I was in downtown Miami when it happened. shyt was pathetic. Not so much because of attendance as overall planning and organization.
First of all, who holds a championship parade on a fukking Monday?
Second of all, they basically sealed off downtown almost 3 hours before the parade started. Unless you had driven downtown by 8:00-8:15 AM, getting in by car was impossible. The parade itself was at 11. Also, the streets stayed sealed for like 2 hours after the parade passed.
Third, the route of the parade was really short. They basically just went from SW 8th up through downtown and to the stadium.
NBA.com claims there were 400,000 people and that may be true, but attendance aside this was very poorly organized event. Once they got to the stadium, only season ticket holders were allowed in because last year, too many people got packed inside and got heatstroke or some shyt.