Miami Heat president Pat Riley held his end-of-season news conference on Friday, nearly two weeks after his team's elimination from the NBA playoffs in a four-game sweep versus the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Following a tumultuous season during which team management feuded with Jimmy Butler over a contract extension and eventually traded him to the Golden State Warriors, the Heat finished as the No. 10 team in the Eastern Conference at 37-45 and had to get into the playoffs through the play-in tournament.
"There's no doubt that what happened with Jimmy had a tremendous impact on our team," Riley told reporters.