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MIAMI (AP) — Pat Riley turns 80 in a couple of months. The Miami Heat president has not revealed any retirement timetable. He still wears impeccable suits, shakes hands with as firm of a grip as anyone, knows all eyes are on him when he walks into just about any room.

Gilbert Arenas ripped into Heat president Pat Riley on how the franchise has treated star forward Jimmy Butler

A: As stated above, this not only could be a moment that alters the course with Jimmy Butler, but also alters how Pat Riley operates going forward when it comes to his forward-facing appearances. For those who have enjoyed the raw candor, it may never again quite be the same.

If Miami Heat president Pat Riley has any social media accounts, he may want to spend the next few days off the internet. Social media users crushed Riley after

DeMarcus Cousins calls out Pat Riley's treatment of superstars amid Jimmy Butler's ongoing trade drama with the Miami Heat.

The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler are finally moving on from each other — and it's the right move for both sides.

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. The Heat confirmed as much on Friday,

Shaquille O’Neal knows firsthand that team president Pat Riley is running the Miami Heat. Players, meanwhile, come and go. O’Neal won a championship with the Heat in 2006, playing alongside Dwyane Wade to topple the Dallas Mavericks.