{"id":11788,"date":"2023-01-28T16:31:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T16:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/miami-heats-eric-spoelstra-nba-comments-on-tyre-nichols-death\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T16:31:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T16:31:36","slug":"miami-heats-eric-spoelstra-nba-comments-on-tyre-nichols-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/miami-heats-eric-spoelstra-nba-comments-on-tyre-nichols-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Heat&#8217;s Eric Spoelstra, NBA comments on Tyre Nichols&#8217; death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p>Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra was one of several people in the NBA who commented on Tyre Nichols&#8217; passing. <\/p>\n<p>Nichols died in police custody in Memphis earlier this month. All police officers involved have been fired and charged with murder. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is just crazy,&#8221; Miami coach Eric Spoelstra said during his pregame press conference ahead of Friday&#8217;s game against the Orlando Magic. <\/p>\n<p>Former Heat star LeBron James, now with the Los Angeles Lakers, also voiced his opinion. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<p>james <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1619143671303266304\" onclick=\"return phoenixTrackClickEvent(this, event);\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on twitter<\/a>: &#8220;We are our own worst enemies!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The NBAPA also issued a statement. <\/p>\n<p>        The league said, &#8220;The footage of Tire Nichols&#8217; life so needlessly truncated is appalling.&#8221; We remain committed to working with advocates, policy makers and law enforcement agencies to work towards solutions to the problems we face.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p><strong>Other heat-related stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Points from Heat&#8217;s victory over Magic. <strong>click here<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Miami Heat&#8217;s Twitter reaction to the Magic&#8217;s win. <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/heat\/miami-news\/how-miami-heats-twitter-reacted-to-the-win-against-the-orlando-magic-friday-night\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p>Jimmy Butler offers Heat fans a memorable experience. <strong>click here<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p>Check out some of our latest heat apparel. <strong>click here<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p>@PrizePicks or <strong>PrizePicks.com<\/strong>, please use the link and code. 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