Heat coach Erik Spoelstra praises 'amazing' first responders in aftermath of fiery home blaze

Miami Heat caput manager Erik Spoelstra's location was destroyed successful a occurrence aboriginal Thursday morning, the origin of which is inactive to beryllium determined.

Nobody was location erstwhile the location became engulfed successful flames good earlier sunrise — Spoelstra was flying backmost to Miami from a crippled successful Denver, and his children were astatine their mother's house.

In his archetypal comments since the blaze, anterior to Miami's crippled against the Charlotte Hornets, Spoelstra thanked the "amazing" archetypal responders.

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Miami Heat caput manager Erik Spoelstra reacts during the 4th fourth against the Memphis Grizzlies astatine FedExForum.  (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)

"I privation to springiness a shoutout to the archetypal responders, the constabulary officers and the firemen. They were amazing. They weren't capable to prevention our house, but obviously, we've seen things that could person dispersed to the remainder of the neighborhood. They were precise benignant portion they were trying to enactment retired each the flames," helium said. "Things successful the house, those things tin beryllium replaced. And if they can't beryllium replaced, what does it truly matter? This is truly what matters. Family, the closest ones, our canine besides was safe, convey God. We're conscionable grateful. We're grateful that everybody is harmless and successful a large place."

Spoelstra said the Heat offered him a fewer days disconnected if helium needed to woody with idiosyncratic matters, and helium declined.

"The kids wanted to travel to the crippled tonight," Spoelstra said. "So, I figured if they privation to travel to the game, past I'd amended work."

Miami Heat manager Erik Spoelstra's location caught connected occurrence connected Nov. 6, 2025. (WSVN-TV)

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Spoelstra besides thanked the "absolutely remarkable" South Florida assemblage for their "overwhelming support."

"People reaching out, wanting to help. It's evidently been thing that's uniquely challenging for our family, but Spoelstras are resilient."

The Heat scored a franchise-record 53 points successful the archetypal 4th en way to their 126-108 victory. He said afterward that "in a cleanable world, I'd alternatively spell home" aft the game.

Miami-Dade County occurrence officials said the blaze was reported astir 4:36 a.m. Spoelstra arrived astatine the country soon aft the level landed. Cameras showed Spoelstra pulling up to the location and looking distraught, according to WSVN-TV successful Miami.

Head manager Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat talks to the media during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals 2023 NBA Playoffs connected May 17, 2023, astatine the TD Garden successful Boston, Massachusetts.  (Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Firefighters were initially focused connected the store of the multimillion-dollar location earlier the flames started to dispersed crossed the property.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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