If Pat Riley is going to successfully emerge from the mess he and his team find themselves in, the Miami Heat president will have to take the most difficult advice of his career: His own. For at least the third time in just over a decade,

Addressing this, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra shared his thoughts with the media on how to handle these situations. During a press conference, the 54-year-old mentioned "a phrase Pat Riley uses all the time.

Spoelstra was peeved that referees took the ball from Jaquez, when he was already at the free throw line, after Utah challenged a foul call with the Heat up 90-88 and 1:22 left in the fourth quarter on Thursday. The call was overturned, resulting in a jump ball that the Heat won, leading to a Jaquez three-pointer.

Friday, the Miami Heat celebrated the 43rd birthday of franchise icon Dwyane Wade with a series of posts on social media. That came in the wake of Wade earlier this week celebrating the legacy of Heat President Pat Riley.

Typically, a coach wants as much talent available as possible. But there has been nothing typical about these past two weeks for Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat with Jimmy Butler.

Miami Heat president Pat Riley called out Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro in his end-of-season press conference last year. One was seemingly offended by that while the other used it as motivation. The 2024-25 season has been the best of Herro's career and he spoke to Anthony Chiang about how he reacted to Riley calling him fragile.

Disgruntled Heat star Jimmy Butler reiterated to team president Pat Riley in a face-to-face meeting last week that he wants to be traded, league sources told ESPN.

Butler was said to be “caught off guard” by the comments according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. There have been many events that have led to the fractured relationship between Butler and the Heat with the one mentioned by Haynes being when the team questioned the effort level.

Pat Riley turns 80 in a couple of months ... And that's why he's the Godfather," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said last month. "That's why we all kill ourselves for this culture. It's because of him. We believe in him." And, as some have learned over the ...

Heat president Pat Riley confronted Jimmy Butler in the only way that he knew how. It hasn’t worked yet. Riley, however, was equally critical of Tyler Herro, referring to him as “fragile.” Herro, who is in the middle of a career season,

Another day, another update on Jimmy Butler. During his time away from the court due to suspension, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported that Butler met with Heat owner Pat Riley to “reiterate” his trade request.

DeMarcus Cousins calls out Pat Riley's treatment of superstars amid Jimmy Butler's ongoing trade drama with the Miami Heat.