Sustainable? That was the logical question in the wake of Friday night’s 146-114 Miami Heat annihilation of the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum.

USA Basketball has explained the process of hiring Erik Spoelstra as the next Olympic coach. Spoelstra quickly accepted the role during a dinner with Grant Hill, the men's national team managing director.

As the Miami Heat lost to the Orlando Magic in the regular season opener, it was one that showed a lot of promising signs despite the result giving the team its first defeat of the year. One of the bright spots in the loss was seeing the comfort level of Heat newcomer Norman Powell, as head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke more about his debut.

Spoelstra on the Heat’s travails in the wake of the Thursday arrest: “The league doesn’t wait, doesn’t stop for you.”

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – Erik Spoelstra has been named head coach of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team through 2028. Spoelstra, the head coach of the Miami Heat, was selected by USA Basketball’s Men’s National Team managing director Grant Hill and was approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors.

USA Basketball has announced Erik Spoelstra as the new coach for the men's team for the 2027 World Cup in Qatar and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Erik Spoelstra is the new U.S. men’s basketball head coach, tasked with guiding the Americans to a sixth consecutive Olympic title in 2028 in Los Angeles. Spoelstra, the longest-tenured active NBA head coach with one team (18th season with the Miami Heat), succeeds Steve Kerr, who led the U.S. to gold in 2024.

Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra gets real on the team cutting Precious Achiuwa before the start of the regular season.