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Pat Riley has a long history with the Los Angeles Lakers that includes leading the franchise to five championships as a head coach, and there were rumblings that owner Jeanie Buss might try to get him to return to the team after Magic Johnson …
It wasn’t seen as likely, but Pat Riley left no doubt that he’s not going to be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers in any capacity. The Miami Heat president, who spent nine seasons as the Laker coach during the Showtime era, said …
Magic Johnson dropped the stunning news on Tuesday that he was stepping down as the Los Angeles Lakers’ President of Basketball Operations. Though some are saying this leaves the Lakers in disarray and makes them look bad or unstable, the truth …
Erik Spoelstra seems a bit friendlier with Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge than his boss is. The Miami Heat coach shook hands with Ainge before Monday’s matchup and joked with the veteran executive about his feud with Heat president …
Pat Riley may not have to look very far to find his eventual successor as lead decision-maker in the Miami Heat front office. Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported in a piece on Wednesday that Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is a likely candidate to get …
Pat Riley issued a statement on Friday to deny dropping an F-bomb on Tom Thibodeau. ESPN Los Angeles radio host Jorge Sedano, who used to be a Miami Heat pregame host, reported on the radio this week that Riley called Thibodeau a …
Pat Riley is preparing for Dwyane Wade to take at least another few weeks to decide whether he will return for a 16th NBA season or retire. In a conference call with reporters on Friday, the Miami Heat president spoke about the situation of Wade and …
The Miami Heat were bounced from the NBA Playoffs in the first round, with center Hassan Whiteside spending much of that period disgruntled on the bench. That is something team president Pat Riley is hoping to fix. In his season-ending news …
Pat Riley has remained largely tight-lipped these last four years regarding LeBron James’ departure, but now he is making a surprising admission. On Monday, ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan shared some comments that Riley made in author Ian …
There have been rumblings about Dwyane Wade possibly returning to the Miami Heat now that he has reached an agreement on a buyout with the Chicago Bulls, but that seems unlikely given his relationship with his former boss. Alex Kennedy of Hoops Hype …
Pat Riley still feels the sting of the moment that his greatest triumph as an executive, The Big Three, came crumbling apart. In a feature by ESPN’s Wright Thompson that ran on Tuesday, the Miami Heat president opened up about his anger at …
Could the Miami Heat finally be heading towards an amicable solution to Chris Bosh’s status on the roster? Team president Pat Riley said Wednesday that the team has been in discussions with Bosh, who has not played in over a year due to …
Pat Riley is fully in favor of Magic Johnson running the Los Angeles Lakers. Riley, who coached Johnson and the Lakers during the Showtime era, thinks his former point guard is qualified to run the team despite his lack of experience in the …
Dwyane Wade has said in the past that his decision to leave the Miami Heat in free agency had nothing to do with Pat Riley not calling him. Roughly six months later, Wade is willing to admit that was a lie. Wade joined Adrian Wojnarowski for …
Pat Riley isn’t any more interested in a lengthy Miami Heat rebuild than the fans are. The Heat president admitted Wednesday that the Heat are in rebuild mode, but he made very clear that he is planning on it being a quick process. …
The Godfather always keeps his troops in line, and Hassan Whiteside is no exception to that rule. After a double overtime loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night, Whiteside openly complained about his lack of touches down the stretch, despite …
