Erik Spoelstra was 13 the last time the Olympics were held in Los Angeles, and he remembers what it was like watching those games on television.

He’ll have a better view in 2028.

USA Basketball made it official on Tuesday, announcing that Spoelstra, the longtime coach of the Miami Heat, has been confirmed by its board of directors as the coach of the men’s team for the 2027 World Cup in Qatar and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. He takes over for Golden State coach Steve Kerr, whose tenure ended when the Americans captured a fifth consecutive Olympic men’s basketball gold at the Paris Games in 2024.

“Absolutely, absolutely humbled. I mean, it is the honor of a lifetime,” Spoelstra — a two-time NBA champion as Heat head coach — said in an interview with The Associated Press. “And I’m j

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