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Three crowns + the Godfather of the suit during his tenure! Pat Riley s 30th anniversary joining the Heat!

2:28pm, 3 September 2025【Basketball】

September 3 News The official social media update of the Heat: "On September 2, 1995, Pat Riley joined the Heat. 🔥 30 years, 🔥 3 championships (once as head coach, twice as team president), 🔥 The most stylish suit look in league history. ” In the summer of 1995, Pat Riley left the New York Knicks to join the Heat as president and head coach; from 1995 to 2003, he served as both head coach and president; before the 2003-04 season began, he handed over the head coach position to Stan Van Gundy, and he still served as president; in 2005 In December, Stan Van Gundy resigned, Riley re-taken the coaching position in the middle of the season, and led the team to defeat the Mavericks in the 2006 Finals to win the first NBA championship in the Heat's history; in April 2008, he resigned as head coach again (and his last time he held this position), focusing on presidential affairs; then, he planned the Heat's "Big Three" as president, leading the team to win two consecutive championships in 2012 and 2013. In recent years, the Heat have entered the finals twice in 2020 and 2023.

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