Who is Erik Spoelstra’s ex-wife Nikki Sapp? Former spouse and kids reportedly uninjured following fire at Miami Heat Coach’s home

American basketball coach and head coach of the Miami Heat, Erik Spoelstra, is in the news following a fire accident that took place at his Miami-Dade, Florida home.

According to Fox News, a huge fire broke out at his house on November 6, 2025. However, Spoelstra, who is also the head coach of the US men's national basketball team, nicknamed "Coach Spo", was not injured in the fire accident as he was not home at the time. Spoelstra was returning from Denver with his team after a game.

While no injuries were reported following the fire at Erik Spoelstra's house, Miami-Dade County fire officials said the fire occurred around 4:36 am. According to WSVN-TV in Miami, Spoelstra appeared upset and distressed when he arrived at his home. As per Fox News, officials have not yet confirmed the cause of the fire.

Erik Spoelstra's neighbors informed WSVN-TV that the Miami Heat coach's multimillion-dollar property was undergoing renovation. The house had five bedrooms and six bathrooms and was bought in December 2023.

Amid the fire at Erik Spoelstra's Miami home, netizens have become curious about his ex-wife. According to State of Kid, Nikki Sapp, who was in a seven-year marriage with the Miami Heat coach and shares a daughter and two sons with him, is a podcaster who is known for hosting The Know with Nikki Spo podcast.

Sapp's podcast deals with subjects related to motherhood, entrepreneurship, sobriety, and health. Nikki Sapp was previously a middle school teacher and was also a dancer for the Miami Heat.

Erik Spoelstra's former wife, Nikki Sapp, opened up about her personal life and being a single mother

Nikki Sapp, who split from Erik Spoelstra in 2023, in an interview with the Miami Herald, opened up about being a single mother, her struggles with alcoholism, her divorce from Erik Spoelstra, and her DUI arrest. She said:

"People are very quick to label women golddiggers. Like, ‘Oh, if she is with a successful person, she must be in it for the money. Do you really think that’s all a husband brings to the table? In the end, no one really knows what happened."

During her conversation with the outlet while talking about her DUI arrest, Sapp said:

"That mugshot was like my coming out in Miami society, and I remember feeling so much shame and embarrassment. This is a cruel, cruel world I’m walking into."

Nikki Sapp, who was under treatment for her drinking problem during the Coronavirus pandemic, further added:

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"I was newly sober. I was married to a public figure, and I was having a very real reckoning with my identity and who I was becoming and what I wanted as a grown woman and mothe. I started to have these conversations with people who I thought were really celebrating their own sense of deep knowing and experts in different industries. The response was really positive."

Sapp has been quite vocal about her sobriety journey and has discussed it on her podcast, as well.

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