GTA 6 Miami Heat Vice City Night: Date, Court & Jersey Details

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Rockstar Games and the Miami Heat have announced “A Night in Vice City” for November 18, turning the Kaseya Center into Vice City for one nationally televised game on the eve of GTA 6’s launch. The Heat will host the Milwaukee Bucks in a new Vice City uniform on a custom-built court, with the whole night staged as a launch-eve celebration for Grand Theft Auto VI.

Quick answer: GTA 6 Miami Heat Vice City Night is on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET at Kaseya Center in Miami. The Heat play Milwaukee as “Vice City” on ESPN with a one-off court and uniform. A 14-item Vice City merch collection is on sale now from $45 to $110.

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Key takeaways

• Miami Heat host Milwaukee Bucks as “Vice City” on November 18 at 7:00 PM ET, one day before GTA 6 launches November 19.
• The one-night takeover adds a never-before-seen custom court and a completely reimagined Vice City uniform.
• The game airs nationally on ESPN in the US, with Local 10 coverage in South Florida and FM 104.3 WQAM on radio.
• A Vice City collection is already live in the Heat store: 14 items from $45 tees and caps to a $110 crewneck.
• The partnership launched October 1 with the “Welcome to Vice City” rooftop sign lit atop Kaseya Center.

What is GTA 6 Miami Heat Vice City Night?

GTA 6 Miami Heat Vice City Night is a one-night rebrand where the Miami Heat play as Vice City against the Milwaukee Bucks on November 18, 2026. Announced October 2 by the Heat and Rockstar Games, it combines a custom court, a new uniform and live arena activations built around GTA 6’s Miami-inspired setting.

The Heat described it in their own announcement as a historic crossover and a first-of-its-kind sports experience. For one night only, the team trades Miami for Vice City, in the arena that already carries the game’s name on its roof. The event sits at the centre of Rockstar’s Miami takeover, which has already put Vice City branding on beach chairs, downtown banners and the Kaseya Center itself.

When and where is the Vice City game?

The Vice City game is Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET at Kaseya Center in downtown Miami. Tip-off is five hours before GTA 6 unlocks on the US East Coast, so fans in the building can go home and play at midnight. Tickets are on sale through the Heat’s official channels.

ESPN carries the game nationally, Local 10 carries it in South Florida, and FM 104.3 WQAM carries radio. That national window matters: Rockstar is putting the GTA 6 name in front of a mainstream sports audience the night before launch, not just in gaming media. Our GTA 6 release date countdown to November 19 tracks how close that launch now is.

What court and uniform will Vice City wear?

The Heat will wear a completely reimagined Vice City uniform for this game only, playing on a special hardwood court built for Vice City. Neither design has been fully revealed yet, and the Heat are asking fans to sign up for the uniform drop announcement. Expect the pink and sunset palette from GTA 6’s marketing.

The Heat already have a long-running Vice line of City Edition jerseys inspired by Miami Vice, and this is the first time that look is officially tied to Grand Theft Auto. GTA BOOM notes the clever loop underneath: Kaseya Center already appears inside GTA 6 as the Sahara Arena, so the real building will host a real Vice City night while also existing as a Vice City venue in the game.

What Vice City merch can you buy now?

The Vice City collection from the Heat’s Court Culture line is on sale now at Miami HEAT Store locations and MiamiHeatStore.com. There are 14 items, mostly tees, priced from $45 to $110, and the “Vice City Souvenir” Oversized Tee was already sold out at the time of reporting.

Prices reported by Siliconera include the “I <3 Vice City” Crop at $45, Vice City tees at $45 to $55, the Vice City Hoodie at $100, and the Court Culture x Duvin crewneck at $110. New Era caps run $48 to $50. It is a separate line from Rockstar’s own GTA 6 editions compared, including the $399.99 Vice City Collection, which does not include the game.

Why did Rockstar pick Miami and the Heat?

Rockstar picked Miami because Vice City is Miami. Leonida, the state at the heart of GTA 6, is a fictional Florida with Vice City as its neon capital, modelled directly on the real city’s beaches, pastels and nightlife. Staging the launch-eve party in the real arena under the real Vice City sign closes that loop.

The takeover did not start with basketball. In late September a $975,000 Welcome to Vice City rooftop sign went up on Kaseya Center, approved by the mayor without a county vote, and Miami Beach cleared Vice City branding on beach furniture from October. Our GTA 6 map guide to the six regions of Leonida shows how closely the in-game city tracks the real one.

What this means

This is the loudest signal yet that GTA 6’s marketing has moved from trailers to the real world. Rockstar rarely lends its launch to another brand’s stage, and a full NBA rebrand – identity, court and uniform, on ESPN, the night before launch – is a scale the series has never attempted.

It also tells fans the date is firm. Companies do not book a nationally televised arena takeover, print a merch line and light a rooftop sign for a launch they expect to move. With pre-loading opening November 12 and the GTA 6 pre-order guide for editions and bonuses already live, November 18 now reads as the public start of launch week.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• The Source – Miami HEAT and Rockstar Games Announce A Night in Vice City
• Destructoid – GTA 6 officially teams with NBA Miami Heat
• Siliconera – Miami Heat GTA VI Vice City Night Announced
• GTA BOOM – The Miami Heat Are Becoming Vice City
• Shacknews – NBA Miami Heat Vice City GTA 6 promotion

Every fact above was verified against the Heat and Rockstar announcement reported October 2, 2026 and the outlets listed. The date, opponent, TV channel and merch prices were cross-checked across The Source, Destructoid, Siliconera and GTA BOOM on October 3, 2026 IST. Uniform and court designs are confirmed as one-night-only but not yet revealed in full.

By Govind Dheda