Even in Philippines, Spoelstra asked about Wade
July 29th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball newsMaking his first trip to his mothers native Philippines in 35 years, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra heard a familiar question.
What does Dwyane Wades future hold?
Thats what Spoelstra was asked Tuesday after he, Heat assistants David Fizdale and Chad Kammerer, and others held a clinic for about 200 kids from the Filipino city of Zamboanga. The kids quizzed Spoelstra on several topics, including whether Wade would stay with the Heat past next season.
Spoelstra said he thought he was answering questions at a postgame press conference.
Spoelstra is part of a sports envoy trip to the Philippines organized by the U.S. State Department and the NBA. Spoelstra, the NBAs first Filipino-American coach, hasnt been to the nation since he was 3.
