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Erik Spoelstra, the head coach of the Miami Heat, smiles as he announces that he has accepted the USA Basketball men’s national team head coach position during a news conference Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)Erik Spoelstra, the head coach of the Miami Heat, raises his hand while explaining how he became USA Basketball men’s national team head coach during a news conference Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)Erik Spoelstra, USA Basketball men’s national team head coach, left, and Grant Hill, USA Basketball men’s national team managing director, hold up a jersey during a news conference Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)Erik Spoelstra, USA Basketball men’s national team head coach, left, and Grant Hill, USA Basketball men’s national team managing director speak during a news conference Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)Miami Heat players applaud as their head coach Erik Spoelstra, announces that he accepted the USA Basketball men’s national team head coach position during a news conference Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

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Erik Spoelstra, the head coach of the Miami Heat, smiles as he announces that he has accepted the USA Basketball men’s national team head coach position during a news conference Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)