Erik Spoelstra Articles - Page 34

Jimmy Butler has undoubtedly been the leader the Miami Heat needed to accelerate a retooling process in the wake of Dwyane Wade’s retirement, ending an era of success and starting another. Yet his shooting percentages have greatly suffered this season, as he’s shooting only 43% from the field and 27.6% from deep this season. Heat […]

The Miami Heat have been one of the biggest surprises of the NBA season so far. At 23-8, Miami has the fourth-best winning percentage in the NBA and sit in third place in the Eastern Conference. Part of that success has been the acquisition of All-Star Jimmy Butler and the breakout seasons enjoyed by players […]

The NBA, together with the Miami Heat organization, came up with one of the most heartwarming gestures this holiday season when they reunited Chris Silva with his mother Carine Minkoue Obame. The Gabonese mother and son last saw each other three years ago and have only been together once in the past seven years. Apart […]

The Miami Heat are back. After stringing together a handful of mediocre-to-subpar seasons, the Heat have returned to being a potent threat in the Eastern Conference. Currently 22-8, they’re the three seed in the East. When a team goes from being out of the playoffs to a top-seeded team, it’s usually because they brought in […]

Chris Bosh is one of the eligible candidates for the Hall of Fame Class of 2020 and Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra couldn’t be any happier. Bosh, who had to end his playing career prematurely due to blood clots, will easily be a first-ballot Hall of Famer: Erik Spoelstra on Chris Bosh Hall of […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra have been enamored with Jimmy Butler over the past few years, which is why both men jumped for joy when Butler decided to sign with the Heat in free agency this past summer. Butler signed a four-year max contract with Miami as part of a sign-and-trade deal with […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra had nothing but good things to say about former NBA Commissioner David Stern as Stern recovers from a brain hemorrhage suffered last week. Spoelstra cited Stern’s efforts to make the NBA a global entity and infuse the sport with international talent. Spoelstra on David Stern, “He brought this game […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra have been enamored with Jimmy Butler over the past few years, which is why both men jumped for joy when Butler decided to sign with the Heat in free agency this past summer. Butler signed a four-year max contract with Miami as part of a […]

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had some choice words for Jimmy Butler when asked about the All-Star forward’s first few months with the team this season Erik Spoelstra, tongue firmly in cheek, about Jimmy Butler so far in Miami: “He’s been a total asshole. I can’t stand him.” — Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) December 18, 2019 […]

Miami Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler has played for several coaches over the course of his career, including Tom Thibodeau, Brett Brown and now Erik Spoelstra. Butler explained the differences between them ahead of Friday night’s home game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Butler, who signed a four-year, $142 million dollar deal with the Heat prior […]

Though they’re no longer serving on the same team, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra believes Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has found the proverbial “fountain of youth,” according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. James is now in his 17th season. While LeBron has made numerous #WashedKing references as a […]

Atlanta Hawks forward Vince Carter, a 22-year NBA veteran, embarks on his latest milestone in a long career full of accomplishments. The 42-year-old future Hall of Famer will appear in his 1,500th career game on Tuesday night as the Hawks match up with the Miami Heat. Two-time NBA champion head coach with the Heat, Erik […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is seeing the game change right before his eyes. He credits Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, James Harden, and the availability of the basketball videos online as the main reason for the change. “The game and the league has changed so much, and a big credit to that is Steph […]

It was rookie Tyler Herro and not All-Star Jimmy Butler who was hitting the clutch shots against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, something Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t surprised by. Spoelstra says the Heat’s trust in Herro “has been earned within our walls.” “Look, if your max player trusts you at that point in […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra says it’s a shame the New York Knicks didn’t give David Fizdale and his staff more time to turn things around in The Big Apple. The Knicks fired Fizdale on Friday. He was in his second season with the organization. Erik Spoelstra on David Fizdale's firing: "They had a […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra will miss Wednesday’s game against the Boston Celtics due to the birth of his son, so Heat legend Dwyane Wade decided to have some fun with his former coach. Wade took to Twitter to poke some fun at Spoelstra: Isn’t this load management!? https://t.co/4GKmNJ57fo — DWade (@DwyaneWade) December 4, […]

After going to the NBA Finals five straight seasons and winning three championships, the Golden State Warriors are on their way to missing the playoffs this season, something Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra can sympathize with. Following LeBron James’ departure from South Beach in the summer of 2014, the Heat went from a championship […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo had another tremendous outing on Wednesday, as he led his team to a formidable fight against a surging Houston Rockets side. The Heat, who were missing the services of superstar Jimmy Butler due to an illness, eventually lost out to James Harden and company, 117-108, but Adebayo certainly left […]

Josh Richardson may no longer be with the Miami Heat, but head coach Erik Spoelstra remains fond of him. Ahead of Miami’s first meeting with the Philadelphia 76ers — Richardson’s new team — Spoelstra spoke about his former swingman and heaped some praises on him. Spo revealed how Richardson grew as a player with the […]

The NBA challenge system is in its inception this season, but it has more non-fans than fans. For the fans of the new system, it allows officials to take their time to get things right, and for coaches to challenge questionable calls. The argument, of course, is due to several controversial calls that made or […]

Though they’re together now, there was a time when Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra shared a rivalry with Jimmy Butler and the Chicago Bulls. Spoelstra says he and Butler discuss their former rivalry from time to time, hearkening back to the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals. It was a time in which LeBron James was […]

Miami Heat rookie Duncan Robinson had quite a memorable evening on Wednesday, as the 6-foot-7 swingman amazingly knocked down a record nine 3-pointers en route to a 29-point performance for Miami. This astounding feat allowed Robinson to match an earlier record set by none other than seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry more than two decades […]

Goran Dragic is thriving with the Miami Heat, but doing so under a new role. The veteran point man has excelled as one of Erik Spoelstra’s first men off the bench, but the helmsman couldn’t have predicted a transition so smooth. Spoelstra first reached out to the Slovenian international after he returned from a clean-up […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra witnessed the “genius” of LeBron James up close during The King’s four years in South Beach, one that pivots on his ability to adapt to others’ skill sets. While James had his share of trouble adapting to Kevin Love during his second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he enjoyed […]

LeBron James has teamed up with several talented superstars over the course of his career, but his latest pairing with Anthony Davis on the Los Angeles Lakers seems to be a match made in heaven. James’ former coach Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra certainly thinks so, as he shared his two cents on the AD-LeBron […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra might have hit two birds with one stone after complimenting his point guard Goran Dragic and appearing to throw some subtle shade on the disgruntled Dion Waiters. The 33-year-old Slovenian star has fully accepted a reserve role for the Heat this year, paving the way for Justice Winslow to […]

Jimmy Butler trotted out a 30-point half after mostly filling in the gaps during his first four games with the team after the birth of his daughter. That barrage of buckets helped the Miami Heat trot out a 124-108 effort to light out the Phoenix Suns. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was glad to finally […]

Jimmy Butler is all set to finally make his debut for the Miami Heat on Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks. Butler has missed Miami’s first three games of the new season due to the birth of his daughter, and the Heat have confirmed that he’s expected to take the floor on Tuesday. Heat head coach […]

The Miami Heat were involved in a pretty thrilling contest on Saturday, as they secured a tightl -contested overtime victory against the Milwaukee Bucks, 131-126. There was no shortage of tense moments throughout the contest, and for his part, Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra was so caught up in the moment at one crucial juncture […]

Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters hasn’t been happy with his role in preseason, and he was just suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team. Instead of just accepting the suspension quietly, Waiters is only pouring more gasoline on the fire with his posts on social media. There’s a lot going on here, including […]

The Miami Heat made a bold move in the offseason, pushing a sign-and-trade deal for four-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler from the Philadelphia 76ers. Erik Spoeltra, however, liked the move and has taken note of the 30-year-old’s desire to win, comparing Butler to Hall of Fame center and Heat legend Alonzo Mourning. Per SiriusXM NBA […]

Erik Spoelstra has long been an admirer of Doc Rivers’ systems, even back to his starting days as coach of the Miami Heat, where he was intimidated by the Boston Celtics and their Big Three. Now many years later into the job, Spoelstra sees the same scary potential with the coalition of Kawhi Leonard and […]

While speaking to local reporters on Wednesday, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talked about how Jimmy Butler reminds him of LeBron James. James played for Spoelstra and the Heat for four seasons. Miami went to the Finals in all four years, winning two titles. Spoelstra says like LeBron, Butler only cares about one thing […]

Dion Waiters has started out the preseason coming off the bench in both games, but the Miami Heat shooting guard does not intend to be there for the entirety of the upcoming 2019-20 season. The athletic slasher put up a game-best 19 points in 16 minutes on Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets, making it clear […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra recently went on the record to give us his thoughts on the league’s new coach’s challenge rule. According to the two-time NBA champion coach, he himself has yet to figure out how to best utilize this latest addition to the league’s ever expanding rule book. “To be perfectly frank,” […]

Jimmy Butler has had a long-standing love affair with the Miami Heat. Butler has long been enamored with the atmosphere that the franchise provides and has been vocal about his admiration for Pat Riley. Naturally, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra believes that Butler was destined to play in South Beach. Erik Spoelstra on Jimmy Butler, […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra says he “enjoyed” working with center Hassan Whiteside despite there being rumored tension between the two. The Heat traded Whiteside to the Portland Trail Blazers this summer, ending Whiteside’s five-year run in South Beach. “I enjoyed working with Hassan,” Spoelstra said, via Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel. “And I […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke to reporters on Saturday about shooting guard Dion Waiters and what he’ll bring to the team this season. With the help of David Alexander, who has trained LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul in the past, Waiters lost 20 pounds this offseason and is in the best shape […]

With the Miami Heat entering the new campaign with a revamped lineup, head coach Erik Spoelstra has recently singled out big man Bam Adebayo as one of the players he expects to play a huge role for the team this coming season. According to coach Spo, he believes that Adebayo has had a tremendous impact […]