Fire extinguished at Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s multimillion-dollar home
A two-alarm fire broke out early Thursday morning at the home of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, with firefighters battling the blaze for eight hours before extinguishing it at the five-bedroom home with a pool and tennis court in one of Miami-Dade’s priciest neighborhoods.
Videos show Spoelstra, holding his head, walking near the fire, which engulfed the 5,700-square-foot, 5-bedroom and 3 1/2-bathroom house behind a stone wall near Davis and Ponce de Leon roads, a slice of Miami-Dade County near Coral Gables, just west of Old Cutler Road. The neighborhood has homes that sell in the tens of millions of dollars.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue told the Miami Herald that the call came in at 4:36 a.m. as a “structure fire at single-family residence.” Records show the house is at 4875 SW 80th St. Fire Rescue confirmed the blaze broke out at Spoelstra’s home.
“We found fire that was as tall as the trees,” said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Victoria Byrd.
“We are grateful to learn that nobody was harmed in the fire at Coach Spoelstra’s residence this morning,” a statement from the Miami Heat read. “Our thoughts, prayers and assistance are with Spo and his family during this time.”
The Heat also said Thursday that Spoelstra will be on the bench as usual for Friday’s home against Charlotte.
Firefighters wage hours-long battle with blaze
It took Miami-Dade firefighters eight hours to extinguish the blaze, finally leaving the property around 12:40 p.m. When they left, they closed the gate and cordoned it off with red tape.
No one was injured in the fire, the agency said.
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Throughout the morning, flames shot up, black smoke choked the air and two structures were heavily damaged, with a partial collapse of one of the structures. Nearly 30 units were on the scene, according to the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s call log.
“Due to a partial collapse, units switched to a defensive attack, and are still working to extinguish the fire,” the agency said in an update in the morning.
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Spoelstra and the Heat were returning on a chartered flight from Denver, where the team completed a four-game road trip with a loss to the Nuggets. The team landed at Miami International Airport at 5:11 a.m. Thursday, according to Flight Aware tracking data, about 35 minutes after firefighters were dispatched to Spoelstra’s home.
Last month, the Miami Heat posted a video on X showing a pre-season gathering at Spoelstra’s home. As a team-bonding event, Spoelstra hosted a family gathering with players, coaches and staffers ahead of the regular season.
The house was built in 1985, according to the Miami-Dade property appraiser. The home, which sits on a 43,000-square-foot lot, was sold to the Land Trust Agreement 4875 for $6.6 million in December 2023, Miami-Dade property records show. County records show there is an open permit on the property for roof work.
Miami Herald staff writers Anthony Chiang, Barry Jackson and Devoun Cetoute contributed to this report.
This story was originally published November 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM.