Nikki Spoelstra, ex-wife of Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, addressed rumors on social media after claiming she was harᴀssed over ‘fabricated nonsense’ that came from a viral, speculative post on X.
On Sunday, a post suggesting Nikki has ‘been sleeping’ with sophomore shooting guard Jaime Jacquez Jr. spread around social media, which sprung her to speak out.
The post highlighted how Nikki, 38, has actively interacted with 24-year-old Jacquez’s Instagram post. It also featured a long explanation to support the claim.
While the post has been seen by over 5.5m viewers and reposted by over 3,000 users, Nikki posted an Instagram video addressing the rumor.
Without naming names, she said, ‘Oh this is going to be fun.’
‘Y’all streets give me way too much power when s*** doesn’t go your way in pro sports. It’s one thing for you sports fanatics to come onto my page after I made a really big life choice and talk crazy, and it’s another thing entirely for you to come to my page to harᴀss me and call me crazy names over something, a rumor, a f****** story that is 100 percent flat out not true.’
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Nikki Spoelstra’s ex wife, Nikki, fumed over rumors of being involved with Jaime Jacquez Jr.
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The former Heat dancer added that she spoke to ‘the girlfriend’ and ‘mom’ of the player in question and had a laugh about the false gossip.
‘You come over here with your dirty feet in my space — I’m going to address you and call you out,’ Nikki said. ‘So this little rumor that you sports trolls are going wild about, I would never do that for two main reasons which I actually don’t feel the obligation to explain to you just that it would not happen and it’s not real.’
‘And while your story might be entertaining with these plot ᴀssumptions, there are so many holes in your story and quite frankly it’s just really bad storytelling,’ she continued. ‘So while all of you guys are entertaining yourselves with this fabricating nonsense, I already talked to the girlfriend, I already talked to the mom and the three of us are over here rolling our eyes at all you knuckleheads.’
‘Here’s the deal you’re not allowed to come to my page calling me names. I know what some of you are thinking, ‘you’re a public person, you open your page up for the public.’ That’s true you’re still not allowed to come to my space and talk s*** to me like that.’
‘No sir. No ma’am. I’m just surprised that you guys are still giving me so much power when things are going your way in sports. And let’s not forget, according to a lot of you guys I’m too ugly and too old for this s*** anyway.’
Jaime Jaquez Jr apparently been sleeping with Spo’s ex wife??? pic.twitter.com/lZqQaMMgE1
— ᴅ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ (@FeelLikeDrew) March 23, 2025 
Erik Spoelstra and Nikki finalized their divorce in 2023 after being married for seven years
Spoelstra’s Miami Heat is sitting 10th in the NBA’s Eastern Conference with a 30-41 record
Jacquez is averaging 8.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.5 ᴀssists in his sophomore NBA season
Nikki also challenged keyboard warriors to leave their ‘nastiest’ comments in her caption.
‘Let’s go IG. Show me what you got. Keep coming for my integrity,’ she wrote. ‘The only person who is big mad is you, babes! It’s hard when things don’t go your way in sports. Ik ik. Trolls tap in! Comment below with the nastiest s–t you got for me. Go on. Show your humanity. Nastiest comment wins.’
Nikki and Erik finalized their divorce in November 2023, noting it was an ‘amicable decision’ to part ways in a joint statement to the Miami Herald.
They were married for seven years and have three children, Santiago, 6, and Dante, 4, and daughter, Ruby, 2.
The Heat are currently 10th in the NBA’s Eastern Conference with a 30-41 record.
