The tension between Butler and team president Pat Riley began in the offseason. At that time, Riley publicly told Butler to “keep your mouth shut.” This led Butler to express his desire for a ...

Pat Riley, the legendary NBA executive and former head coach, recently opened up about the importance of conflict in his relationships with star players, admitting that he has had clashes with ...

“I know from personal experience,” O’Neal said in his role as an analyst on TNT last week. “You can’t bicker with Pat Riley.” How they got here: Butler was eligible for a $113 ...

The feud between Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler and team executive Pat Riley took another turn, but this one is a bit sillier. Butler appeared to subtly respond to some of this ongoing turmoil at ...

So if Butler has asked for a trade, you can bet that Riley will get him one without thinking twice, O’Neal suggested. “I know from personal experience you can’t bicker with Pat Riley,” O ...

However, Miami Heat's disgruntled superstar Jimmy Butler's bold and blunt commentary of wanting a trade dares their team president Pat Riley to make a move. Dan Le Batard of the Dan Le Batard ...

If Jimmy Butler indeed is in the midst of his endgame with the Miami Heat, the process hardly is an outlier during Pat Riley’s three decades of stewardship of the franchise.