"Unhinged" Pat Riley Was the Last Straw That Made ex-Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler Sure of Finding a "new basketball home"
Jimmy Butler has decided to leave the Miami Heat and join the Golden State Warriors. Butler's discontent stemmed from the team's decision not to offer him a substantial contract extension. An ...
Inside Jimmy Butler’s Final Weeks With Heat
Like Butler, whose father died last February, Riley lost his father when he was relatively young. Sources tell The Athletic ...
‘Unhinged’ Pat Riley Meeting Final Straw in Jimmy Butler-Heat Divorce: Report
Uncover the final chapter of the Jimmy Butler saga in Miami: tears, missed connections, and an emotional meeting with Pat ...
Inside the messy Jimmy Butler saga -- and how it all came down to Kevin Durant
One team was desperate to end an embarrassing saga. Another was desperate to appease its stars. Another was desperate to ...
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Report: Pat Riley Cried In January Meeting With Jimmy Butler
According to NBA reporters Sam Amick, Jon Krawczynski and James Jackson of The Athletic, Miami Heat president Pat Riley cried ...
Spoelstra breaks Butler silence, with Heat offering pushback to Butler’s rebukes
Friday, the silence was broken, the uneasy truce between Jimmy Butler’s side of the story and the Heat’s side when it came to ...
Report: Jimmy Butler Felt Pat Riley's Behavior Was 'Unhinged' During Heat Trade Saga
Jimmy Butler's interpretation of Miami Heat team president Pat Riley's actions during a Jan. 7 meeting reportedly sealed the ...
NBA rumors: Jimmy Butler thought crying Pat Riley was 'unhinged' at last-ditch meeting
Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. Josue got his start as a ...
Heat’s Pat Riley cried in final Jimmy Butler meeting and it backfired
The saga escalated from there, with Butler receiving more suspensions and Riley and the Heat ultimately deciding to make the ...
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 ...
'Unhinged' Pat Riley's last-second attempt to make Jimmy Butler stay in Miami only made things worse
After weeks of disagreements, Pat Riley reportedly cried to make Jimmy Butler stay with the Miami Heat, but the tactic ...