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Pat Riley opens up on the breakup of the Big Three

Four years and four finals runs. Then three years, and the Big Three is gone. The breakup of the LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh trio wasn’t straight forward, and every once in a while new details emerge about why LeBron decided to leave, and what exactly happened between Wade the Miami Heat organization that led to him signing in Chicago.

In a recent story for ESPN The Magazine, Wright Thompson profiled Riley, who provided his side of the story when it came to LeBron and Wade’s departures.

Before LeBron decided to leave for Cleveland in the summer of 2014, he took meetings with teams.