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Stars celebrate basketball victory

Written by . Published: June 21 2013

Jennifer Lopez and Justin Bieber were among the stars celebrating a big moment in basketball on Thursday night (20Jun13) as Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs in a crucial end-of-season game.


The Heat won the crunch match 95-88 in a nail-biting final to retain the National Basketball Association (NBA) title for a second year, and a number of famous faces were among the crowd to see the game, including rocker Lenny Kravitz, who tweeted pictures from the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida.


Justin Bieber was spotted in the crowd, and he posted on Twitter.com, "Great game", while actress Gabrielle Union was there to cheer on her Miami Heat star boyfriend Dwyane Wade. She later posted pictures online showing her toasting the victory with a glass of Champagne.


Jennifer Lopez was also following the game and she was delighted with the result, writing on Twitter, "Congrats (sic) to the Miami Heat!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great game!" while stars including LeAnn Rimes, Eliza Dushku, Spike Lee, Sean Kingston and John Legend sent messages of congratulation.


Glee star Matthew Morrison was in London at the time of the big match, but he woke up in the early hours to watch the action on TV: "Wow! Up at 5AM in London watching game 7 Loving it!"

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