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Pat Riley and LeBron James have had an interesting relationship since LeBron chose to leave the Miami Heat in 2014 to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite the rift between the two, Riley gave James props for his performance in the NBA Finals for the Lakers, as well as giving credit to Jimmy Butler. Pat […]

Miami Heat legend and president Pat Riley has never been one to pull punches when addressing the media. Friday was no different as Riley, 75, gave his end-of-season address after an incredible run to the NBA Finals. Riley thinks the future is bright in Miami: “We ended up having a great, great season,” Riley said, […]

General manager of the Golden State Warriors Bob Myers has seen a tremendous amount of success at the age of 45. Apparently, Miami Heat president Pat Riley had a lot to do with that, given some of the advice that Myers has received during his time with the Warriors. While appearing on 95.7 The Game’s […]

Disappointment was evidently seen across the faces of the Miami Heat players. This rang especially true for Jimmy Butler, after suffering a 106-93 loss in Game 6 which serves as a death knell for them in the 2020 NBA Finals. The former Marquette product felt that he didn’t deliver on a promise to team president […]

Hall of Fame point guard Gary Payton was an aging veteran when he came to the Miami Heat ahead of the 2005-06 season. However, Payton certainly had a dated history with then-Heat coach Pat Riley. The Glove explained his relationship with Riley in a piece for The Players’ Tribune, and also elaborated on what the […]

The 2020 NBA Finals will pit Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James against Pat Riley and the Miami Heat, and Chris Bosh is excited to see how it all unfolds. James and Bosh won two titles with the Heat in 2012 and 2013. LeBron could have re-signed with the Heat in the summer of 2014, […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James had nothing but praise for Miami Heat president Pat Riley during a media session on Tuesday. James said Riley is one of the “great minds” in basketball as someone who has won as a coach and an executive. Riley has changed the league: Lakers star LeBron James called Heat […]

Newly installed New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau doesn’t have to look far for inspiration as he prepares for his first year in the Big Apple. All he has to do is tune in to the Eastern Conference Finals. According to a New York Post story, he wants to follow the Miami Heat model and […]

Retired NBA icon Dwyane Wade recently bared his thoughts on the possibility of a potential Los Angeles Lakers versus Miami Heat NBA Finals. Both squads are now just one win away from winning their respective conferences, as the Heat hold a commanding 3-1 lead over the Boston Celtics, while the Lakers are also up 3-1 […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is not interested in taking the reins from Pat Riley when he finally decides to retire as president of the team. At 75 years of age, Riley is one of the older presidents in the NBA. Despite this fact, Wade feels that Riley is up for more: “No,” Wade said […]

Pat Riley is one of the greatest winners in NBA history. In his Hall of Fame career, he has presided over eight championship teams as head coach with the Los Angeles Lakers (five) and president/coach of the Miami Heat (three) — the franchise he has run since 1995. In fact, Riley’s brand is winning, evidenced […]

As part of a recent interview with Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated, Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic recalled the Chris Bosh-like meeting he had when he first met Pat Riley. Dragic joined the Heat in February 2015 as part of a three-team trade. At that time, he had just made the All-NBA Third Team […]

After Miami Heat star small forward Jimmy Butler made the game-winning free-throws with no time left on the clock in Game 2 against the Milwaukee Bucks, the five-time All-Star shared a hilarious moment with Miami president and Hall of Famer Pat Riley. Via Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report: Jimmy Butler sees Pat Riley & says […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade made a virtual appearance in the bubble on Wednesday night to support his former team in their Game 2 matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks. Current Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler noticed Wade in attendance and dapped up the three-time champion with a fist bump. Butler shows Wade some love 😂pic.twitter.com/hUQVswFi9P — […]

25 years ago on Tuesday, the Miami Heat franchise changed forever by acquiring Pat Riley from the New York Knicks. The franchise has won three titles since Riley came to South Beach, with the help of Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O’Neal, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Ray Allen and Erik Spoelstra. Spoelstra, who has a very close […]

From their first meeting in free agency, Jimmy Butler and Pat Riley bonded over their shared love of wine. Over the course of Butler’s first year as a member of the Miami Heat, it’s clear the two have another thing in common: a devotion to winning. Butler had his most impressive performance since signing with […]

For NBA legend and Miami Heat president Pat Riley, Most Valuable Player awards and scoring titles do not mean anything without an NBA title. Riley uttered the strong missive in a recent interview, giving insight into the mind of one of the legends of the game. “You know, I mean, you can be dominant and […]

“The Decision” was a historically massive part of the modern NBA culture. The moment in which the biggest star of the sport, LeBron James, announced his move to the Miami Heat after seven seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers. As ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan recalls it, the “We Did It” rally held by Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, […]

Miami Heat team president Pat Riley is known as one of the best executives in the history of the NBA. His track record in recruiting some of the best talent around the league is second to none — something that former Heat star Chris Bosh recently opened up about. Riley famously brought his championships rings […]

The Miami Heat were one of the 22 teams that were invited by the league to take part in the Orlando bubble. Nevertheless, this has not prevented team president Pat Riley from looking ahead beyond the current campaign. As it turns out, no less than league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana […]

The NBA’s proposal to resume the 2019-20 season at a “bubble” site with every team in one location is not without risk, so Miami Heat President Pat Riley does not plan on joining the team upon the league’s restart. Per Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel: “For the Heat, the ultimate call on […]

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and Miami Heat president Pat Riley share mutual respect towards each other despite their heated battles in the 1990s. Riley showed up a number of times throughout the recently concluded “The Last Dance” documentary, which focused on the Bulls’ 1997-98 season. However, according to the documentary’s director, Jason Hehir, a […]

In the ‘9os reunion episode of NBA Inside Stuff, one of the stories that stood out came from Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal, who recalled the time he almost choked out then-Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley. Apparently, he wasn’t the only one, as Heat teammate Gary Payton also wanted to wrap his […]

Retired NBA shooting guard Dwyane Wade spent 15 seasons with the Miami Heat, winning the franchise’s first championship in 2006 under then-head coach Pat Riley and two more titles when the coach turned executive. With that said, could current Heat big man Bam Adebayo turn into a potential franchise cornerstone like Wade? Riley himself thinks […]

It was confirmed on Monday morning that the Hall of Fame coach of the Miami Dolphins, Don Shula, passed away at 90 years old. Among all of the people to share their condolences, the Miami Heat’s Pat Riley released a touching statement on Shula. “There was no better man or coach in the history of […]

The summer of 2010 was one of the wildest periods in NBA history. That was the summer LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh decided to team up and join the Miami Heat, creating a “Big 3” that would reach the NBA Finals (and win two) in each of the next four seasons. Pat Riley […]

If anyone knows what a great team is, it’s Pat Riley. The Miami Heat president has seen the likes of Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James all team up in South beach. Moreover, as a head coach, Riley ushered in the “Showtime” era for the Los Angeles Lakers which was headlined by the likes […]

Miami Heat team president Pat Riley recently declared that in his mind, he believes that his team are “close” to building a championship team. Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce does not seem to agree, and he explains why. “If the Miami Heat is close, that means every team in the NBA is close,” Pierce claimed […]

The Miami Heat have won three titles under Pat Riley’s leadership—either as head coach or team president—and Riley thinks their current squad isn’t far from adding another ring. The Heat used this NBA-free Wednesday to release taped video comments from the 75-year old Hall of Famer on the state of the team. “I want to […]

To be completely honest, rivalries today pale in comparison to that of many years ago. That may not exactly be a bad thing, but there’s no denying that the animosity between teams has somehow dwindled in the buddy-buddy world of today’s NBA. Even for the Heat. Nevertheless, this has not prevented us from reliving some […]

The Miami Heat’s choice to select Dwyane Wade with the fifth overall pick of the 2003 NBA Draft has proven to be the best decision the franchise has ever made, as Wade went on to lead the Heat to three championships. But Wade wasn’t always such a slam-dunk pick. Remember: back when Wade was coming […]

With Udonis Haslem spending the entirety of his career with the Miami Heat, one can only imagine the kind of stories he knows through his 17 years with the team. One of his most favorite stories during his time with the Heat was the time Pat Riley injured his hip during a halftime huddle. Haslem […]

The suspension of the 2019-20 NBA regular season could mark a slightly premature end to the career of future Hall-of-Famer Vince Carter,But the halted campaign in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak could also mean the end for another NBA’s elder statesman: Miami Heat stalwart and three-time champion Udonis Haslem, writes Ira Winderman of The […]

Miami Heat team president Pat Riley doubts the NBA will be playing games without fans amid the coronavirus outbreak. While the NBA exec isn’t completely ruling out the possibility of playing behind closed doors, Riley opts to wait for the league’s announcement. He instead highlights that they will be playing games with “tremendous amount of […]

Dwyane Wade says he and Pat Riley are on good terms again, but the future Hall of Famer still believes the Miami Heat president did the wrong thing during the summer of 2016. Things were murky back in 2016 when Wade left the Heat for his hometown Chicago Bulls after Riley didn’t offer Wade a […]

The Miami Heat have unearthed a gem in newly minted All-Star big man Bam Adebayo. The 22-year-old third-year man out of Kentucky is playing at an absurd level right now for the Heat, and he deserves every bit of his first-ever All-Star selection. For his part, Heat president Pat Riley has nothing but good things […]

Andre Iguodala agreed to his Miami Heat extension without speaking to president Pat Riley or head coach Erik Spoelstra. Iguodala knew what he was getting into by joining the Heat and had no doubt Miami was the place for him to possibly finish out his NBA career, via Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald: Andre […]

The Miami Heat made some huge moves at the trade deadline. But it appears like Pat Riley and company are not done. In a conference call via Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald, the long-time Heat executive was asked whether they will look for some added rim protection via the buyout market. Riley admitted that […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley is ecstatic about having veteran small forward Andre Iguodala in South Beach. Riley and the Heat acquired the former Finals MVP from the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. The Heat’s Hall of Fame architect says Miami is getting an “elite defender” in Iguodala: “He’s an elite defender, an elite team defender; […]