Pat Riley (far left), Jerry Buss and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar celebrate their 1987 championship — one of four titles the Lakers won during Riley’s tenure as head coach. Photo by Bettman via Getty Images ...

Winning one NBA title is ostensibly hard enough but for the great Pat Riley, there are loftier frontiers. He is going for his 10th total as both as a player, coach and president of a franchise. Riley ...

"He was quite an inspiration as a coach" - Phil Jackson modeled himself after Pat Riley originally appeared on Basketball Network. Pat Riley was already a multi-time champion NBA coach before Phil ...

Pat Riley has been called the Godfather of the NBA, and for good reason. Few figures in league history can match his résumé. Nine championships as a player, coach or executive. Twenty-five percent of ...

MIAMI -- Part of Pat Riley's pitch to get LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to extend their largely successful run together with the Miami Heat won't involve throwing his collection of ...

In his quest to win more NBA championships than former teammate Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal joined the Miami Heat to be coached by the great Pat Riley. In 3 and a half seasons, the Diesel fulfilled ...

In his latest appearance on the "Legends of Sport" podcast, Magic Johnson walked down memory lane and talked about how remarkable of a coach Pat Riley was. According to the five-time champion, what ...

The Miami Heat announced Tuesday that they are honoring team president Pat Riley by naming their basketball court the “Pat Riley Court at Kaseya Center." The former Los Angeles Lakers head coach has ...

For many, Game 5 at Boston Garden was the key moment of the 1984 Finals that broke the spirit of Riley’s team.

There was always something cinematic about Pat Riley. The slicked-back hair. The Armani suits. The glare that could cut through the roar of a packed Forum. He wasn’t just a coach—he was the face of ...

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue of former coach Pat Riley on Feb. 22, as the Hall of Famer joins the likes of former team greats Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Kobe ...