Pat Riley Calls Out Jimmy Butler During Miami Heat Offseason Press Conference: KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT
Miami Heat president Pat Riley set off alarms when he responded to Jimmy Butler’s recent comments about the NBA playoffs by saying he “should keep your mouth shut” during his end-of-season press conference.
Wes Goldberg and David Ramil break down the comments, what it means for the Heat and Butler’s future and more.
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41 Comments
I think pat was trying to defend the guys who were out there and fighting for the team. Because someone saying “if I was out there we would have won” makes the guys who were out there look bad. I don’t think neither pat nor jimmy meant anything malicious by it, pat was defending team & Jimmy just being usual cocky self.
Bam,Jaime,Jovic only players worth keeping…blow this thrash up
If someone is injured there’s nothing they can do.
Oooh weee, Pat is gangster. Seems like he doesn’t give AF, he’s saying all the quiet parts loud.
L heat fans
Riley said "there was negotiations last time, we gave him the max" this press conference was a GM negotiating in public. We wont teade you, you need to earn your extension and here is how, be available. Make the changes you need to, to be available. Be oue #1 in the regurlar season to if you want the max. I loved it.
This take on Jimmy is not at all what i saw in the presser. You guys got way too doom for me before. Clickbaiting similar to Perkins that Pat called Tyler fragile. I suggest Heat fans watch the presser and form their opinion.
Lers mot down play this guys. He called Jimmy out, knowing this will get out, this can hurr Himmys brand, which translates to loosing $. This is a gamble from Pat Riley. I respect it and hope it unleashes Himmy.
Here’s the thing, Jimmy is great no doubt about it. He’s a baller no doubt.
This past season his playing wasn’t the best. However, he is still Jimmy Butler.
But how HEALTHY is he? Can he ever get back to Himmy? I agree with Riley.
Jimmy either needs to put up or shut up. This reminds me of when Lebron wanted Spo fired & they did not fire him. He wants an extension while having had a declining season and having now been injured multiple times already?
Pat Riley just put his foot down.
Now it’s time to see if we can become a contender with or WITHOUT Jimmy.
Jimmy still moves the needle,jimmy plz he needs a trophy.Make our team proud
My kids said Joel embid wore a knee brace and at least tried
The truth of the matter is that if this team has 2 or 3 Jimmy Butlers there is not enough scoring on this team
You cocky idiots would not have beat my NEW YORK KNICKS….. SCREW butler. We wanted you punks so bad
Carma!!!
Wes hit the nail on the head. If Jimmy pushes my hand, trade you to Philly for 3 first rd picks, we take no money back and we trade for a star who fits Bams timeline. Bingo.
Butler is old and Herro sucks… but I lIke OuR TeAm :3
Doesn't seem like Spo and Pat are on the same page to me
Imagine Steve Kerr saying keep your mouth shut to Curry😂
As a big Jimmy Butler fan myself, im glad Pat said this. It seemed to me like this season, Jimmy wasn't fully invested at all and cared more about himself than the team. This wasnt the same Jimmy that i became a huge fan of during that 8th Seed Finals run. Idk what happened, but Jimmy needs to get back to his roots and play like that "I may not be the best player, but I'm still gonna kill you" Jimmy Butler again.
They are fine this is who the heat and butler are ring szn next season watch!!!
Oh Jimmy is gonna want out for sure!! Just got embarrassed world wide.
Pat Riley been spoiled not realizing how bad this team really is without jimmy butler there. Nothing wrong with what he said when you know it to be true. The heat would be a lottery team without jimmy
Damn even Pat knows it’s a poverty franchise with no room to talk no trash, guess he got humbled with his trash trades and failing to land Dame overvaluing those bs assets the heat has on roster. Haha
Their is something Spo can do. Stop playing guys out of position. It is wearing these players out
However it goes we’re screwed
Better trade Jimmy to clear some cop space and get a picks in return! 🔥
IT'S ABOUT DARN TIME SOMEBODY CALL THAT LAZY SACK HUMAN FLESH OUT JIMMY LAZY ASS. I HAVE BEEN SAYING IT FOR A WHILE THEY NEED TO TRADE THIS GUY AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT GREAT TEAM THEY HAVE THEY KNOW JIMMY DOESN'T INVOLVE HIMSELF IN THE GAMES THROUGHOUT SEASON, HE BREAKS A FINGERNAIL AND HE'S HURT MAN PLEASE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH THIS COACH KNOWS WHAT'S UP HE DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHEN WADE AND JAMES WAS PLAYING FOR US. JIMMY HAS A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER AND THAT CHIP IS BAM, WHEN BAM TOOK LEADERSHIP OVER THE TEAM AND GOT THAT FAT RAISE SOME YEARS AGO JIMMY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND THAT'S WHY THE JIMMY BUTLER WE HAD AT THE BEGINNING IS NOT SHOWING UP RIGHT NOW.😎😎
In the words of Dwade “My belief is stronger than your doubt” Jimmy will prove everyone wrong once again. But the Heat need to put a solid squad around Him and Bam. Because if you can get Spida in the 305, please go get him so we can really compete.
I agree with Riley's comments but he made the uncharacteristic mistake of saying them out loud. Perhaps Riley was (understandably) frustrated and trying to reignite a fire under Butler. However, divulging to other teams that you might be growing unhappy with a player can do nothing other than diminish their potential trade value. Once the other team views you as a motivated "seller" then you instantly begin to lose bargaining leverage.
I’m usually a big fan of Wes, but his narrative is a stretch. I didn’t get that at all from this press conference.
Donovan Mitchell doesn’t play the defense that Jimmy does.
I completely get what pat is saying and where he’s coming from
After the haul they had to give Utah for Mitchell, I doubt the Cavs would turn around and trade him for Butler unless (a) Mitchell was about to walk in free agency or (b) the Heat significantly sweetened the deal. One star player is in his prime and the other one is now past his.
Pat needs to go retire. The oh heat culture. Without Butler they wouldnt have went to finals. Hes callin a 65 rule for mvp breeds players missing games. Players dont play anything special anyway. Most are in 60 game range and honestly Miami is notorious for sitting guys for so called load management
Either way we are good. If Jimmy gets traded we get assets and maybe another player which comes with a max spot. Or we can go young. We have plenty of young talent we will be fine
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Could of had Kyrie and many other players I blame Mr. Run it back Pat
Quite FRANKLY I think Pat SAYING Jimmy SHOULD keep HIS mouth SHUT if he's NOT playing was RATHER disrespectful TO Jimmy. We KNOW that Pat does NOT like for PLAYERS to SAY certain THINGS, ESPECIALLY publicly. HOWEVER, Jimmy did NOT say ANYTHING morally WRONG, but EXPRESSED an OPINION that MANY people AGREE with. We ALL know IF the HEAT were HEALTHY that the SERIES against THE Celtics GOES completely DIFFERENT. MOREOVER, it is NOT as IF Kelly Oubre DROP KICKING Jimmy's KNEE COULD have been PREDICTED or AVOIDED by Jimmy. I'm NOT saying Pat MEANT any DISRESPECT toward Jimmy, BUT that IS something you SAY privately TO your PLAYERS!!! MOST of the THINGS Pat SAID during the PRESS CONFERENCE I completely AGREED with BUT this was NOT one of THEM!!!
Everyone listens when the Godfather speaks!! Butler is all about Butler. Time to trade him
Time to show Jimmy and Herro out the door
Trade Jimmy Butler for Tobias Harris!😋