Written by Sopan Deb Photographs and Video by Change W. Lee Go to any street corner in the Philippines. Any village. Any beach. Even a church. You’re likely to see a basketball jersey. “It’s often described as a religion,” Carlo Roy Singson, the managing director of N.B.A. Philippines, said in an interview. Indeed, basketball is […]
Written by David Santiago Erik Spoelstra had not been with the Miami Heat long when the organization hired the Pat Riley as its coach back in 1995. Spoelstra had just been hired as the Heat’s video coordinator by the previous regime, but Riley decided to keep the newcomer around. For whatever reason, Spoelstra said he […]
Written by Ira Winderman If Erik Spoelstra truly is a Pat Riley protégé, then Wednesday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors at AmericanAirlines Arena means the starting point of the climb toward his next 500 victories. Now at 500-336 during the regular season in his 11 years of coaching the Miami Heat, Spoelstra stands less […]
Written by: Ira Winderman To Erik Spoelstra you can stay on point and have a little fun, as well. So, yes, the Miami Heat coach saw nothing wrong with his team indulging in the “Vice Nights” formal rollout at Friday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers at AmericanAirlines Arena. Over the past week, the Heat […]
It’s fall here in the Pacific Northwest, which also means that it’s officially latte season. Of course, fall marks the arrival of the infamous PSL — the coffee shop Pumpkin Spice Latte which is so high in sugar and calories, it’s like drinking a Twix. And soon it’ll be time for those yummy — but […]
Written by Paul Mata It has been a remarkable journey for Erik Spoelstra as he enters his 11th season as head coach of the Miami Heat. He was handed the head coaching reins back in April 2008 after working with the team in different capacities. He started out as video coordinator over the years, got […]
Written by: Ira Winderman Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Wednesday that concerns about a severe disconnect with center Hassan Whiteside not only are overblown but that the two have been in contact on a regular basis this offseason. “I have absolutely been in touch with Hassan,” Spoelstra said after taking in a Heat summer-league practice at a Las Vegas […]
Written by Manny Navarro He’s 47, a father, and the winningest coach in Miami Heat history with a decade’s worth of head coaching experience now under his belt. Erik Spoelstra, though, can’t switch his thirst for knowledge off. So, he keeps studying and probing the minds of leaders every chance he gets. Thus was the […]
Written by Allana Tachauer Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is enjoying Summer League. Miami Heat fans seem to be enjoying Summer League action so far, and they’re not alone. Head coach Erik Spoelstra also likes what he’s been seeing from his team. Having gone 2-1 in the California Classic, the Heat have started their […]
Written by Dave Hyde Six straight hours of waiting in the African bush. Six straight hours of sitting in an all-terrain Jeep. Six straight hours of watching a leopard sit in a tree, study impalas feeding on berries underneath, waiting for the right prey at the right moment for the right attack. “He tensed to […]
Written by Ira Winderman The Miami Heat‘s process comes lower case. Instead of years in the making, like The Process that had the Philadelphia 76erslanguishing at the bottom of the standings until this postseason breakthrough, the Heat take stock on a yearly basis of how the pieces in place can produce maximum results. And then you get […]
Written by Ira Winderman Plan A has turned into Plan B in this best-of-seven, opening-round NBA playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers. But that doesn’t mean that Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t poised to pivot the moment he sees Joel Embiid back on the court. With Embiid missing his 10th consecutive game Monday night at Wells Fargo Center, the focus of Spoelstra and […]