Erik Spoelstra
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About
NBA head coach who led the Miami Heat to NBA titles in 2012 and 2013. He has been head coach of the team since 2008. His coaching fame has led him to amass over 30,000 followers on his CoachSpo X account.
Before Fame
He was named Conference Freshman of the Year while playing point guard for the University of Portland.
Trivia
He started working as a video coordinator for the Heat in 1995 and became an assistant coach two years later.
Family Life
His parents are named Jon and Elisa and he has an older sister. In 2015, he got engaged to former Miami Heat dancer Nikki Sapp and the couple got married in July 2016.
Associated With
He was pressured to win an NBA Championship when LeBron James joined the Heat in 2010.