Dan Le Batard believed Pat Riley's way of handling the Jimmy Butler trade saga was influenced by the murky LeBron James exit in 2014.

They have now taken their total NBA Championship tally to 18. RELATED: Pat Riley reminds NBA players what they 'owe' us amid Jimmy Butler saga Fast-forward to this point in the 2024-25 NBA season.

Since last summer, Butler and team president Pat Riley have publicly feuded over contract negotiations and the six-time All-Star’s role with the team. The disconnect between both Butler and ...

A social media user added, "GET RID OF PAT." An angry Heat fan further stated, "Pat Riley is OVERWHELMINGLY to BLAME for THIS!!! ANOTHER star relationship DESTROYED, and THIS is the WORST one!!!" ...

Pat Riley and Jimmy Butler, on a years-long collision course of stubbornness and inevitability, have reached their natural conclusion: an impending, public and potentially ugly divorce.