MIAMI — Miami Heat president Pat Riley walked into his annual end-of-season press conference wearing a suit and tie. As he sat down, he made it clear there was certain business he could not get into.
“Can’t talk about a number of things,” Riley cautioned the room of assembled media. “I really don’t wanna talk about all the rumors. We had a great season this year.”
For the next 35 minutes, Riley was asked questions by reporters trying to get around the rules prohibiting team staffers from commenting on other team’s players. Stars like Bradley Beal and Damian Lillard were not brought up by name.