The images caught mostly everyone by surprise. By early Tuesday afternoon, photos of children playing basketball in the Philippines had gone viral on the Internet. The backdrops for these games featured crumbled homes, wreckage and debris as a result of the typhoon that hit the country two weeks ago. While it shocked most that those […]
MIAMI—The Miami HEAT has teamed up with Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), its 10 cruise brands and the Carnival Foundation in making a pledge to donate at least $1 million to support relief efforts in communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. HEAT owner Micky Arison is also the chairman of […]
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra will appear in a U.S. Fund for UNICEF Public Service Announcement to help raise funds for Philippines relief efforts for areas ravaged by Super Typhoon Haiyan. Spoelstra, whose mother is from the Philippines, previously issued a statement through the Heat: “On behalf of the Miami Heat organization, we would like […]
Last August, I watched Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra hoist a giant jug of coconut wine in his uncle’s backyard in Los Baños, Philippines, and tell his family that next year, he hoped to bring back an NBA championship trophy. It was the closest Spoelstra, the famously self-effacing and tight-lipped coach, would come to bluster […]
Somewhere north of the U.S. Embassy in Manila the white charter bus carrying Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra made a wrong turn. The group, which included Spoelstra, two NBA employees, a handful of bodyguards, and a driver, was headed toward Torres High School, where Spoelstra planned to lead a basketball clinic. For now, however, they […]