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Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra Makes Appearance At Dolphins Camp

Spoelstra attends one of the Miami Dolphins' preseason practices
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Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra Makes Appearance At Dolphins Camp
Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra Makes Appearance At Dolphins Camp

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With the Miami Heat in the middle of the offseason, coach Erik Spoelstra decided to take a break from basketball Wednesday. 

He attended the Miami Dolphins preseason practice. Spoelstra has often showed support for other organizations in South Florida. 

Here's a link of his appearance: 

Last year Spoelstra almost led the Heat to their second NBA Finals appearances in three seasons. They lost to to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. 

Spoelstra is considered one of the top coaches in league history. He won two championships in 2012 and 2013 during the LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh years. Last year he was named one of the top 15 coaches in history by the NBA, joining the likes of Pat Riley, Doc Rivers and Gregg Popovich. 

“I always said Pat Riley set the standard, but coach Spo improved on it," Heat legend Dwyane Wade said of Spoelstra earlier this year. "You really see his DNA inside the organization now. It’s not just the Pat Riley show, it’s Erik Spoelstra.”

The Heat are set to open the season against the Chicago Bulls in mid-October. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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