Getting Riled Up Over Heat’s Ouster

With the Miami Heat’s second-year-in-a-row elimination by the New York Knicks, I’m reminded that (Randy Harvey take note) Pat Riley has never coached a team to an NBA title without Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Heat owners have to wonder if Riley is worth the money they’re paying him and the reputation he brought with him.

CASEY PHILLIPS

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