MIAMI (AP) Erik Spoelstra was part of 12 Christmas games as a staff member, assistant coach or head coach in his first 20 seasons with the Miami Heat.
And in the eight seasons that followed, the Heat played on Christmas only once.
Here s what he realized: For an NBA team, playing on Christmas beats not playing on Christmas. The Heat return to the league s holiday slate for the first time since 2020 on Monday, when they play host to the Philadelphia 76ers as part of the NBA s traditional Christmas quintuple header.
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