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NBA: Heat grind out win over Celtics for 2-0 lead in East finals

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 11:37 AM

Goran Dragic scored 25 points and made a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the last 2 minutes to lead the Miami Heat to a 106-101 victory over the Boston Celtics Thursday (US time) and go up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals. Read more »

NBA: Spoelstra, Heat ready for East finals Game 1 vs Celtics

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 11:35 PM

One team engineered a shocking victory over the league's top regular-season squad; the other pulled off a hard-fought series win over the reigning champs. Read more »

NBA: Spoelstra on early years as Heat coach -- ‘I didn’t feel I was ready’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 06:43 PM

US-based Filipino head coach Erik Spoelstra acknowledged he wasn't comfortable calling the shots from the Heat sidelines early on, saying his confidence just wasn't there.  Read more »

LOOK: Buddies Tim Cone, Erik Spoelstra meet up at Miami Heat game

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 10:07 PM

In 2012, during a visit to Manila, Spoelstra acknowledged being friends with Cone.   Read more »

NBA: Butler misses Heat debut due to personal reasons

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Oct 24 07:16 AM

The Miami Heat debut of Jimmy Butler didn't happen on Wednesday night after the prized offseason acquisition told the team he wasn't available to play. Read more »

NBA: Heat coach Spoelstra agrees to 4-year extension - reports

Field Level Media via Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 09:26 AM

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra agreed to a long-term contract extension with the franchise, ESPN reported Saturday, citing league sources. Read more »

LOOK: Coach Spo and wife expecting 2nd child

TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 11:40 AM

Filipino-American Miama Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and wife Nikki are expecting their second child.   Read more »

LOOK: Jimmy Alapag meets Coach Spo in NBA coaches summit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 12:35 PM

Coach Jimmy Alapag continues to learn from some of the best minds in the sport during his time in Las Vegas. Read more »

Coach Spo hopes to bring his family to PH

Report from TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 02:37 PM

To Filipino fans, he is known as the successful basketball coach who has won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat. But at home, Erik Spoelstra is known simply as dad. Read more »

Heat fine Waiters after profanity-laced complaints

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 11:03 AM

The Miami Heat fined reserve guard Dion Waiters an undisclosed amount Thursday for his profanity-filled complaints about playing time earlier this week. Read more »

NBA: After posting 500 wins, Erik Spoelstra ‘forever grateful’ to Heat franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 09:33 PM

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is the 32nd head coach in NBA history to notch 500 wins, a milestone that has "humbled" him. Read more »

Heat's Riley says Whiteside wasn't ready for playoffs

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at May 01 11:44 AM

Miami Heat president Pat Riley took one of his best players to task on Monday, saying center Hassan Whiteside wasn't physically or mentally prepared for the team's first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Read more »

Spoelstra: Heat 'moving on' from Whiteside rant

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Apr 03 09:41 AM

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said the team is "moving on" from Hassan Whiteside's rant about his playing time, which the center said he regrets. Read more »

Erik Spoelstra: Mental health, maaaring pagtuunang pansin ng NBA coaches

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 11:25 AM

Higit isang linggo matapos manganak ang kaniyang asawa para sa kanilang unang anak, magbabalik na muli sa bench ang bagong ama na si Erik Spoelstra upang igiya ang Miami Heat sa pagpapatuloy ng aksyon sa NBA.  Read more »

Heat coach Spoelstra returns following birth of son

Field Level Media/Reuters
Updated as of Mar 28 05:01 PM

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra will return to the sideline for the team's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday after missing a game for the birth of his son. Read more »

PANOORIN: Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, sumabak sa #ALSPepperChallenge

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 03:59 PM

Hindi ininda ni NBA champion coach Erik Spoelstra ng Miami Heat ang maanghang na mga sili matapos sumabak sa #ALSPepperChallenge bilang pagtulong sa ina ng kaniyang kaibigan na may sakit na Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis o ALS. Read more »

NBA: To become Heat’s all-time wins leader, Spoelstra never stopped learning

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 11:59 PM

If someone had told people 9 years ago that Spoelstra would one day be the Heat's all-time leader in coaching wins, that someone would've raised a lot of eyebrows.  Read more »