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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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Report reveals strange tipping point between Jimmy Butler, Pat Riley
The relationship between Jimmy Butler and Miami Heat president Pat Riley seemed to quickly sour in the weeks before Butler was traded, and there was reportedly a strange tipping point between the ...
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Pat Riley Cried In Meeting With Jimmy Butler To Convince Him About Staying In Miami
Pat Riley rarely shows his emotions. But during a meeting with Jimmy Butler, the gravity of the situation got to him.According to a report from James Jackson, Sam Amick, and Jon Krawczynski of The ...
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Report: Pat Riley Reduced To Tears Prior To Jimmy Butler's Miami Heat Exit
The season-long Jimmy Butler trade saga concluded this week ... he helped lead to two Eastern Conference titles. Heat president Pat Riley denied a contract extension, leading to a falling out ...
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Pat Riley's personal remarks about Jimmy Butler's recently deceased father in heated meeting, sparked the beginning of the end, reports NBA insider
the months-long saga between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat finally came to an end. Now that the trade has been finalized, developments have surfaced regarding low points in discussions with Pat ...
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Jimmy Butler thought crying Pat Riley was ‘unhinged’ at last-ditch meeting
Heat president Pat Riley lost his father, Leon, when Riley was only 25, and used this to bridge a connection with former Heat forward Jimmy Butler. In the end, the Heat traded Butler to the ...
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ASK IRA: So enough or not enough for the Heat in the Butler trade?
Q: The bottom line is Pat Riley messed up. If I told you in the offseason that the best you could get in return for Jimmy Butler was a solid starter and a lottery-protected first-round pick ...
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Heat President Pat Riley made desperate attempt at convincing Jimmy Butler to stay
Jimmy Butler and Heat president Pat Riley had a meeting that didn’t go well Despite the difference the two sides had, it seems as though the Heat tried everything in their power to convince ...
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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 during a January meeting with Jimmy Butler. Riley tried to convince ...
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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 month ... The Athletic obtained the letter Heat president Pat Riley sent to Butler, agent Bernie Lee, and NBPA lawyers following ...