Miami Heat Minority Owner Says LeBron James Wanted Erik Spoelstra Fired

January 26th, 2016 by David Pick Leave a reply »

Tuesday evening on an Israeli sports talk radio show hosted by Ofira Asayag on ONE.co.il's 102FM, Miami Heat minority owner Raanan Katz and I appeared as panelists to discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers' firing of head coach David Blatt last week. Blatt's former assistant coach, Alon Stein, was also on the show.

Katz used to be a shareholder of Maccabi Tel Aviv when Blatt coached there years ago, in addition to his role as a minority owner of the Heat. During the radio interview, Katz revealed a bomb of a story—that LeBron James "made it clear" he wanted Erik Spoelstra fired during his tenure with Miami.  

Several reports from Miami-based reporters—including tweets from Dan LeBatard and Ethan Skolnick—have challenged Katz's allegations, citing Katz's loose connection to front office decision-making processes.  

Below are Katz's full comments from Tuesday's radio appearance: 

On the relationship between Blatt and James:

"I spoke to David Blatt while he was here in Miami when the Heat played the Cleveland Cavaliers. He ...

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