MIAMI — When David Fizdale finished up practice at American Airlines Center Tuesday afternoon he walked off the court and in recounting memories of his years working here for the Heat, he pointed at the championship banners, proud to have been a part of it.
But his enduring memories of his time in Miami is not the waterfront arena or the banners hanging in the rafters. It is the beginning, working with Erik Spoelstra, now the coach of the Heat, in the video coordinators office, preparing for the enemy — the Knicks.
“I was the intern to the video coordinator,” Fizdale said.