While Riley considers this season to be "important" for the Heat, he also acknowledges that there are other teams in the Eastern Conference who have their sights set on a champion

With "Jimmy Buckets" wanting out of town, Heat president Pat Riley has received some backlash for seemingly failing to build a better team around Butler and making his stars run away from South Beach.

The Miami Heat are enduring their most challenging season in the past five years, following Jimmy Butler’s public trade request. Butler’s relationship with Heat President Pat Riley has soured, with Riley taking several jabs at Butler in recent months.

Miami Heat President Pat Riley admitted he might not be as sharply in tune with modern NBA players while frankly discussing whether he's 'washed' in his role at 79 years old.

With lingering questions over Jimmy Butler’s future with the Miami Heat and the organization’s status as a championship contender, team president Pat Riley sent a message to his critics on Thursday.

During an extensive interview with Dan Le Batard, Riley was asked to respond to critics who claim he might be washed, and that losing to the Boston Celtics in the first round of t