Interview with Erik Spoelstra | Ep 4 A King's Reign

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🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In episode 4 of A King's Reign, David Aldridge speaks one-on-one with Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra about LeBron James' years in Miami: the harsh spotlight, how the team became a villain, and ultimately the successful pursuit of winning two NBA championships. A King's Reign is brought to you by Factor. Head to factormeals.com/king50 and use code KING50 to get 50% off, now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Welcome back to a King's reign.
0:43.0	I'm the host of this series, Andrew Schlecht.
0:46.0	It isn't easy being LeBron James Coach.
0:49.0	I did not want to say anything to him.
0:51.0	I didn't want to think I was...
0:52.0	I didn't want anybody...
0:53.0	I didn't want to show anybody that I was coaching by trying to draw some shit up that wasn't going to work.
0:57.0	Whenever you go on a ride, you can do it.
1:00.0	Okay, as Mike Brown details there, I guess the actual basketball part may be easy.
1:06.0	The hard part is dealing with all the attention, the scrutiny, the pressure.
1:11.0	Also, we get thrown in it and then all the spotlight, everything, the context, the pressure.
1:16.0	Yeah, we've been struggled.
1:18.0	For an introvert, Eric Spolstra has made a habit of dealing with the pressure of working with legends.
1:24.0	In 2008, at just 37 years old, Spol took over for Pat Riley as the heat's head coach.
1:31.0	Two years later, Spol found himself at the center of an unprecedented media frenzy.
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