Miami-Dade asks for right to remove FTX name from Heat arena

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Published November 22, 2022 4:44 PM

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer

MIAMI (AP) — Miami-Dade County has asked a federal bankruptcy court for immediate permission to strip the FTX name off the arena where the Miami Heat play. The county filed a motion Tuesday. It argues that continuing to refer to the building as FTX Arena will only add to the “enduring hardships” brought on by the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange. A hearing is set for mid-December. Miami-Dade County owns the arena and negotiated the naming rights deal with FTX.

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