Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was in a hurry to finish the obligatory post-game interview on Sunday as he intended to celebrate with his team. Miami Heat won the Eastern Conference champions by eliminating the Bolton Celtics by 125-113 in Game 6. Before that, he jokingly asked the reporters to wrap up the session so that he can savor the victory with some beer.
Miami Heat was led by All-Stars Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler alongside the super rookie Tyler Herro. They thrashed down the Bolton Celtics in the last five minutes of the game to set their meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals.
Head coach Erik Spoelstra mentored Miami Heat, which was not considered as the strongest contenders before. However, they turned all this up and registered their entry in the bubble in Walt Disney in Orlando in Florida. Since then, the kicked Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks out from the run of the championship.
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Erik Spoelstra's Net Worth And Salary
Erik Spoelstra, who has a height of 6 feet and 2 inches tall, has a net worth of $10 million and cashes out a salary of $3 million. Spoelstra started playing basketball from a young age; however, he does not have a long career. He played his college career from the Portland Pilots at the University of Portland, where he was a starting point guard.
After that, Basketball Bundesliga's second division hired him as a player–assistant coach for Tus Herten, his first coaching job. He served for a couple of years for the German club from 1993 to 1995.
Later, Spoelstra was hired by Miami Heat as a video coordinator in 1995. After serving two years there, he got promoted to assistant coach/video coordinator. Similarly, he became the director of scouting in 2001. After seven years, Spoelstra became the head coach of the Miami Heat after Pat Riley stepped down. Since then, he has contributed the team in its all core seasons.
Erik Spoelstra, head coach of Miami Heat (©: AllucanHeat)
Also, he set a new coaching record for Miami Heat as he passed Pat Riley for most wins in franchise history, as they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers back in 2017. It was a 455th win for him for the Heat as a head coach.
Currently, he is under four years contract with Miami Heat, which he signed back in 2019 and is scheduled to serve until the 2023 season.
Who Is Erik Spoelstra Married To?
Erik Spoelstra, age 49, is currently married to his wife named Nikki Sapp, who is a former Miami Heat cheerleader. They shared their wedding vows in 2016 and are together for four years, as of now. They cherished their married life for a couple of years before welcoming their first child in March 2018.
Erik Spoelstra and his wife, Nikki Sapp (©: CoachSpo)
The head coach for Miami Heat announced that his wife gave birth to their first kid, who weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces, and 19 inches tall. The following year, the lovebirds welcomed their second child named Dante Nicholas Spoelstra on 6 December 2019. Announcing the birth of their second kid, Spoelstra's wife, Sapp, posted on Instagram writing;
"Welcome to the world, Dante Nicholas Spoelstra! Perfect in every way,” Nikki posted. “So grateful to have this big, magical soul join our family & can’t wait to bring him Home to the best big brother & doggie-sister ever! You are loved by so many already, Baby Dante!"
Spoelstra flew home following the delivery of his wife and missed Heat's loss to the Celtics at the time.
Currently, the happily married lovebirds enjoy their family life along with their two children.