Miami Heat team president Pat Riley flashes back to when LeBron James said they would win multiple titles
It's why he had zero issues with LeBron James famously saying the Heat would "multiple" titles when he and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade in 2010.
"I didn't mind at all," Riley said during an appearance The OGs Show with Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem. "We had a packed house, fare going crazy. Those things don't happen that often in the NBA. I think he was kidding, I don't mind people saying we are going to win."If you’re ever injured, you can check out Morgan + Morgan. Their fee is free unless they win. For more information go toRiley made a similar guarantee when he coached the Los Angeles Lakers.
"In 1987, we beat the Celtics," Riley said. "It was the best team that we ever had. That team had matured in 1987 to be the best they could as a team. We won 67 games that year. We won the title. After four championships, I remember saying to the media at the parade, `I guarantee the next year we're going to win again.' And I meant it."'
The Lakers made good on Riley's promise, defeating the Detroit Pistons the next season. While James didn't win as many titles as expected, he did lead the Heat to two championships. "The reason I said it, and I thought a lot about it, I wanted to put more pressure on that team than they've ever had on them," Riley said. "If you guys think you're as great as you are, you can win back-to-back titles, you've got to do it and I believed it."Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament.
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