Chris Spatola, son-in-law of Duke basketball’s legendary Coach K, dies suddenly
Part of the McClatchy Media Network $0.99 for 1 month, renewing at 9.99 per month Already a subscriber?. Sign In log in Chris Spatola, the son-in-law of former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, has died at age 47. Spatola, who played basketball at West Point, served on Krzyzewski’s staff from 2007 to 2012 before becoming a basketball analyst for ESPN and a host on SiriusXM radio. The Krzyzewski family, in a statement Tuesday, said: “There are no words to adequately express our heartbreak over the loss of our beloved Chris Spatola.