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Bradley Beal wanted the Heat to trade for him but Miami weirdly refused to make a deal

Pat Riley and the Heat have had a really rough summer

USA Today Sports Media Group

There’s No One Quite Like Jimmy Butler

Tennis buff, coffee mogul, playoff hero—and the guest editor for Sports Illustrated’s NBA preview magazine.

Sports Illustrated

Miami Must Go Back to the Drawing Board After Failing to Land Damian Lillard

The seriousness of the Heat’s offer for Dame will continue to be debated, but what’s undisputed is that Pat Riley still owes it to Jimmy Butler to find help.

Sports Illustrated

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Damian Lillard’s Agent Addresses Heat’s Pursuit Before Blockbuster Bucks Trade

The point guard did not get traded to his reported preferred destination.

Sports Illustrated

Unsung Lakers heroes of the past: A.C. Green

A look back at A.C. Green, who did the dirty work that results in championship rings during his two stints with the Lakers.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bulls remain on the outside looking in, but the East can change quickly

While it’s still the usual suspects holding down the top six spots talent-wise in the Eastern Conference, it’s also a six pack that has some dents with each of them. Can the Bulls take advantage of those flaws this season?

Chicago Sun-Times

10 greatest Lakers teams that didn’t win the NBA championship: No. 1

A look at one of the greatest Lakers teams that didn't win the NBA championship.

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10 greatest Lakers teams that didn’t win the NBA championship: No. 2

A look at one of the greatest Lakers teams that didn't win the NBA championship.

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10 greatest Lakers teams that didn’t win the NBA championship: No. 7

A look at one of the greatest Lakers teams that didn't win the NBA championship.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jimmy Buffett’s laid-back party vibe created adoring ‘Parrotheads’ and success beyond music

Jimmy Buffett celebrated slackers before the word existed, even though he was hardly one himself

The Independent UK

Remembering Jimmy Buffett the sports fan, who once got ejected from a Heat game

Buffett was a HUGE sports fan, especially of the Saints and Heat.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jimmy Buffett's laid-back party vibe created adoring 'Parrotheads' and success beyond music

Jimmy Buffett celebrated slackers before the word existed, even though he was hardly one himself

The Independent UK

How Magic Johnson’s shocking Lakers trade request led to Paul Westhead’s firing in 1981

HBO's Winning Time reminded us Magic Johnson wanted to leave the Lakers during his third season in the league.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Gen Z needs this NBA history lesson

The Celtics' Jaylen Brown wouldn't be here if Magic Johnson didn't reach the heights we see in HBO's Lakers series

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Sports Illustrated

Dwyane Wade Was ‘Best Version’ of Himself During 2006 NBA Finals

The future Hall of Famer talked about the Heat’s fateful NBA Finals series, the craziest thing he’s ever seen Pat Riley do and more.

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A convo with NBA rookies Amen and Ausar Thompson: ‘He’s never going to dunk on me in his life’

This was a fun conversation with Amen and Ausar Thompson!

USA Today Sports Media Group

HBO’s Winning Time is a delicate dance of intention and improv, not unlike the 1980s Lakers

HBO's Winning Time contrasts on two basketball philosophies. Did the cast prefer structure like Paul Westhead or improv like Pat Riley?

The Guardian - US

Spurs’ Gregg Popovich, NBA’s career wins leader, signs five-year extension

The NBA’s winningest coach has signed a five-year contract to remain coach and president of the team, the Spurs announced Saturday

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Heat have chips to put into play, but liar’s poker in a Lillard deal won’t necessarily come in Vegas

LAS VEGAS — The notion is more of mystique than reality, of Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin tossing his top chip to the middle of the table at one of the poker rooms here, waiting for Miami Heat president Pat Riley to push his stack all in.

Sports Illustrated

Heat Receive Some Good News on Damian Lillard Trade Front, per Report

The Heat finally received some positive news in their efforts to piece together a trade that brings Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard to town.

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Heat’s Pat Riley gets elusive last hurrah (& last laugh) if he closes deal on Lillard

MIAMI — If all of the indications prove right, Miami Heat president and potentate Pat Riley is, at age 78, about to score what would feel like the last hurrah of an epic NBA career. It would also afford him a final, resounding I-told-you-so, even though he would never tell…

Tribune News Service

Complex math won’t get in the way of a Lillard deal. Heat practically invented it.

MIAMI — Standing as a destination of choice is nothing new for the Miami Heat. It has allowed Pat Riley to reel in some of the biggest names in the NBA over a stewardship of the franchise now into a third decade.

Chicago Sun-Times

The early-round winners and losers from NBA free agency

The Cavaliers, Lakers and Fred VanVleet should me all smiles after the first weekend of NBA free agency, but the one person that could have the biggest smirk when the smoke clears? Pat Riley.

Daily Mirror

Miami Heat president on same page as Jimmy Butler after losing NBA Finals

Both Pat Riley and Jimmy Butler both have a desire to continue competing for an NBA Championship after the Miami Heat lost to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals

Miami Herald

What will the Heat do this offseason? Pat Riley discusses a summer full of possibilities.

With speculation swirling about what the Miami Heat might do this offseason, team president Pat Riley addressed reporters in a press conference setting on Tuesday afternoon for the first time since last June.

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