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Erik Spoelstra's path from the Miami Heat video room to a contract like none other
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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra watches from the sideline during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, in Miami. - photo by AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra was hosting a clinic in the Philippines, his mother's homeland, this past summer while the Miami Heat coach was there as an assistant with USA Basketball for the World Cup. A few dozen kids finished the workout, then got to ask him whatever they wanted. One asked about his longevity with the Heat.