Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra’s Miami Home Catches Fire
Early Thursday morning, a two-alarm fire erupted at the Miami-area residence of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. The blaze occurred shortly after the team returned from a road trip.
Incident Details
- The fire broke out at Spoelstra’s multi-million dollar home located on a 43,000-square-foot lot.
- The property sold for $6.6 million in 2023.
- The house features five bedrooms, a swimming pool, and tennis courts.
- Firefighters arrived about 25 minutes before the team’s arrival on a chartered flight from Denver around 5 a.m. ET.
- The firefighting effort lasted more than four hours.
- No injuries were reported.
Sources and Reporting
Milena Malaver, Carl Juste, and David Neal of the Miami Herald provided coverage of the incident.
Additional Notes
The Heat had just completed a four-game road trip, returning to Miami the same morning as the fire.
Humorously noted: “Good thing that Jake from State Farm is on the heat.”
Summary: Erik Spoelstra’s Miami home caught fire early Thursday but was successfully fought off by firefighters with no injuries reported, amid the team's return from a road trip.