Erik Spoelstra posing with ex-wifeNEW YORK, NY – JUNE 26: Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and Nikki Sapp attend the 2017 NBA Awards live on TNT on June 26, 2017 in New York, New York. 27111_003 (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for TNT)
Erik Spoelstra’s ex-wife, Nikki, has taken to the web to fire back at social media trolls following her former spouse’s mega-deal with the Miami Heat.

The Heat head coach secured a record-breaking eight-year, $120 million deal with the NBA team this week. The development comes a few months removed from the pair finalizing their divorce and Nikki has been subjected to taunts from fans on social media, with lots of people writing, “way to fumble the bag” on her previous Instagram posts.

She got on said platform to address the claims on Wednesday.

“Lol. I’m going to address this comment NOT as it pertains to my personal life choices but as it relates to a general thought process that I believe a lot of people have, and that a lot of people have harassed me with over the years,” she wrote.

“According to the crass, ignorant, uninformed society at large, women can’t ‘win.’ A woman can’t be genuinely in love with someone successful. No, they’re pretending and they’re in it for the money. And if a woman chooses to not be with a successful partner, apparently she’s an idiot.”


Erik and Nikki decided to go their separate ways in 2023 after seven years of marriage. They confirmed their divorce in November.

“We are both grateful for our relationship and remain fully committed to co-parenting our children and continuing to make them our shared priority,” they said.

They have three kids together.