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Heat Deletes Accidental James Press Conference Livestream

7/23/2026

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The Miami Heat aired a July 27 livestream announcing a James press conference, then deleted it.
Anthony Chiang said the video was a mistake and James has “no validity” to join Heat.
The Winnipeg Jets posted a YouTube link to the press conference.
The Heat are seen as more likely than the Jets to sign James and are among the teams ESPN’s Shams Charania listed as those James “focuses on”.

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Story summary

The Miami Heat aired a July 27 livestream announcing a James press conference, then deleted it.
Anthony Chiang said the video was a mistake and James has “no validity” to join Heat.
The Winnipeg Jets posted a YouTube link to the press conference.
The Heat are seen as more likely than the Jets to sign James and are among the teams ESPN’s Shams Charania listed as those James “focuses on”.