While longtime Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has high expectations as the likely head coach of Team USA at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, he has the approval of Steve Kerr . After the Golden State Warriors ' practice on Friday afternoon, the former head coach of Team USA's 2024 gold medal squad discussed how Spoelstra will succeed him in maintaining the gold standard of USA basketball.

“[Spoelstra's] incredible. He's a phenomenal coach,” Kerr said. “I think just watching him the last two summers and getting to know him up close, rather than from afar where I've admired him for so long, I got a first-hand glimpse at what a great coach he is.”

Spoelstra, as the head coach of Team USA in 2028, marks the fourth straight Olympics the United States will have a different

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