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Filipino American NBA coach Erik Spoelstra said he initially dreamed of playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
“Growing up, my goal initially was to play in the PBA,” Spoelstra, who is an assistant coach on team USA, told reporters in Taguig on Wednesday. “That was always a dream of mine. My family would send me tapes of PBA games, and I just saw that and how crazy the crowds were.”
The Miami Heat head coach said it was always part of his plan.
“I ended up playing overseas for a couple of years, then I was eventually going to come over here and try to play, but then, I got re-routed to Miami,” Spoelstra said. “But once we started coming over here with the NBA, and doing camps and clinics… That's what we really wanted to be involved in, at the grassroots level.”
Spoelstra was holding a basketball clinic for young Filipino players at Taguig, along with three members of team USA and was also accompanied by fellow NBA coaches Ty Lue and team USA head coach Steve Kerr.
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