Heat coach Erik Spoelstra expressed his gratitude for the “absolutely remarkable” support he received since his Miami home was left devastated by the massive fire Thursday.

“Things in the house, those things can be replaced,” Spoelstra said Friday before Miami’s 126-108 win over the Hornets in his first public comments since the fire. “And if they can’t be replaced, what does it really matter? This is really what matters. Family, the closest ones, our dog also was safe, thank God. We’re just grateful. We’re grateful that everybody is safe and in a great place.”

The coach spoke alongside his children Santiago, Dante and Ruby, who were thankfully at their mom’s house when the blaze broke out at around 4:36 a.m. Thursday at the 5,700-square-foot single-family residence in the area of Davis

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