Southeast Notes: Spoelstra, Adebayo, Suggs, Miller
The Miami home of Heat coach Erik Spoelstra caught fire shortly after the team returned from a road trip. Early Thursday morning, a two-alarm blaze broke out at the multi-million dollar residence, according to Milena Malaver, Carl Juste, and David Neal of the Miami Herald.
The Heat and Spoelstra arrived on a chartered flight from Denver around 5 a.m. ET, about 25 minutes after firefighters were dispatched to his Miami-Dade property.
- The house is situated on a 43,000-square-foot lot.
- It sold for $6.6 million in 2023.
- The five-bedroom home includes a pool and tennis courts.
- No injuries were reported.
- Firefighters worked more than four hours to extinguish the flames.
“A two-alarm fire broke out early Thursday morning at the multi-million dollar home of Heat coach Erik Spoelstra,” reported the Miami Herald.
Additional Southeast Division updates note the fortunate timing amidst the chaos: “Good thing that Jake from State Farm is on the heat.”
Summary: Erik Spoelstra's Miami residence burned in a major fire shortly after the Heat team returned from a road trip, with no injuries reported and firefighters battling for hours.