pat Riley as a tribute to Michael. And yes, I got this from Wikipedia.

its just like why they retired a football legend's number, they want more attention, cuz lets face it, with wade talking about leaving, beasley getting in trouble with weed, they havnt gotten anny good publicity since they made the playoffs last yr.

another reason might be that they are one of the youngest teams and they feel that they need to retire jerseys to seem more professional? i dont know why, and they shouldnt retire his number anywhere other than 23, cuz we get to see more amazing players wear 23 like lebron

The same reason the MLB retired Jackie Robinson's number, he was just that great.

respect man.

The Heat just respected MJ's 23

Cause they were a witness of MJ's greatness.

He was the 1st black man to play in the NBA! the MLB did the same for Robinson

JORDAN = G.O.A.T (greatest of all-time) ALL NBA TEAMS SHOULD RETIRE THAT NUMBER

The first user to respond is a great example of a Laker Fan.

dont hate on the only team that seems to have respect (other teams include:magic,hornets and others.)

because he ate a hamburger