Jalen Rose was stunned seeing Eric Spoelstra's game costing decisionJalen Rose (Images Credit: X/@ClutchPoints)
The Miami Heat suffered a 123-121 loss to the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night. The NBA Cup opener between Miami and Detroit was filled with dramatic moments, but Heat coach Eric Spoelstra’s one key mistake cost the team a chance at victory.

One of the most critical errors occurred in the final moments of the game, which caught the attention of former NBA player Jalen Rose. With the game tied at 121-121, the Heat had just given up a game-tying alley-oop to Jalen Duren from an inbound pass. Amid the chaos, Spoelstra tried to call a timeout, but there was one big problem as his team had no timeouts left.

This mistake was costly enough as the officials assessed a technical foul on the Heat for the timeout violation. The Pistons capitalized on their awarded free throw and possession, scoring two more points to clinch the victory.

This series of events sealed the win for Detroit, leaving the Heat with nothing but frustration. Fans in Miami were upset with Spoelstra’s blunder, as no one expected such a serious mistake from a seasoned coach.

Even Jalen Rose, who was watching the game, was in disbelief at the decision. While Pistons fans were celebrating their team’s victory, the mistake left Miami fans wondering what could have been.

Eric Spoelstra Takes Responsibility for Critical Mistake in Heat’s Loss to Pistons

After the Miami Heat’s loss to the Detroit Pistons, Eric Spoelstra, who revealed their different goal this season, took full responsibility for the costly mistake that contributed to the defeat. In his post-game press conference, Spoelstra admitted to making a serious mental error in the final moments of the game.

“I just made a serious mental error there at the end. That’s on me. I feel horrible about it. There’s really no excuse for that. I’m 17 years in, we had talked about it in the huddle, I knew that we didn’t have anything. I just got emotional and reactive on that, and I just made a horrendous mistake there at the end,” Spoelstra said.

With the loss, the Heat now sit at 4-6 for the season. On Saturday, the team will look to bounce back in their next game against the Indiana Pacers.

REPORT: ESPN Has Made A Decision On What’s Going To Happen To Jason Kelce Following His Phone-Smashing Altercation With Penn State Fan Who Used Homophobic Slur

Photo of Jason Kelce in suit and photo of ESPN logoJason Kelce & ESPN logo (Photos via Getty Images)
ESPN has made a decision on Jason Kelce following his recent altercation with a young Penn State fan.

The former Eagles star had an incident with a Nittany Lions supporter on his way to their game against Ohio State on Saturday that ended up going viral online.

Kelce made an appearance on ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ ahead of the fixture, but it wasn’t a smooth Saturday as he smashed a fan’s phone for asking how he feels about his brother Travis being “f***ot” for dating Taylor Swift, because it’s apparently gay to date women now…

Kelce would grab said fan’s phone, as he was recording him at the time, before smashing it and then asking him, “Who’s the faggot now?”