MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra got on the telephone and apologized for having a raspy voice. He's had a lot to say in Africa.
The Miami Heat coach has been part of a sizable group of NBA players, coaches, and executives in Johannesburg this week for a Basketball Without Borders camp for kids, all building up to Saturday's second edition of the NBA Africa Game that will benefit charities like UNICEF and the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
"The first meeting that we had here, it was overflowing," Spoelstra said from South Africa this week. "There weren't enough tables and chairs to fit everybody in here.