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The Miami Heat lost a heartbreaker to the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, and many were discussing a decision that Heat coach Erik Spoelstra made late in the game. The Heat and the Raptors played a game for the ages and ended up in double overtime. …
Erik Spoelstra was emotional after his Miami Heat’s season came to an end on Sunday with a 106-93 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Spoelstra was crying and had to wipe some tears off his face before beginning his …
The Miami Heat would need a historic comeback to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, and there are very few people who believe they have a chance of pulling it off. Erik Spoelstra insists the team is paying zero attention to the …
The Miami Heat are down 2-0 in the NBA Finals after being overwhelmed by the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2. It appears frustration is growing as a result. Coach Erik Spoelstra had a pretty harsh response when discussing the possibility of coming back …
Erik Spoelstra has put to rest any doubts about his status among the NBA’s coaching elite by leading the Miami Heat to another NBA Finals appearance. One of Spoelstra’s former players thinks it is about time that the coach got his due. On …
Two big-name NBA coaches were not impressed with the Indiana Pacers’ decision to fire Nate McMillan on Wednesday. Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens avoided direct criticism of the Pacers for the decision. He did, however, suggest that McMillan …
Nearly a decade later, Erik Spoelstra is finally speaking out about “Bumpgate.” In an interview this week with TNT’s Ernie Johnson on the NBA’s Twitter feed, the Miami Heat coach was asked about the notorious incident in 2010 …
Jimmy Butler is the leader of a top-four team in the league, and his head coach thinks that should have counted for more in an All-Star context. Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said on Friday that it was “a joke” Butler was not voted as a …
The Eastern Conference’s longest-tenured head coach will be extending his stay with the Miami Heat. Erik Spoelstra has agreed to a new long-term deal with the Heat, as first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, ensuring that the veteran …
Erik Spoelstra called out the officiating after his Miami Heat lost a tight one against the Golden State Warriors 120-118 on Sunday night. Spoelstra, who rarely talks about the referees, began talking about the free throw disparity and blown calls by …
Erik Spoelstra seems a bit friendlier with Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge than his boss is. The Miami Heat coach shook hands with Ainge before Monday’s matchup and joked with the veteran executive about his feud with Heat president …
Pat Riley may not have to look very far to find his eventual successor as lead decision-maker in the Miami Heat front office. Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported in a piece on Wednesday that Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is a likely candidate to get …
Dwyane Wade is back for his first full season with the Miami Heat since leaving in 2016, and now head coach Erik Spoelstra is comfortable spilling some tea about the time that Wade was away. Before the Heat played the Chicago Bulls on Friday, …
The Miami Heat were bounced from the NBA Playoffs in the first round, with center Hassan Whiteside spending much of that period disgruntled on the bench. That is something team president Pat Riley is hoping to fix. In his season-ending news …
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says there are no hard feelings stemming from center Hassan Whiteside’s recent postgame rant. After Saturday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, Whiteside called it “bull—-” that he was …
Erik Spoelstra doesn’t appear to be too riled up over his former player Michael Beasley’s recent comments about him. Speaking on Friday before a game against Beasley’s New York Knicks, the Miami Heat coach responded to the shots …
