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2 unusual facts about Sun Sports


Chris Dingman

Dingman currently does color commentary and interviews for the Tampa Bay Lightning on the Sun Sports network.

Sun Sports

Paul Kennedy - Orlando Magic & Tampa Bay Lightning Host and In-Game Reporter


2010–11 Miami Heat season

During a post-game chat with Sun Sports' Jason Jackson on January 3, 2011, LeBron James joked "I see we sell out 99.1 percent on the road, so we call ourselves the Heatles off the Beatles, so every time we take our show on the road we bring a great crowd", giving the Heat's trio the unofficial nickname.

During a postgame chat with Sun Sports' Jason Jackson on January 3, 2011, LeBron James joked "I see we sell out 99.1 percent on the road, so we call ourselves the Heatles off the Beatles, so every time we take our show on the road we bring a great crowd", giving the Heat's famed trio the unofficial nickname.

Jack Ramsay

The games were broadcast from South Florida's Sunshine Network (now Sun Sports), Fox Sports Florida, and sometimes local Miami station WBFS (then a UPN affiliate).

Rick Peckham

Peckham is currently still broadcasting Lightning games with the Florida-based Sun Sports network, as well as occasionally doing play-by-play for the NHL on NBC.


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