>> Announcer: WELCOME BACK TO GMA LIVE FROM TIMES SQUARE. GMA LIVE FROM TIMES SQUARE. >> INDEED, PLAYOFF TIME, GAME 3 >> INDEED, PLAYOFF TIME, GAME 3 TONIGHT. TONIGHT. DENVER NUGGETS MIAMI HEAT TIED DENVER NUGGETS MIAMI HEAT TIED AT ONE GAME APIECE. AT ONE GAME APIECE. WILL REEVE IS LIVE IN MIAMI. WILL REEVE IS LIVE IN MIAMI. >> WE'VE GOT SO MUCH IN STORE >> WE'VE GOT SO MUCH IN STORE FOR YOU COMING UP. FOR YOU COMING UP. WE GOT THE HEAT DANCERS. WE GOT THE HEAT DANCERS. WE'VE GOT THE HOOP TROOP. WE'VE GOT THE HOOP TROOP. WE GOT A LOT OF EXCITEMENT GOING WE GOT A LOT OF EXCITEMENT GOING ON HERE. ON HERE. RIGHT HERE THIS IS ANTHONY MOLE. RIGHT HERE THIS IS ANTHONY MOLE. WE ARE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU WE ARE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING ANTHONY AND BERNIE THE SOMETHING ANTHONY AND BERNIE THE MASCOT HERE HAVE A SPECIAL MASCOT HERE HAVE A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP. RELATIONSHIP. ANTHONY, WE WANT TO SHOW AMERICA ANTHONY, WE WANT TO SHOW AMERICA WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT. WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT. >> HE'S THE SPIRIT LEADER IN THE >> HE'S THE SPIRIT LEADER IN THE ARENA. ARENA. THE JOY STARTER. THE JOY STARTER. >> Reporter: FOR 32 YEARS BERNIE >> Reporter: FOR 32 YEARS BERNIE THE MASCOT HAS BEEN THE MIAMI THE MASCOT HAS BEEN THE MIAMI HEAT'S MOST INTENSE FLAME. HEAT'S MOST INTENSE FLAME. BUT FOR VINCENT PACE. BUT FOR VINCENT PACE. >> WE ALL HAVE MASKS, DO YOU >> WE ALL HAVE MASKS, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? KNOW WHAT I MEAN? >> Reporter: WHAT BERNIE STANDS >> Reporter: WHAT BERNIE STANDS FOR IS MUCH MORE INTERNAL. FOR IS MUCH MORE INTERNAL. >> IT TAKES A LOT OF THINKING, >> IT TAKES A LOT OF THINKING, CONTROL. CONTROL. I THINK WATCHING THAT AND BEING I THINK WATCHING THAT AND BEING PART OF THAT HAS HELPED ME LEARN PART OF THAT HAS HELPED ME LEARN MYSELF FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE. MYSELF FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE. >> Reporter: AND NOW HE WANTS TO >> Reporter: AND NOW HE WANTS TO GIVE BACK. GIVE BACK. VINCE SAYS AN IMPROMPTU DANCE VINCE SAYS AN IMPROMPTU DANCE BATTLE WITH ANTHONY MOLE AT A BATTLE WITH ANTHONY MOLE AT A GAME EARLIER THIS YEAR WAS LIKE GAME EARLIER THIS YEAR WAS LIKE LOOKING IN THE MIRROR AT HIS LOOKING IN THE MIRROR AT HIS YOUNGER SELF. YOUNGER SELF. >> BERNIE HAD ACTUALLY SHOWED >> BERNIE HAD ACTUALLY SHOWED INTEREST IN ANTHONY. INTEREST IN ANTHONY. TOOK HIM IN THE BACK. TOOK HIM IN THE BACK. HE SPOKE TO HIM. HE SPOKE TO HIM. HE ENCOURAGED HIM. HE ENCOURAGED HIM. >> Reporter: JUST LIKE HIM, >> Reporter: JUST LIKE HIM, ANTHONY STRUGGLES WITH LEARNING ANTHONY STRUGGLES WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND FOUND HIS DISABILITIES AND FOUND HIS FOOTING BY BECOMING HIS MIDDLE FOOTING BY BECOMING HIS MIDDLE SCHOOL'S BELOVED MASCOT. SCHOOL'S BELOVED MASCOT. >> IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE BERNIE >> IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE BERNIE AND GIVE THAT KID AN OPPORTUNITY AND GIVE THAT KID AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE GREAT AT SOMETHING. TO BE GREAT AT SOMETHING. THAT ONE STOP CAN CHANGE THE THAT ONE STOP CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF SOMEBODY'S LIFE. COURSE OF SOMEBODY'S LIFE. THE THOUGHT OF THAT IS WHAT BLEW THE THOUGHT OF THAT IS WHAT BLEW ME AWAY. ME AWAY. >> HE SURPRISES ME, YOU KNOW, >> HE SURPRISES ME, YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY OF THE THINGS THAT HE EVERY DAY OF THE THINGS THAT HE DOES. DOES. I JUST KNOW THAT IT'S NOT GONNA I JUST KNOW THAT IT'S NOT GONNA STOP HERE. STOP HERE. HE'S GONNA BE SOMEONE THAT'S HE'S GONNA BE SOMEONE THAT'S AMAZING, THAT TOUCHES A LOT OF AMAZING, THAT TOUCHES A LOT OF PEOPLE'S HEARTS. PEOPLE'S HEARTS. >> Reporter: ALL RIGHT, GUYS. >> Reporter: ALL RIGHT, GUYS. WE READY TO ROCK HERE? WE READY TO ROCK HERE? WE'VE GOT SOME EPIC MASCOTS. WE'VE GOT SOME EPIC MASCOTS. ANTHONY, YOU'RE AN EPIC MASCOT. ANTHONY, YOU'RE AN EPIC MASCOT. SO IS BERNIE. SO IS BERNIE. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A DANCE I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A DANCE BATTLE. BATTLE. RIGHT? RIGHT? BERNIE SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT BERNIE SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT QUICKLY. QUICKLY. [ CHEERS ] [ CHEERS ] OH! OH! OH! OH! OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S BERNIE. THAT'S BERNIE. ANTHONY, SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT. ANTHONY, SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT. ANTHONY, EVERYBODY. ANTHONY, EVERYBODY. HEY! HEY! [ CHEERS ] [ CHEERS ] HEY! HEY! ANTHONY ANTH ANTHONY! ANTHONY! MY MAN. MY MAN. I LOVE THAT. I LOVE THAT. COME RIGHT HERE. COME RIGHT HERE. THAT WAS AMAZING. THAT WAS AMAZING. YOU'RE AMAZING. YOU'RE AMAZING. BERNIE, WHAT DO YOU THINK? BERNIE, WHAT DO YOU THINK? I'M NOT FLUID IN MASCOT. I'M NOT FLUID IN MASCOT. WHAT I THINK YOU'RE SAYING IS WHAT I THINK YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU WANT ANTHONY TO COME WITH YOU WANT ANTHONY TO COME WITH YOU TONIGHT IN COSTUME TO DANCE YOU TONIGHT IN COSTUME TO DANCE AT GAME 3 OF THE NBA FINALS? AT GAME 3 OF THE NBA FINALS? [ CHEERS ] [ CHEERS ] YEAH! YEAH! ANTHONY, WHAT DO YOU THINK? ANTHONY, WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> YES. >> YES. >> Reporter: THAT'S A QUICK YES. >> Reporter: THAT'S A QUICK YES. THAT'S NOT ALL. THAT'S NOT ALL. WHERE'S YOUR MOM? WHERE'S YOUR MOM? NAOMI, COME UP HERE. NAOMI, COME UP HERE. ANTHONY IS SUCH A GOOD KID. ANTHONY IS SUCH A GOOD KID. YOU FEELING GOOD? YOU FEELING GOOD? YOU EXCITED? YOU EXCITED? YES. YES. YOU'RE GONNA DANCE UP A STORM YOU'RE GONNA DANCE UP A STORM TONIGHT. TONIGHT. HOW PROUD ARE YOU OF ANTHONY? HOW PROUD ARE YOU OF ANTHONY? >> I AM SO PROUD OF HIM. >> I AM SO PROUD OF HIM. HE LIGHTS UP EVERYBODY, HE LIGHTS UP EVERYBODY, EVERYWHERE HE GOES. EVERYWHERE HE GOES. IT'S JUST AMAZING TO BE HERE IT'S JUST AMAZING TO BE HERE WITH BERNIE AND EVERYBODY. WITH BERNIE AND EVERYBODY. >> Reporter: SPEAKING OF >> Reporter: SPEAKING OF EXPERIENCE, WITH YOUR SON EXPERIENCE, WITH YOUR SON DANCING ON THE COURT TONIGHT AT DANCING ON THE COURT TONIGHT AT THE NBA FINALS, WE THOUGHT YOU THE NBA FINALS, WE THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE HERE ALONG WITH YOUR SHOULD BE HERE ALONG WITH YOUR FAMILY. FAMILY. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TICKETS TO HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TICKETS TO THE GAME TONIGHT? THE GAME TONIGHT? DO YOU WANT TO COME? DO YOU WANT TO COME? [ CHEERS ] [ CHEERS ] ANTHONY, YOU ARE GOING TO THE ANTHONY, YOU ARE GOING TO THE NBA FINALS. NBA FINALS. NAOMI, YOU AS WELL. NAOMI, YOU AS WELL. LET'S GET ANOTHER ROUND FOR LET'S GET ANOTHER ROUND FOR BURNIE! BURNIE! THAT'S COMING UP GAME 3 TONIGHT THAT'S COMING UP GAME 3 TONIGHT ON ABC. ON ABC. ANTHONY WILL BE THERE DANCING AT ANTHONY WILL BE THERE DANCING AT HALFTIME. HALFTIME. HIS FAMILY WILL BE THERE HIS FAMILY WILL BE THERE PARTYING IT UP, WATCHING THE PARTYING IT UP, WATCHING THE HEAT. HEAT. GUYS, ANOTHER SURPRISE WELL GUYS, ANOTHER SURPRISE WELL DONE. DONE. >> WE'RE NOT DONE WITH >> WE'RE NOT DONE WITH SURPRISES. SURPRISES. WE ALL WANT TO WISH YOU HAPPY WE ALL WANT TO WISH YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY. BIRTHDAY. WE HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU. WE HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU. >> LET'S GO HEAT! >> LET'S GO HEAT! >> I APPRECIATE THAT. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY,! >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY,! >> WE SURPRISED THE SURPRISER. >> WE SURPRISED THE SURPRISER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH GOSH. OH GOSH. WAIT. WAIT. BURNIE IS BRINGING SOMETHING BURNIE IS BRINGING SOMETHING ELSE. ELSE. I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO SMASH I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO SMASH -- THANK YOU, GUYS. -- THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> WE LOVE YOU, WILL! >> WE LOVE YOU, WILL! HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ENJOY. ENJOY. ENJOY.