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Erik Jon Spoelstra (/ ˈ s p oʊ l s t r ə / SPOHL-strə; born November 1, 1970), [1] [2] nicknamed "Coach Spo", is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and an assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team.
Erik, 53, is in his 16th season as the Heat’s head coach, helping to lead the franchise to six NBA finals appearances and two championships in 2012 and 2013 during his time at the helm.
The team played its home games at the Miami Arena until 2000, [4] and have played its home games at the American Airlines Arena since then. [5] The Heat is owned by Micky Arison. [6] There have been six head coaches for the Heat franchise. The franchise's first head coach was Ron Rothstein, who served for three seasons with the Heat.
Miller and his wife, Jen, have three children: sons Mason and Mavrick, and a daughter Jaelyn. [35] His daughter was born during the Heat's appearance in the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals with a serious health issue stemming from pregnancy complications; he spent the first several days of his daughter's life shuttling between practices, games ...
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Holding a 121-119 lead after a Detroit timeout, the trouble began when the Heat nearly came out of the break with six men on the floor. Erik Spoelstra would like to replay those final two seconds ...
In 1989, they adopted a daughter, Elisabeth. [60] Riley is a practicing Roman Catholic. [61] On February 27, 2007, the Miami Heat were honored for their 2005–2006 NBA Championship at the White House. During the ceremony, Riley presented George W. Bush with a jersey before announcing, "I voted for the man. If you don't vote, you don't count."
Santiago Spoelstra, the 4-year-old son of Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, has been battling Burkitt lymphoma for months. On Thursday, he proudly rang the gold bell at Nicklaus Children’s ...