Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat were in Mexico City this weekend for a matchup with the Brooklyn Nets. Before the game tipped off on Saturday afternoon, the team got to tour the Mexican capital and see some of Mexico City’s sights.
But sometimes, nature calls, and that set up an almost-hilarious incident on Friday. Spoelstra was nearly left behind by the team bus when he hopped off and got a bit distracted after using the restroom.
The Miami Herald has the story of the near-international incident, which all started when Spoelstra’s team got off the bus to take a team photo in a nearby park. After the photos were taken, he had to find a restroom to, you know, do what one does in restrooms.
That’s when the trouble started, though. No one seemed to know that the head coach had walked off without the team. And when Spoelstra emerged from doing his business, the team wasn’t around anymore.
“I was taking a tour of the park and stopped to go to the bathroom,” Spoelstra said with a grin later.
“I don’t think they would have left me behind.”
Spoelstra, though, raced across the park to get to the bus once he realized the team had boarded it and was on the move. He did, however, stop to pose for a selfie with a fan on his way to the bus.
The Heat beat the Nets, 101-89, on Saturday, and Spoelstra was there to coach the Heat to victory. So it all worked out, especially for that fan that got his own picture with the Heat coach.
