ERIK SPOELSTRA RUMORS

Bosh practices, but no timetable yet for return

MIAMI Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called it a positive sign forward Chris Bosh was able to do some court work Sunday, but his return from an abdominal strain is not yet said to be imminent. Bosh, injured May 13 against Indiana, will miss his sixth straight playoff game Monday when the Heat plays host to Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. He just did the next...
Via Fox Sports Florida  |  3 days ago
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LeBron leads Heat in 'Activity Points'

Eric Spoelstra tracks his players with an activity chart that awards points for plays that do not necessarily show up in a player's stat line and LeBron leads the Heat in it.

Via RealGM  |  3 days ago
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Spoelstra Receives $25k Fine

Erik Spoelstra was been $25,000 on Friday, "for critical public comments about how the Miami/Indiana playoff series was being officiated."
Via RealGM  |  5 days ago
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Heat coach fined $25,000 for criticizing officials

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was fined $25,000 by the NBA for publicly commenting on officiating before Thursday night's Game 6 against the Indiana Pacers. The fine was doled out on Friday, ESPN.com reported. Before the game, which the Heat won to close out the series and advance to the Eastern Conference finals, Spoelstra said officials had been ignoring several hits...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  5 days ago
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NBA fines Heat coach Spoelstra $25K

The NBA fined Miami coach Erik Spoelstra $25,000 on Friday for ''critical public comments'' about officiating in the Eastern Conference series with Indiana. Spoelstra made the comments before Miami's shootaround Thursday in Indianapolis, hours before the Heat beat the Pacers in Game 6 to win the series. Spoelstra was quoted by several media outlets saying the...
Via AP on Fox  |  6 days ago
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Spoelstra fined for comments about officiating

MIAMI (AP) -- The NBA fined Miami coach Erik Spoelstra 25,000 on Friday for "critical public comments" about officiating in the Eastern Conference series with Indiana. Spoelstra made the comments before Miami's shootaround Thursday in Indianapolis, hours before the Heat beat the Pacers in Game 6 to win the series. Spoelstra was quoted by several media outlets saying...
Via Fox Sports Florida  |  6 days ago
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Report: Heat's Spoelstra calls out NBA

Heading into Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals without forward Udonis Haslem, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called out the NBA, claiming the league has failed to crack down on hard fouls against LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Haslem will sit out Thursday night in Indiana as the Heat look to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year. The veteran...
Via Fox Sports  |  7 days ago
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3 reasons why the Miami Heat won’t win a title under Spoelstra

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra may be a top-ten coach in the NBA but that says a lot more about the lousy coaches in the league today than it does about his overall coaching skills. By my count there are at least nine coaches in the league better than Spoelstra and one of them, Orlando Magic head coach and former Heat coach Stan Van Gundy, will receive his walking papers any...
Via The Sport Mentalist 2  |  11 days ago
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D-Wade, Spoelstra have a little confrontation

Emotions are always heightened during playoffs, as they should be, it’s a very intense situation especially for a team that claimed titles last season in the Miami Heat. This is what happened during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between Dwyane Wade and Coach Erik Spoelstra. This is what led to the confrontation: Wade misses on [...]
Via The NBA Mistress  |  13 days ago
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D-Wade, Spoelstra have minor confrontation

The playoffs are always an intense situation, and it is certainly not uncommon for emotions to boil over every once in a while. That is exactly what happened during the third quarter of game three of the Pacers/Heat playoff series between superstar Dwayne Wade and coach Erik Spoelstra. After Wade missed a jump shot, Pacers guard George Hill converted on a quick layup going the other...
Via Pass The Pill  |  14 days ago
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