It came at the end of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s 18-minute session with the media just a few days after being swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

“We deserve the criticism, we deserve the embarrassment,” said coach Erik Spoelstra, the first from the team to speak Wednesday. “Those last two games are not what our organization is about.

“It certainly had an impact,” Spoelstra said Wednesday when asked how Butler’s contentious exit impacted the team. “We are an organization that prides ourselves on not making any kind of ...

Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra speaks to the media during the Miami Heat exit interviews at Kaseya Center on April 30, 2025, in Miami. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com For the past few ...

But where was the anger from Erik Spoelstra in his post-game news conference about this disgusting performance? How can you establish a “culture” when the head coach tolerates not even trying?

Erik Spoelstra said respectfully it’s not like Heat would have been the top seed if that didn’t happen. -via Twitter @flasportsbuzz / April 30, 2025 Tim Reynolds: Erik Spoelstra on Jimmy ...

During his postgame news conference, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was honest in his assessment of the series. “Damn, it was humbling,” Spoelstra said. “This series was humbling.

The Heat’s 2024–25 season reads like a fever dream: Jimmy Butler was traded midseason Pat Riley continued to call the shots, even as everything crumbled Erik Spoelstra suffered the longest ...

As the 2025 NBA Playoffs intensify, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t mincing words ahead of a pivotal Game 3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. With the Heat trailing 2-0 in the first ...

Coach Erik Spoelstra laid it all out when speaking to media after the loss. "We just we laid an egg today. A big part of it was was Cleveland," Spoelstra said. "Once we jumped on them at the start ...

It's safe to say that Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra wasn't happy with his team's effort on Saturday afternoon. Following the Heat's 124-87 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Spoelstra ...

Coach Erik Spoelstra insists he went with the hot lineup but wants Wiggins in those situations moving forward. "I actually put him at the scorer’s table at six to go and the group wanted to keep ...