FILE - Miami Heat president Pat Riley gestures as he speaks during an end of season NBA basketball news conference in Miami, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Riley laid out the plan for the team's ...

I was told, ‘Pat, Just watch him and model yourself after Jerry.’” When West stepped into the Lakers front office, he was instrumental in the hiring of Riley. “He was smart, committed, opinionated, ...

The 79-year-old Riley has been part of the Miami Heat as a coach and executive for the past three decades, but his NBA roots are planted firmly with the Lakers. He played for Los Angeles from 1970 ...

Riley made sure they played like a team. Related: "Even though his role is diminished a little bit, he is vital to this team" - Pat Riley had never given up on a 40-year-old Kareem Abdul Jabbar ...

Riley knew it then and came to appreciate it even more years later — there were only a few ways to stop the player who would eventually spend nearly four decades as the most prolific scorer in NBA ...

Rivers got traded to San Antonio, Riley wound up leaving the Knicks for the Heat less than a year later. Both have been champions since, Rivers with the Celtics in 2008, Riley with the Heat in ...

FILE - Miami Heat president Pat Riley gestures as he speaks during an end of season NBA basketball news conference in Miami, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Riley laid out the plan for the team's offseason on ...

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, CanadaThe 79-year-old Riley has been part of the Miami Heat as a coach and executive for the past three decades, but his NBA roots are planted firmly with the ...

Pat Riley remembers just about every detail surrounding the events of Dec. 29, 1961. It was a cold night in Schenectady, New York. A little snowy, the roads a little icy.

FILE - Miami Heat president Pat Riley gestures as he speaks during an end of season NBA basketball news conference in Miami, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Riley laid out the plan for the team's ...

The Miami Heat president Pat Riley speaks during a halftime ceremony to commemorate the start of Riley’s 30th season with the franchise, as the Heat unveiled the Pat Riley Court during an NBA ...

Riley says Heat aren’t sure on a Butler extension. Player availability is a big priority MIAMI (AP) — If Jimmy Butler wants to see more pay, Pat Riley will want to see more play.