Heat Announce Return of 'Original Vice' Uniforms in Video Starring Jimmy Butler, More

The Miami Heat announced Thursday that their hugely popular "Original Vice" uniforms are returning this season, starting with Friday's home game against the Denver Nuggets.

Miami's entire roster sported the unis in a special reveal video, while Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo and Jaime Jaquez modeled them in a post on X:

The Heat debuted the Vice uniforms during the 2017-18 season and wore versions of it for the next few years, but they had been shelved since the 2020-21 season until now.

The revived uniforms are being called "Original Vice" since they are the same ones debuted by the Heat in 2017. The uniforms are white with blue and pink accents, which is reminiscent of the colors utilized in the logo of the Miami Vice television show in the 1980s.

Subsequent Vice uniforms worn by the Heat included black, blue and pink versions, but the all-white edition has not been worn since the 2017-18 campaign.

The Original Vice unis will replace the Heat's traditional "Association" white uniforms for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.

It is common for a team's star players to show off new uniforms, but Butler's inclusion in the promotional material is interesting given his standing with the franchise.

The Heat announced earlier this month that they suspended Butler seven games for "multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team," and added that they would listen to trade offers for him.

ESPN's Shams Charania reported this week that Butler reiterated his desire to be traded during a meeting with team president Pat Riley.

Butler has not appeared in a game since Jan. 2, and it is possible he has already played his final game as a member of the Heat.

Miami has performed below expectations this season with a 20-19 record, placing the team in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.

While the Heat are five games clear of the 11th-place Philadelphia 76ers for a spot in the postseason play-in tournament, they could be in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2018-19 season.

Things could potentially get worse if the Heat don't find a suitable replacement for Butler by the Feb. 6 trade deadline, but the Heat may have bought themselves some goodwill with their fans with the return of the Original Vice unis.