Heat’s Erik Spoelstra ‘Humbled and Grateful’ to Be USA Basketball HC for 2028 Olympics

Team USA basketball has named its head coach for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Erik Spoelstra, the long-time coach of the Miami Heat, will replace Steve Kerr as head coach after serving as a lead assistant on his staff in 2024. It was first reported that Spoelstra would take over head coaching duties last week.

“Everyone in this business wants to be a part of Team USA, the legacy and history of the program is the ultimate in the sport and I’m both humbled and grateful,” Spoelstra said, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “Competing on the world stage is so stimulating.”

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