A day after Dwyane Wade said it has been “easy” for the Chicago Bulls because “all the focus has been on us,” coach Erik Spoelstra said the attention on the Heat has been more than he expected even though “we anticipated there would be a lot."
He added, "That’s why this whole process — while at times it was uncomfortable — it has helped our resiliency and it has connected us stronger.”
Five reporters from national media outlets have covered the team on a regular basis this season, compared with none in past years.
“I met with all the players before the season started and we talked about it,” Spoelstra said. “Until you’re actually in the storm we were in November, I don’t think you can really fully understand it. But once we survived that month, we developed a little bit of a Teflon skin.”