This is a great way to start off the year. The Miami Heat must have looked back to 2016 and how many investors, mostly from the NBA, jumped into esports and thought "why the heck haven't we done that yet?"





Now, the Heat is finally making the plunge, and they've chosen a great team to buy into.

The Miami Heat have acquired a stake in esports franchise Misfits. Team will handle all marketing & sponsorship & cross promote brand. — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 10, 2017

Misfits is now going to have the backing to really make an impact on the scene in 2017.





The organization has teams in League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch. It also has players in Hearthstone and Super Smash Bros. Melee.





With Misfits' Overwatch team being one of the best in the world, and their League team qualifying for the EU LCS, the Miami heat is going to be at the forefront of esports -- not too shabby for their first esports investment. It will be interesting to see as more and more sports brands enter the market, how esports leagues become financially supported.