Pat Riley's emotional last-ditch plea to keep Jimmy Butler in Miami could not have backfired more
Jimmy Butler wanted out of Miami. Turns out, Pat Riley's final efforts to keep him there ended up blowing up in his face.
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Jimmy Butler Once Told Pat Riley That Andrew Wiggins Was The Most Talented Player He's Ever Played With
Now that Jimmy Butler has finally split from the Miami Heat, the basketball world is finally getting more details on what the relationship was like between the player and front office. In one meeting ...
Jimmy Butler’s Warriors love affair shows why Heat might struggle to recruit future stars
Jimmy Butler wanted to end career in Miami Less than a year ago, Jimmy Butler had made it clear that he wouldn't retire and ...
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‘Unhinged’ Pat Riley Meeting Final Straw in Jimmy Butler-Heat Divorce: Report
The Jimmy Butler saga in Miami came to its merciful end when the Heat agreed to trade him to the Golden State Warriors in a massive five-team trade before Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline.
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How Pat Riley's Behavior Reportedly Convinced Jimmy Butler to Request Trade from Heat
The Jimmy Butler era is now over for the Miami Heat after Pat Riley elected to trade him to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Andrew Wiggins as part of a multi-team deal. Butler had become ...
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Inside the simmering feud between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat
Jimmy Butler questions whether he can rediscover ... Editor's Picks 'You cannot intimidate Pat Riley': What we're hearing on the Butler-Heat stalemate 52dTim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst Five ...
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How Jimmy Butler-Heat relationship devolved to where a trade was the only solution
Longtime team president Pat Riley and disgruntled star Jimmy Butler, having spent so many months in a back-and-forth battle that led to Butler’s trade demand and multiple suspensions from the ...
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Pat Riley Details When Things Went South With Jimmy Butler
The Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler three times in his final ... The Athletic obtained the letter Heat president Pat Riley sent to Butler, agent Bernie Lee, and NBPA lawyers following the ...
Pat Riley: Wiggins, New Players 'Perfect' for Heat Culture After Jimmy Butler Trade
The Miami Heat landed Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson as part of the Jimmy Butler trade last week, and team president Pat Riley was happy ...
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Heat legend blames Pat Riley for letting Jimmy Butler spat to fester
RELATED: Jimmy Butler's advice on what good 'bosses do' seems directed at Pat Riley On "The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis," Hardaway said Riley made the mistake of allowing Butler to flaunt ...
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Heat President Pat Riley made desperate attempt at convincing Jimmy Butler to stay
The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler saga ended with a massive trade ... the Celtics if he was healthy stirred up Heat president Pat Riley. Despite the difference the two sides had, it seems as though ...
Jimmy Butler-Warriors union has immaculate early vibes: ‘Jimmy gives us some swagger’
The Warriors felt they were lacking a piece this year, but after trading for Butler, "that piece isn't missing anymore. That ...