MIAMI — Pat Riley thought the Miami Heat had “an absolutely great year, a year we could really be proud of.” Yet the club’s longtime president did not listen to or read anything in the media as the season ended, saying, “I took a break from what I felt would probably be an assault. That’s just the way it is.”
A couple of days after the NBA season ended in heartache for Miami, just short, there was another victory to cheer.
“I got my granddaughter to clap at nine months to ‘Let’s go Heat!’ ” said Riley. “Got her to do this on FaceTime. That was quite an accomplishment of coaching.”
