Hey, the economy’s tough. I understand. My dinner last night was a bottle of soda. You’ve got to pull in those dollars wherever you can. Still, maybe it’s not the best business practice for a pro sports team to be suing its season ticket holders.

The Miami Heat have filed 16 lawsuit in the past year against fans and companies who they say owe $1.6 million in unpaid ticket fees. For comparison’s sake, that’s risking incalculably bad PR to recover the cost of Smush Parker this season. But hey, Heat owner Micky Arison is only the 94th wealthiest person in the world, so clearly he needs every last dime.

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MIAMI HEAT OWNER WEALTHIEST IN U.S., 3RD IN WORLD: Who would you guess is America’s richest sports team owner? George Steinbrenner? Daniel Snyder? Paul Allen?

Would you believe Micky Arison?

The MIAMI HERALD counts up news that the holder of the NBA’s Heat has been ranked the wealthiest owner in the U.S. and 3rd-wealthiest in the world, according to a new list released by Forbes.Arison also runs Carnival Cruise Lines, which helps put his total net wealth at $5.8 billion. The only ones with more in the bank are a couple of soccer team securers - Chelsea controller Roman Abramovich ($18.7 billion) and AC Milan maestro Silvio Berlusconi ($11.8 billion).

On the heels of Arison, the sporty rich list also includes:

• William Davidson (Detroit Pistons, Tampa Bay Lightning - $4.5 billion)

• Charles Dolan (New York Knicks, New York Rangers - $3.2 billion)

• Carl Pohlad (Minnesota Twins - $3.1 billion)

• Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks - $2.6 billion)• Wayne Huizenga (Miami Dolphins - $2.5 billion)

• Malcolm Glazer (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Manchester United - $2.5 billion)

Keep those figures in mind the next time you get ready to pony up $2,000 for a personal seat license.