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• Why Knicks fans have rallied around ‘F*** Trae Young’

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Knicks fans celebrating their NBA Playoffs run have found an unlikely unifying figure in the Atlanta Hawks All-Star. I spent the morning of Tuesday, May 13 partaking in an activity I find myself doing often after Knicks wins the last few postseasons: Scrolling through my phone, soaking in the ebullient Twitter chatter — the insightful clips breaking down the game...2025
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Graphic by Anton Tabuena Let’s chart the biggest issues and likely next steps for the NBA teams that faced an early exit in the 2025 Playoffs. The last three teams to win NBA championships have all been eliminated early in the 2025 Playoffs. Joining them is a top-seeded title favorite, who despite their improvements and massive spending, only managed one w...2025
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• The Linc - Sore loser Packers submit revised tush push ban proposal

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 5/20/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Packers submit revised proposal to ban tush push play ahead of Spring League Meeting - NFL.comOn the eve of the Spring League Meeting, an alteration has been introduced to one of the most anticipated decisions on a potential rule change. A revised proposal to ban th...2025
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• Report: Heat Want To Trade For Giannis Antetokounmpo, Who Doesn’t Want To Play For Pat Riley
According to Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson, the Miami Heat want to trade for Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, Antetokounmpo doesn’t want to play for Heat president Pat Riley. “The Miami Heat are eyeing Giannis Antetokounmpo. That part is real,” Robinson wrote. “League sources tell me Pat Riley and the Heat organization have quiet...2025
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• Pat Riley vindicated for not paying Jimmy Butler

In five games against the Timberwolves, Butler put up his usual counting stats, but failed to live up to his "Playoff Jimmy" moniker in pivotal moments....2025
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• ‘To Hell With Them’ – Pat Riley Gets Brutally Honest About Critics of ‘Heat Culture’ in Latest Admission
After former NBA stars and current media personnel attacked "Heat Culture," Pat Riley voiced his response defending what he helped create....2025

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• Heat should consider moving on from Pat Riley, Lou Williams suggests

Three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams responded to comments made by former NBA player Jeff Teague, who suggested that the Heat should “get rid of” president Pat Riley. Williams was speaking on FanDuel TV’s Run It Back, where he’s a regular analyst. “We make so much about Pat Riley and his treatment […] The post Heat should consider moving on from Pat...2025
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• Jimmy Butler Viewed Pat Riley's Behavior As 'Unhinged' In Reconciliation Meeting

Jimmy Butler viewed the behavior of Pat Riley as "unhinged and disturbing" during a meeting on Jan. 7th where the Miami Heat attempted to reconcile the partnership, sources tell The Athletic in a lengthy account of the relationship between player and franchise. Riley had tears in his eyes as he attempted to connect with Butler on a human level. Riley spoke of how they had both lost their fathers w...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Refs hit back at ‘insulting’ theories of bias for the Chiefs

Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, February 5 The latest NFLRA says theories that officials favor Chiefs ‘insulting’ | ESPN A day after Goodell called it a “ridiculous theory,” NFLRA executive director Scott Green said in a statement that Goodell’s comments were “spot on.” League rules prohibit officials from speaking publicly except in postgame pool reports that ...2025
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• Jimmy Butler's relationship with Heat is beyond repair

Much like his style of play, Butler thrives in chaos. Neither he nor Pat Riley will want this partnership to last beyond the trade deadline. Things have become too fractured to repair....2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• Jimmy Butler is back to being the villain

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The veteran NBA star finds comfort wearing the black hat. It started, as it almost always does, with a tweet by Adrian “Woj” Wojnarowski, the former ESPN sports reporter. It was in the middle of October, in the afternoon, after Jimmy Butler’s infamous practice session, where he took the bench players on his then-team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and beat ...2025
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• The Jimmy Butler/Heat trade demand standoff might be about to get even funnier

Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images Jimmy Butler reportedly ‘hasn’t even really started’ creating drama with the Heat, so let’s rank his funniest trade demand escalation options. I haven’t started a lot of things. The dishes, my debut novel. Sometimes, life gets in the way of starting that next thing that will define who you are, and who you can be. And apparently, Jimmy Butler h...2025
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Erik Spoestra can’t lose. If you forced me to define what I think makes a good coach in this modern league, my answer would be “Rigid flexibility”. It’s a paradox that demands being able to hold two things in your head at the same time, to understand two conflicting ideas can be true. If you’re too dogmatic, you live and die by the same double-edged s...2023
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• Goran Dragic undecided on option with Heat
Heat point guard Goran Dragic hasn’t decided if he’ll opt in next season, and he’ll take his time making up his mind, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports. “I had a meeting with [team president] Pat [Riley] and that was it. I told him I’m going to make my decision when that comes,” Dragic told Chiang. “So I still need to talk to the family, the agent. Right now, I just wanted to have at lea...2019
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• Think You Know What the NBA's Morris Twins Are All About? Think Again
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• Inside Goran Dragic's Dramatic and Game-Changing Transition with the Miami Heat
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• Dwyane Wade on LeBron James' Miami Return: 'I Hope Our Fans Are Appreciative'
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• Chris Bosh's New Role as Heat's Go-To Man Has Been Months in the Making
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"Super Bowl 2025: Off-the-field winners and losers from the big game, from Kendrick Lamar to Pat Riley"

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"But, he turned up to the Pat Riley Kaseya […] The post NBA Fans React to Dwyane Wade’s Hilariously Terrible Statue appeared first on Basketball Forever."

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"“Nobody understood superteams more than Pat Riley and Danny Ainge, and Ainge is up running the Celtics, (Pat) Riley’s down in Miami running […] The post Celtics Reportedly Formed Big Three Specifically to Beat LeBron appeared first on Basketball Forever."

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"Pat Riley says that Kyle Lowry will 'have to address' his conditioning this offseason"

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"Miami Heat president Pat Riley welcomed 41-year-old veteran Udonis Haslem back to the franchise after officially re-signing for his 19th season in South Beach."

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"As part of a recent interview with Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated, Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic recalled the Chris Bosh-like meeting he had when he first met Pat Riley."

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"Knicks fire David Fizdale: New York coaching timeline shows history of impatience since Pat Riley era"

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"Dwyane Wade has believed for months he would eventually return to Miami, though he figured it would happen this summer -- and not in a trade before Thursday's deadline -- despite the seemingly repaired relationship with Heat president Pat Riley."

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"" The post Pat Riley Says The Miami Heat Are ‘A Team of Young Stars’ appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"At one point, [Heat President] Pat Riley called LeBron into his office said that no one will tell him how to run the organization."

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"There is also team president Pat Riley, the NBA's incumbent front-office godfather, as well as the mastermind behind Miami's many iterations over the last 20 years."

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"And while many seem to geniunely appreciate all that James accomplished for them, there's a contingent that hasn't moved on, either because they don't believe he communicated clearly with Heat president Pat Riley during the free agent process, or showed enough appreciation for them in the essay announcing his Cleveland homecoming."

• Why Knicks fans have rallied around ‘F*** Trae Young’
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?
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• The Linc - Sore loser Packers submit revised tush push ban proposal
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• Heat president Riley won't apologize for Butler contract situation
Miami Heat president Pat Riley doubled down on his decision not to give Jimmy Butler a contract extension prior to his Golden State Warriors trade....2025
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• Pat Riley Gets Candid About Heat’s Roster Plans Amid Kevin Durant Trade Rumors
Pat Riley shocks the NBA by revealing Miami Heat's willingness to pursue an aging superstar, as Kevin Durant trade rumors gain momentum....2025
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• Heat's Pat Riley has no regrets on refusing Jimmy Butler contract extension: 'No, I'm not going to apologize'
Riley said the drama with Butler over his contract extension had a 'tremendous impact' on the Heat this season....2025
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• Heat Notes: Butler, Herro, Adebayo, Love, Jovic, Larsson
Coach Erik Spoelstra admitted Wednesday that the months-long drama involving Jimmy Butler brought “turbulent waters” to the Heat, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Butler was a distraction during the first half of the season, becoming unhappy when the team was unwilling to give him a contract extension and team president Pat Riley challenged him […]...2025
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• Theo Pinson believes Pat Riley trading Jimmy Butler was worse than Nico Harrison trading Luka Doncic
At the NBA trade deadline, the Heat and Maverick parted were their best players. Miami sent Jimmy Butler to Golden State and Dallas sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers. Both trades received a ton of criticism around the league. Recently, former NBA player Theo Pinson was talking with his co-hosts on the To The Baha […] The post Theo Pinson believes Pat Riley trading Jimmy Butler was worse than N...2025
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• 5 Kevin Durant trade destinations that make sense for NBA’s next summer blockbuster, ranked

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Kevin Durant is going to be traded this summer. Let’s rank his most likely suitors. The Phoenix Suns are about to miss the 2025 NBA Playoffs with the highest payroll in league history. The team’s bold trade for Kevin Durant hours after Mat Ishbia gained control of the franchise has been an unmitigated disaster, and now the worst kept secret in the NBA is t...2025
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• The Day After the Day After: The Eagles win Super Bowl LIX, but some Houston Texans considerations

Someday Houston. Someday | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Eagles win, the season ends, and the Texans look to the future The Day After the Day After...when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of the Super Bowl: Set Number: ...2025
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• Why Knicks fans have rallied around ‘F*** Trae Young’
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• The Linc - Sore loser Packers submit revised tush push ban proposal
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• Pat Riley vindicated for not paying Jimmy Butler
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• Bam Adebayo Expects Heat President Pat Riley To Make ‘A Lot Of Changes This Summer’
The Cleveland Cavaliers swept the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Heat lost Game 3 by 37 points and Game 4 by 55. After Game 4, Bam Adebayo told reporters that he expects Heat president Pat Riley to make “a lot of changes this summer.” Bam Adebayo asked what […] The post Bam Adebayo Expects Heat President Pat Riley To Make ‘A Lot Of Changes...2025
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• 5 Kevin Durant trade destinations that make sense for NBA’s next summer blockbuster, ranked
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• The Day After the Day After: The Eagles win Super Bowl LIX, but some Houston Texans considerations
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• Super Bowl 2025: Field Gulls predicts the Chiefs vs. Eagles (again)

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Will the Chiefs win a third Super Bowl in a row, or will the Eagles deny another dynasty? We’ve played 272 regular season games and 12 postseason games to get to Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. For 30 teams, the focus is on the offseason. For the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, the Lombardi Trophy is at stake for the second time in three seaso...2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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• The Heat bowing to Jimmy Butler’s trade demand proves NBA superstars have near-unlimited power

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Jimmy Butler has fully demonstrated that NBA teams are almost entirely powerless to stop the whims of a stubborn enough superstar. We talk a lot about “championship windows” in the NBA. Those four-to-five-year stretches when a team can plausibly win it all usually open out of nowhere, when a young team finds their footing or makes that final all-in trade....2025
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• The Linc - Sore loser Packers submit revised tush push ban proposal
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• Pat Riley vindicated for not paying Jimmy Butler
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• Pat Riley Gets Candid About Heat’s Roster Plans Amid Kevin Durant Trade Rumors
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• Dwyane Wade Knew LeBron James Could Leave Heat When Pat Riley Took His Cookies On Plane: ‘It Was Too Much Micromanaging’
NBA legend Dwyane Wade knew LeBron James could leave the Miami Heat when Pat Riley took his cookies on the plane. LeBron left the Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2014. D Wade says the first moment he thought LeBron might leave MIA is when Pat Riley took his cookies “One thing […] The post Dwyane Wade Knew LeBron James Could Leave Heat When Pat Riley Took His Coo...2025
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• Super Bowl 2025: Field Gulls predicts the Chiefs vs. Eagles (again)
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• Jimmy Butler Viewed Pat Riley's Behavior As 'Unhinged' In Reconciliation Meeting
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• Arrowheadlines: Refs hit back at ‘insulting’ theories of bias for the Chiefs
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• Jimmy Butler is back to being the villain
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• Pat Riley Hardly Blameless in Ongoing Saga of Heat vs. Jimmy Butler
Pat Riley is no stranger to difficult moments with superstar players, but it’s increasingly clear that he may now be facing his most challenging standoff yet. With Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat season on the line, Riley finds himself in a familiar, yet uncomfortable position — one that echoes past conflicts with LeBron James, […] The post Pat Riley Hardly Blameless in Ongoing Saga of...2025
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• Dwyane Wade on LeBron James' Miami Return: 'I Hope Our Fans Are Appreciative'
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• LeBron James Clearly Can No Longer Lose with Cleveland, Even If He Never Wins
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• Hassan Whiteside Has Gone from Novelty to Necessity for Miami Heat
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• Amar'e Stoudemire to Heat: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Miami Heat Minority Owner Claims LeBron James Wanted Erik Spoelstra Fired
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• Shaquille O'Neal to Have No. 32 Retired by Heat: Date, Comments and Reaction
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• Report: Dwyane Wade Also Interested in the LA Clippers
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• Lakers, Celtics Finds Paths Connected Again in Fight to Recapture Glory Days
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• Miami Heat's Season-Opening Win More Significant Than Most
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• Why Knicks fans have rallied around ‘F*** Trae Young’
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• Pat Riley makes harsh comments about Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler is still alive in the playoffs right now with his new team, but Pat Riley clearly has no regrets about how he handled that whole situation....2025
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• ‘It’s Time’ – Stephen A Smith Calls for Miami Heat Boss Pat Riley To Ride Off Into the Sunset, Proposes In-House Replacement
Stephen A. Smith urged Pat Riley to step down as the Miami Heat's president after a historic playoff loss, suggesting Erik Spoelstra as the successor....2025
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• Bam Adebayo predicts ‘a lot of changes’ from Heat’s Pat Riley after first-round NBA playoff disaster

After getting swept in the first round against the first-seeded Cavaliers, Heat star Bam Adebayo wasted no time reflecting on the season and looking ahead at what’s to come....2025
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• The Day After the Day After: The Eagles win Super Bowl LIX, but some Houston Texans considerations
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• NBA Insider Reveals the Reason Jimmy Butler Thought Heat President Pat Riley Was ‘Unhinged,’ Forced His Way Out of Miami
Jimmy Butler’s shocking exit from Miami wasn’t just about basketball. Find out why he viewed Pat Riley as "unhinged" and how it pushed him to Golden State....2025
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• Jimmy Butler says he can’t find joy with Heat as trade rumors build

Jimmy Butler isn’t shying away from the fact that he wants to be traded from the Miami Heat. The standoff between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat is getting juicier by the day. ESPN insider Shams Charania reported earlier this month that Butler hopes to be moved ahead of the trade deadline. Butler’s agent vehemently shot down the report at the time, but the veteran’s star’s words and actions are s...2025
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• Pat Riley and the Heat fired back at the latest Jimmy Butler trade rumors

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Pat Riley is trying to quiet the distractions around Jimmy Butler’s status, and put out a statement saying the Heat will not trade their disgruntled star before the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline. In an NBA Christmas tradition unlike any other, Wednesday saw ESPN’s Shams Charania kick off the league’s annual holiday showcase by reporting that Jimmy Butler wa...2024
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• Pat Riley Says Heat ‘Are Not Trading Jimmy Butler’
Miami Heat president Pat Riley says the team will not trade NBA star Jimmy Butler. “We usually don’t comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches,” Riley said in a statement. “Therefore, we will make it clear – We are […] The post Pat Riley Says Heat ‘Are Not Trading Jimmy...2024
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• Pat Riley Says Heat Aren’t Trading Jimmy Butler
In an unusual move, the Heat president Pat Riley has made a public statement saying Miami isn’t trading Jimmy Butler (Twitter link). “We usually don’t comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches. Therefore, we will make it clear – […]...2024
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• The NBA’s 6 most desperate teams entering 2024-25 season, ranked

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images These are the NBA teams facing the most pressure this season. Not every team can realistically dream about winning the NBA championship entering the new season, but some organizations are feeling more pressure than others. A year ago, the Boston Celtics went ‘all-in’ after a string of playoff failures by acquiring Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. The...2024
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• Dwyane Wade was the NBA’s most human superstar

Photo by Albert Dickson/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images Remembering the brilliant career of Dwyane Wade, the perfect alpha for his NBA generation. It’s hard to put in perspective at the end of his long and decorated career, but Dwayne Wade, inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame last week, might be the least likely superstar of his generation. He has one of the most devastating...2023
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