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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 …
Dwyane Wade has essentially acknowledged that Pat Riley is the reason he left the Miami Heat, and it sounds like Riley himself is not afraid to take responsibility for the divorce. During the broadcast of the Heat-Bulls game Thursday night, which was …
The parting of ways between Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat was anything but amicable, and it is clear that one man is ultimately responsible for that. Pat Riley. Wade will return to Miami for the first time as a visiting player on Thursday. In an …
Pat Riley seemingly confirmed all those stories about Chris Bosh ignoring him. Riley said this week that Bosh ignored phone calls from the entire Miami Heat braintrust, including coach Erik Spoelstra and owner Micky Arison. Remember, at one point in …
Miami Heat president Pat Riley said Monday that the team is no longer trying to bring Chris Bosh back into the fold. Riley confirmed that Bosh will likely never suit up for the Heat again in light of his blood clot issues. “We are not,” …
The relationship between Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat has reportedly turned icy in recent months, and Bosh failing his pre-camp physical is not going to help smooth things over. Shortly after the Heat announced Bosh has not been cleared for training …
After losing both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in free agency over the span of the last two years, it seems like Miami Heat president Pat Riley wants to close the book on the Big Three era. In a recent interview with Ira Winderman of the South …
Dwyane Wade tried to clear up the stories that it was Pat Riley who drove him out of Miami. Wade, introduced to the Chicago media on Friday, said that his hometown was where he wanted to be. Wade: "Let’s clear up the notion Pat Riley …
The departure of franchise icon Dwyane Wade this summer was probably the biggest black eye in the history of the Miami Heat. Even team president Pat Riley is willing to admit that much. In his first public comments since Wade’s decision to …
Dwyane Wade insists that he has no hard feelings toward Pat Riley after his departure from the Miami Heat. Wade spoke to reporters at his youth basketball camp in Miami on Saturday, saying that he understands the business side of the game and loves …
Dwyane Wade made the decision to sign with the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, proving that he was not merely trying to leverage the Miami Heat into giving him more money. The relationship between Wade and the team he spent the first 13 years of his …
Pat Riley is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in NBA history. This story certainly helps explain why. Riley won five championships as a head coach — his latest coming in 2006 as head coach of the Miami Heat. It was during that series …
The lovefest between former teammates Dwyane Wade and LeBron James is slightly offputting to some in the NBA, and Heat president Pat Riley is reportedly one of them. ESPN’s Pablo S. Torre profiled the pair’s relationship, in which one …
