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The Kansas City Chiefs overcame Buffalo Bills on Sunday, which means Pat Riley could be in line for a huge payday. The term "three-peat" has become famous among sports fans in the last three decades.

If Pat Riley is going to successfully emerge from the mess he and his team find themselves in, the Miami Heat president will have to take the most difficult advice of his career: His own. For at least the third time in just over a decade,

Pat Riley and Jimmy Butler have apparently not been on the same page for a long time. On Tuesday, NBA insider Chris Haynes reported that the Miami Heat president and his All-Star player have been at odds since the summer.

Unlike leaders who prioritize harmony and cohesion, Riley embraces the challenges of managing players with diverse personalities and interests. His tenure with the New York Knicks and Miami Heat demonstrates how this approach can yield results, albeit not without its hurdles.

Butler was said to be “caught off guard” by the comments according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. There have been many events that have led to the fractured relationship between Butler and the Heat with the one mentioned by Haynes being when the team questioned the effort level.

The Miami Heat have been navigating turbulent waters with Jimmy Butler sidelined for over a week amid swirling rumors of his potential departure for another NBA team. Now, the star forward has met with team president Pat Riley to clarify his stance—and it’s a definitive one.

A significant number of former NBA players have sided with Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler during his feud with president Pat Riley. Longtime Memphis Grizzlie

The Miami Heat feud with Jimmy Butler has brewed for a long time. A local Miami Heat media personality believes it began last summer when team president Pat Ri

Pat Riley is no stranger to difficult moments with superstar players, but it’s increasingly clear that he may now be facing his most challenging standoff yet.

In the past, Riley has occasionally gotten into it with his superstars near the end of their Miami tenures. He had contract tensions with Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, which prompted Wade's stunning departure to his hometown Chicago Bulls in free agency during the summer of 2016.

Jimmy Butler's Miami Heat trade saga intensifies as reports reveal private flights involved visiting his sick dad during the 2023 NBA Finals.