Deadspin: Pat Riley

In New Book, Shaq Explains How Kobe's Sexual Assault Charges Destroyed The Lakers

Jack Dickey — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:25:00 EDT

Shaq Uncut: My Story, the Diesel's new autobiography written with noted Around the Horn personage Jackie MacMullan, comes out November 15 and it dropped on our desk today. There's some juicy stuff in there, most obviously about the beef between Shaq and Kobe. We had always known that the feud took a turn for the worse during the 2003-04 season, but we never before knew what caused it. Now we have some insight. More »

Amidst Lockout, NBA Players, Executives Awkwardly Ask Each Other To Dance

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:30:50 EDT

Remember how when Yao Ming retired after nine years in Houston, they weren't allowed to call him or release a comment? One of the side effects of the lockout is that players can't have any contact with their teams, so we were forced to imagine Yao sitting at home, staring at the phone, not understanding why the Rockets weren't calling. Sad! More »

LeBron James And Erik Spoelstra Enter Honeymoon Phase Just In Time For The Playoffs

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:05:00 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: LeBron James and Coach Spoelstra are totally crushing. More »

Pat Riley Dance Party!

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:45:00 EDT

These are so stupid, we know. And they amuse only us. But damned if we can help ourselves from taking a snippet of video of Pat Riley dancing at a Heat rally and put it toward our own selfish editing purposes. More »

Trademarking Sports: Who Owns What You Watch

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:00:00 EST

With the uproar over the rights to Who Dat, it's instructive to take a look at a brief history of sports trademarks (with the help of the US Patent Office) and learn that the right person rarely ever gets rich. More »

Heat Staff Find Their Paychecks In A Miami Vise

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:30:00 EDT

Want to trim the budget during a recession, but can't get around that little matter of guaranteed contracts? Take a page from Heat, and cut the pay of the entire front office staff, including Erik Spoelstra and Pat Riley. More »

Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously

Basketbawful — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:00:54 EST

The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who loves zombie movies and is really ticked off that Diary of the Dead came out in a limited release. Oh well. Hopefully World War Z will come out some time in the next year. Anyway, when he isn't obsessing over flesh-eating ghouls, he can be found feasting on basketball's heart and soul at Basketbawful. Enjoy! More »

Alonzo Mourning Came Back For This?

mjdeadspin — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:44:11 EDT

The Miami Heat's comeback attempt down the stretch imploded because of a flurry of Dwyane Wade turnovers, and — of all things — Ben Wallace shooting free throws like Larry freaking Bird. More »

Mission Accomplished

rickchand — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:15:35 EST

So if we're understanding Shaq correctly, the past few NBA MVP awards have been tainted, but being lauded by the current Commander-In-Chief is juuuust fine. No taint there. More »

Hey, The Heat Are Over At .500. Wake Riley.

Leitch — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:45:16 EST

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Dan LeBatard, handsome as ever, brings up what everyone's thinking: Pat Riley's kind of a dick when it comes to abandoning his team when times are tough. Sure, he had some physical issues, but it seems obvious by now that it's not a coincidence that when the Heat are struggling, Riley's "recovering," and when they get back on track with everyone healthy, hey, here comes Riley! More »

NBA Roundup: Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown

rickchand — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:00:29 EST

Notes on Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ... More »

You Stay White, Miami

mjdeadspin — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:11:50 EDT

At the end of yesterday's victory parade for the Miami Heat, Shaq grabbed the microphone and asked, "Who wanna see Coach Riley dance?" For reasons I can't begin to understand, the people of Miami responded affirmatively, and then the following took place: More »

Rileyball To Rear Its Ugly Head

mjdeadspin — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:13:43 EDT

Well, here we go. Pat Riley, shown above after being asked about the size of Shaquille O'Neal's penis, has made clear his intention to ugly up the NBA Finals. They're going to roll with a little more "Rileyball," which is, of course, another term for ugly basketball. For examples, see any of the playoff games between the Knicks and the Heat from the late-90s, an era which nearly killed basketball. More »

Tracking The NBA Death Pool

Leitch — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:00:49 EST

From the Creepy And Mean Yet Fascinating department comes this entry from upstart NBA blog The Association: The NBA Death Pool. Which NBA player/coach with no business playing/coaching will drop dead at just the wrong moment? More »

"Greed — For Lack Of A Better Word — Is Good."

Leitch — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:10:12 EST

Well, it might have taken a little longer than some might have expected, and it might have been for those always-vague, always-intriguing "personal reasons," but the moment we all knew was inevitable is finally here: Pat Riley is back coaching the Miami Heat again. More »