Overview
- The Dolphins fired head coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday morning, beginning a new search for the role.
- Erik Spoelstra praised McDaniel as a sharp and creative coach and said he expects him to land with another organization.
- Spoelstra and McDaniel maintained regular professional exchanges, with Spoelstra studying McDaniel’s approach and McDaniel frequently attending Heat games.
- The Heat’s game in Chicago was postponed because of slick court conditions hours after McDaniel’s dismissal.
- Before the postponement, Miami submitted a starting lineup that reinserted Tyler Herro alongside Bam Adebayo, Norman Powell, Andrew Wiggins and Davion Mitchell, with Herro returning after 13 missed games and only six appearances this season following ankle surgery.