Anthony Chiang: Pat Riley on Jimmy Butler: “No, I’m not going to apologize for saying no to on the contract extension.” “It’s over. It’s done. I wish him well.&#… ...

Riley said that trading Butler represented the franchise's 14th "retool" or "tweak" since he arrived in 1995. "We took the deal that we felt was best for us now and also in the future," he said.

Pat Riley's memories of Jimmy Butler are still fond. Despite their reportedly contentious split, which played out across multiple scathing reports and an eventual trade that sent the six-time All ...

Butler and Riley feel they’re being pushed in directions they don’t want to go, and neither likes that so they feel they have no choice but to do what they’re doing.

In Riley’s first news conference since the start of last offseason, he looked back on Jimmy Butler’s ugly Heat exit and looked ahead at the Heat’s plan to improve a roster that has needed to ...

During the session, Riley got a question about the ex-Heat star Butler and responded with some harsh comments. “I’m not going to apologize for saying no on the contract extension [for Butler ...

A Miami Heat great isn’t so sure that Jimmy Butler is long for South Beach. After a tumultuous 2023 season and ensuing comments by team president Pat Riley, Tim Hardaway Sr., who spent five and ...

Pat Riley on the Jimmy Butler fiasco and telling him to keep his mouth shut last May: “There’s no doubt what happened with Jimmy had a tremendous impact on our team. The buck stopped with me.

A day later, Pat Riley decided to try his best to shut down all of the rumblings about Butler’s status, putting out a rare (and definitive) statement through the team to address a trade rumor.

Riley turned 80 in March, is wrapping up 30 years with the Heat and says he has no plans to stop anytime soon. “I just turned 80 and I’m proud of it and 80 is the new 60,” Riley said. “I ...

The feud between Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler and team executive Pat Riley took another turn, but this one is a bit sillier. Butler is currently suspended for requesting a trade away from the Heat.

Butler’s Warriors and Riley’s Heat have gone in different directions since the trade. The Warriors had gone 16-3 in games with Butler prior to Tuesday’s contest at Kaseya Center.