How LeBron out-Godfathered Pat Riley and potentially sparked the Heat's Finals fun | NBA Countdown

Jackie MacMullan, Brian Windhorst and Wright Thompson dissect LeBron James signing with the Miami Heat as well as his eventual departure from the team. With Pat Riley known in NBA circles as “The Godfather” due to free agent acquisitions and cut-throat dealings with players he no longer deems useful. When LeBron shocked the world by leaving Miami in 2014, it may have been the first time Riley had been out-Godfathered and gave him the spark to build one more championship team without the Big 3.
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[@davidmamet7969]

Doesn't matter, both Pat Riley and LeBron James cemented each other's legacies further, they are like gods in the sport of basketball no cap

[@anhiirr]

all thats left is for LBJ to be a player coach...win or lose....in the modern era if he reaches a finals as a player coach...he will cement his name with the bill russell discussion as a gold standard TESTIMENT to GAME

[@ejc6394]

@@anhiirr I doubt bron wants to coach. He might be interested in ownership tho

[@love4joshhhh]

@@ejc6394 with that iq i dont know. He could bring the knicks a ring

[@antonpatea6713]

Yeah I think ownership is what he would want but he needs a lot more money to be a owner

[@MisterTurner-ex1fv]

@@love4joshhhh 😒 You need to stop 🛑it.

[@iantoja]

Say whatever you say... but for the first time LeBron James showed the world an NBA player can be in control and call the shots.... and that’s powerful

[@albertfloyd5017]

YES SIR

[@shimarwoodard8696]

That was his agenda from the start😤

[@TrueAnakinSkywalker]

I always considered it odd how people dislike him moving teams when most people are considered Labor and he was doing to management what management does to labor. It's crazy to me that because a GM created the big 3 of Boston it's less offensive than Miami's big 3. Because the Lakers and Celtics were able to draft or trade for talent it's less troubling than a group of guys deciding to play together.

[@JasonSmith-ef8ci]

You mean LeBron the one that jumps from team to team like a h03 that jumps from guy to guy. LeBron got tired of riding Wade's D.. ..K,so let me fly to Cleveland and ride Irving's. LeBron is the king of ring chasing. Now he's riding Davis D....K. Remember that.

[@JasonSmith-ef8ci]

@Ayuub Nur okay only Davis came to him lol. He went to wade and Irving's. You can't defend that id-i0t

[@LeBeautiful]

Pat Riley and the Big Three was just a basketball spinoff to goodfellas.

[@hdbuckets8154]

No, they were the heatles

[@Mahdi_Amine]

Lebeautiful you're famous across all comment sections you should post some videos and become a youtuber or something

[@legoatjagoat4691]

mahdi amine no he has to stay as comment goat

[@Mahdi_Amine]

@@legoatjagoat4691 i litterally found his comment in a nonfamous arabic song he everywhere

[@waro713]

LeBeautiful i am your biggest fan

[@sebplayz3908]

y’all thought last dance was good wait till lebron makes a documentary 😳

[@Ejr82u]

Lol yea all its going to show is him running from team to team

[@kingad8869]

@Ayuub Nur Have you been living under a rock for the past 3 years or are you just dumb?? People literally cheered when he tore his achilles.

[@kingad8869]

@Ayuub NurSure buddy. And the Civil war was about states rights.

[@kingad8869]

@Ayuub NurI brought up the civil war obviously, its called a comparison. You saying the fans weren't cheering KD's injury is as dumb as saying the civil war wasn't about slavery. See what i did there?

[@abdicolestudios8899]

@Ayuub Nur ya they cheered that he was injuried and leaving. I’m from Toronto, but kd is also my favourite player

[@johnharris8872]

I think it's safe to say LeBron and Pat Riley's legacies are forever linked, a Sith Lord being defeated at the hands of his most powerful student

[@OnewYork]

it aint no fun when the rabbit got the gun Pat Riley got a taste of his own medicine 😂

[@OnewYork]

@F Ooo this Sith *absolutely* got, what he *absolutely* deserved 😂

[@thenbalovesdp]

3rd time in NBA Finals history an All-Star has faced his former team: -LeBron James (Lakers) vs Miami (2020) -Wilt Chamberlain (76ers) vs Warriors (1967) -Ed Macauley (Hawks) vs. Celtics (1957)

[@BC-wz7rq]

Thats a dumb Stat to look at......especially this is a COMPLETELY different team than 2013-2014 Heat.........if this was 2015, then it would be something to marvel at.....but saying this 6 years later is STUPID!

[@thenbalovesdp]

@@BC-wz7rq then why did you comment on it?

[@thatguyjay4592]

B C all he did was post a little Snapple facts and you triggered lmaoo when a hater see bron name they just off the walls 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@legoatjagoat4691]

B C why are you mad tho?

[@StillVegasImages]

Lebron played 67 games this season. Fitting.

[@36090pburke]

I think LeBron really left because he wanted to win one for cleveland

[@chrislo2007]

Nah. He wouldn't have gone to Cleveland if they didn't get lucky and hit that #1 pick. Just a convenient storyline

[@thedistance1155]

@@chrislo2007 so youre in his mind now? What do use skill like naruto shippuden skills😂

[@benjaminmallari106]

@@chrislo2007 Nah, and suck-up under the organization where the owner says you gave up on and will win a championship first?

[@OnewYork]

@3609pburke *exactly* it was the right time for all the right reasons

[@OnewYork]

@@thedistance1155 🤣

[@Saulgud23]

Pat Riley created a monster in 2010. He thought LeBron it was all business and then LeBron used that on him when he Pat wanted loyalty.

[@OnewYork]

truth be told Lebron had already learned that which you speak of .. Lebron received that lesson when he was a teenager when "everybody" benefited off of him *except* for him .. Pat Riley was just 1 of many, who tried that trick with Lebron .. Riley found out the hard way that he TOO would receive the same admonishment that Lebron gave all those OTHERS from the past 🤣🤣🤣

[@cwilliams2650]

@ Onew york. Well said. Thank you!

[@OnewYork]

@@cwilliams2650 👍 Lebron's a role model on AND off the court .. Lebron leads by example SUCCESSFULLY

[@TheDetroitPlayers]

Lebron has been showing he's a GREAT business MIND/MAN every since he walked away from a $10 MILLION check from Reebok as a teenager, and also empowered his friends to become legitimate threats in the Sports Agency and in the entertainment spaces. "Nothing personal it's just BUSINESS"

[@OnewYork]

*EXACTLY*

[@biggmikeization]

Prop Joe: “But I treated u like a son” Marlo: “I wasn’t made to play da son”

[@speedylucero93]

Calm down max kellerman 😂

[@ApocalypseNowWithEli]

Best comment

[@kingba7749]

Classic 😂

[@wym348]

Jak Jones true but he is a slave to Nike/China. Floyd is independent in his wealth

[@wym348]

Jak Jones LeBron James

[@Chessbox09]

I can’t believe the big 3 formed 10yrs ago. Man time flies

[@veerandy831]

I say that all the time.. Meanwhile Miami is back in the finals and lebron only left it once. Its insane. Some players/franchises can only dream

[@xrpedro]

@@veerandy831 and they’re back. I hope Jimmy and co pull it off and win it all! This is coming from a Laker fan. Best of luck

[@PACNYY]

Like him or not Lebron is one of the best players of all-time. 17 years in the NBA and he's still playing at a high level. First ballot HOF and he's on the verge of getting Championship #4.

[@1972ardy]

Wow..you figured out all that by yourself ??

[@kingad8869]

Very vague praise, especially since Reggie Miller is a first ballot HOF.

[@dylangruenwald4604]

Hector Rodriguez they need to win it for Nipsey too also

[@kingad8869]

@@dylangruenwald4604 Next year Brooklyn gon do it for Pop Smoke.

[@dylangruenwald4604]

Devin Pettit I honestly don’t see the Nets winning. KD just won’t be the same player after the injury he had, he’ll still be great but I don’t see him carrying a team the same way he used to. And Kyrie is just a toxic Bradley Beal who had a chance to get a ring with Lebron.

[@Rucker1980]

I'm a heat fan, but it's funny how Riley talks about loyalty but when it was time to let wade go, he pulled that trigger. It's always seems to be on the players to be there loyal ones

[@Matt-cr4vv]

That’s fair. Wade took a discount when he opted out under the understanding that it would be used to fill in the pieces the roster needed. And they didn’t do that and gave Bosh a max long term deal. And then of course not giving him a deal that Chicago gave him. That’s the way it’s always done and probably will remain that way

[@stayhappylittlemermaid]

Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

[@keranseunarine4274]

But not being overly optimistic can be beneficial if you experience failure though

[@OnewYork]

@@keranseunarine4274 failure is part of the process in route to progress

[@keranseunarine4274]

@@OnewYork ik. But what im saying is this. There were times when i was so optimistic and positive that when i failed, i felt to quit entirely. So for me, its be positive but dont expect 100% success. Expect at least 75% so you're not gonna be too disappointed. Trust me positivity is powerful but so is disappointment. Equally probably. Just my experience

[@OnewYork]

@@keranseunarine4274 ohh so *this* is about YOU .... and here i was > speaking *in general*

[@keranseunarine4274]

@@OnewYork nope. My peers. Family even in movies 😂😂 being overly optimistic. Dont. Do it. Its not healthy for the ensuing crashing disappointment. Only a handful of people never experience any failures. Only a few have everything go their way. Im warning you. Dont have that mindset. Theres a high chance you are not one of the few who have everything go their way

[@musa3dalbehane171]

Lebron did the best move for himself

[@OnewYork]

As it should be

[@jiubelrodriguez1760]

Musa3d Albehane I guess but I feel as if he stayed in Miami, he’d have 5 rings by now

[@sanantoballa4834]

Ben Dover He should be going for his 6th ring rn if KD hadn’t gone to GS🤷‍♂️

[@primetimeab3216]

@@jiubelrodriguez1760 with who bro??? Lmaooo Bosh literally was forced to stop hoopin cuz of blood cloth and how Bron alone gon win 5 chips 🤦🏿‍♂️🤣🤣😭😭

[@verz3649]

@@primetimeab3216Miami would had builded him another team but it would be a year or 2 after that. But he saw that he could just jump into another super team right away and he left. After that city burned his jersey and the owner called him all names. That’s like not having dignity or self respect. That move showed the world what lebron really is. He no champion!! Tell me with a straight face that if a guy tells you all sorts of names that you will go stay at his house. 😂😂

[@PatrickMHoey]

Just because Lakers didn’t have to face the Clippers or the Bucks in the playoffs doesn’t make this will be a Mickey Mouse ring!

[@RichHomieGon]

People just say that cause they’re salty. If the ring was so easy this year then why did their favorite team’s all lose? 😂

[@RichHomieGon]

Ayuub Nur and if it were the other way around. If the Lakers lost to Houston in the 2nd round and the clippers moved onto win against Miami, absolutely nobody would diss their championship

[@mkmllrc]

@@RichHomieGon because Lebron faced easiest teams

[@RichHomieGon]

@@mkmllrc lmao what an idiot. Name me 3 teams that had a tougher path than Blazers, Rockets, nuggets, Heat. That’s Dame & Cj, Harden & Westbrook, Jokic & Murray, and Butler & Bam. I’ll wait...

[@mkmllrc]

@@RichHomieGon Mavs, Celtics, Toronto, idc what u say Lebron has Mickey Mouse Ring and Lebron is the GOAT in my book

[@aryaa.6487]

“You talk to my father about my future!?!” - Michael Corleone

[@SuperBionicBillionHeaven47]

Pat Riley mad he got Pat Rileyed.

[@OnewYork]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@slappyslapstick4045]

@Martin Shkreli Lol, so?

[@rohanakkineni87]

@Martin Shkreli but u might never be able to win a chip cuz of bostons big 4 [tatum brown kemba smart ] 76ers with embiid and simmons are also the same age grp raptors have a young core as well and pat riley is 75 years how long is it before he retires

[@rohanakkineni87]

@Martin Shkreli and the lakers were champions ten years back and now 10 years later they are champs , so in 10 years they might be champions

[@rohanakkineni87]

@Martin Shkreli and the lakers have ad who is 26 only 3 years age gap and 10 years is more than enough for rebuild it took our team miami 5 years of the lakers make some smart moves they will be better than the heat

[@dicktatoraladeen7829]

Therefore L E B R O N is a certified genius.

[@chiknosis]

Jordan could never leave his mentor in Phil Jackson, goes to show how Phil was the true reason behind all those bulls championships and why Jordan was too scared to leave the tutelage of his mentor and try and win a ring without him at the in of the 98 season. Lebron was brave enough to go try do it on his own, and better yet his hometown. This is why lebron is the greatest basketball player and greatest basketball story of all time.

[@cw6072]

Somehow you got to get this comment to Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe, and Stephen A Smith ...this could be the best and most hated comment on basketball EVER!

[@chiknosis]

God Son imagine what Jordan’s story would have been if after Phil Jackson gets fired Rodman and Scotty gets traded and he never goes to the finals again😬

[@suntansuperman26]

Ya’ll come up with any ol bs huh.

[@dontgive1241]

suntansuperman26 I know right like they really be reaching for stuff

[@basket472]

They are just more talented lmao

[@miguellafortune]

Right 😂not rocket science

[@kb4231]

This

[@Kosher93]

Exactly lol

[@superdopehiphop]

They were not “stunned” by Spurs in 2014. They were underdogs!

[@marekboldin4386]

They weren’t underdogs stoppp!!!Best sf with the next best pf and best shooting guard at the time all best players in there position on one team vs a 39 Duncan and Parker and manu all over 35 too💀😭bro what are u on😭spurs were too old and still won😂😭Kobe the only one to beat prime San Antonio u forget Kobe by himself stopped prime young San Antonio while lebron had the best team and lost to the old spurs😭💀lebron not like tht

[@superdopehiphop]

@@marekboldin4386 you’re wrong Google is your friend. Spurs were favored to win series and win game 1. Wade and Bosh were a shell of themselves and spurs TEAM was playing amazing. LeBron was best player in the series but Spurs 2-10 Murdered Heats. Kobe is not in the same stratosphere as MJ or LeBron. Pau Gasol had more WIN SHARES and WS/48 over 08-09 to 09-10 b2b titles in both regular season and playoffs. Kobe never played Spurs with Kawhi or as many great shooters as they had on 14 team.

[@marekboldin4386]

@@superdopehiphop kawhi was a rookie playing with lebron …Kobe never let a rookie show him up in moments where they mattered …kawhi wasn’t a player they were worried abt he jus came clutch in the finals cause he’s tht type of player and now cause he’s done tht u want to hype him up😂Kobe beat a better spurs team with a far worse supporting cast and he did it in there prime years 😂😭lebron couldnt even beat an old spurs team idc what u say😂u can’t hype up a championship lebron was supposed to win 😂..lebron is no where near a Kobe level and Kobe’s last 2 rings show exactly why,lebron never faced Kobe’s playoff competition ..lebron has had the weakest routes to the finals 😂😭Demar derozan and a rookie Paul George 💀that was his comp 💀😭

[@marekboldin4386]

@@superdopehiphop lebrons played with dwade who was best shooting guard at time then bosh was the best pf outside Duncan and dirk but those guys are legends and top 3 in there positions and bosh is right behind them ..lebron played with leghends and still lost 😂he also got lyrie when kyrie was 3rd best in league and k love was coming off one of the best pf seasons in Minnesota 😂u have the internet lil guy use it and see how much help lebrons had

[@superdopehiphop]

@@marekboldin4386 Kawhi was a rookie when LeBron’s TEAM beat Spurs clown. LeBron and MJ on a GOAT tier all their own. Been to 30+ games yearly center court row 9/11/13 since 1987. Seen MJ 51x LeBron 54x and Kobe 27x. Was at 4/6 Finals in 2000 when Kobe had one great game but Shaq averaged 38 16 3 on 60% FG%. Kobe was awful overall that series but Lakers TEAM still won! They won a finals game 2 when he played 9 mins having 2 points bc Shaq 40 & 24 with Harper and Rice 21 a piece. Kobe is much close to 8-12 GOAT tier then 1-7 nevermind top2 GOAT tier MJ LeBron. It’s not really close.

[@redgardx]

And they try to say my boy not cold blooded, he the whole basketball package with the business mind frame.

[@OnewYork]

TheChosenOne

[@redgardx]

@Martin Shkreli with that reasoning and logic that you just use Miami should have five without LeBron, since Pat Riley is so good at constructing teams correct?

[@redgardx]

@Martin Shkreli are you saying four with him or four without him I think there's a mistake in your sentence

[@redgardx]

@Martin Shkreli I have to cut the line there that sounds like delusional hype for Carmelo, Mr Anthony throughout his entire career has done nothing close to being a championship contender.

[@redgardx]

@Martin Shkreli just a side note Pat Riley has been in charge of the Miami heat organization since 1995-2020 and has three championship rings to show for it, to say LeBron should have stuck with the heat organization doesn't make sense if throughout all that time he was only able to get one ring after they got d Wade then shaq, then two more when LeBron came with Bosh.

[@dajayjayzee]

Teams love to play the loyalty card when they want to control a player and make him stay. but they forget alladat when its time to trade a dude without his consent/knowledge. LeBron fed Riley a teaspoon of his own medicine. dont hate the player, hate the game

[@zregory]

The heat traded Dwyane Wade for god sakes. If they weren't loyal to him, why would you demand any player to be loyal to any franchise?

[@ronbass2272]

Lebron James is a man that knows his worth..period. If Jordan did at his age then Nike would be working for him.

[@TheDetroitPlayers]

EXACTLY!

[@OnewYork]

*foreal4real*

[@dollarbill6342]

Wrong patrick ewing had the best idea hes his own brand lebron is still nike Jordan is still nike Ewing is ewing lol

[@jordenforrester8831]

Let's go lebron lets get this championship for kobe

[@verz3649]

Kobe don’t need it, he got his own and earn them not like lebron jumping from team to team while forming super teams. That’s cheating the game 😂😂

[@redeye780]

The match up is so bad they have to hype up the game by talking about pat riley 😂😂😂

[@xunknownx231]

you mad?

[@GOATTalk-oq2kq]

True lol but don't get it twisted the Heat still goated in east

[@thedistance1155]

Cuz your clippers lost

[@themanape]

Indeed. LeBron even has to tell everyone that it's one of the biggest games in his career to make the championship run seem more legitimate, that he actually had to fight hard even with top player AD on his team. AD does 50% of the work. Lebron does perhaps 30%. Just look at game 3. When AD didn't show up, they lost. AD was the deciding factor in the game. People are saying Lebron deserves FMVP because he's consistent. Well yea, he's consistently the second best player of the team. But that doesn't earn him the FMVP. The fact that they have to do all these just to make Lebron seem like the more impactful player is just embarrassing. Lebron should give the FMVP to AD if they happen to win and not put a stain to his name by accepting the FMVP if they happen to win.

[@Travelingsalesman23]

I wondered who told lebron he was making the biggest mistake in life was

[@OnewYork]

THEY were wrong whoever *it* was 😂

[@DayBanks]

He really did tho... from 2014-2020 heat coulda easily added 3 or 4 more chips in those 6 years alone.. however in reality Lebron by himself has only captured one

[@DayBanks]

Not 4 not 5 not 6 not 7 > 3 rings

[@4purs]

David Ebanks how? Bosh got blood clots and wade declined incredibly fast with his injuries. They would’ve had to rebuild

[@Travelingsalesman23]

@@4purs they had Whiteside for those good 2 years so LeBron would have easily made him a lot better than what he was and they had Josh Richardson tragic and couple of other fellas in Lebron could have recruited some people there

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

The only things to measure.. MVP, Finals or Super Bowl MVPs, and rings... Brady: 3 MVPs + 4 SBMVPs + 6 rings = 13 LeBron: 4 MVPs + 3 FMVPs + 4 rings = 11

[@ZZ-ex8py]

why only put 4fmvps?

[@kingad8869]

Brady: 3 cheating scandals Also Brady: gets caught everytime You Pats fans are the worst, pretending your dynasty is legit when it's clear as day you cheated for years. Yall the Astros of the NFL.

[@Ometecuhtli]

Finals MVPs are about the least important thing to measure, even Iguodala won one against Lebron: 2015 (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks): Iguodala: 16.3 - 5.8 - 4.0 - 1.3 - 0.3 James: 35.8 - 13.3 - 8.8 - 1.3 - 0.5 Neither was Kawhi's performance in 2014: Leonard: 17.8 - 6.4 - 2.0 - 1.6 - 1.2 James: 28.2 - 7.8 - 4.0 - 2.0 - 0.4

[@OnewYork]

@@Ometecuhtli *exactly*

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

There was a scene in Episode 8 of The Last Dance I enjoyed. Before MJ talked about his Kerr fight, he talked about how his newer teammates were not part of the 1st threepeat. I wish Kawhi had half of MJ's leadership.

[@back2back379]

Kawhi's game is somewhat reminiscent of MJ, but his intangibles are nowhere close. Shows you how much those intangibles matter.

[@ajani6085]

You can’t out godfather The Godfather

[@jfireball123]

Exactly, he’ll just bring a superstar to Miami to win many more rings.

[@Mahdi_Amine]

Legodfather*

[@RobTheSeer]

Well the godfather bout to get swept by the son of godfather

[@timmyasikin3953]

Godfather iv.......

[@ajani6085]

Coach Rob Newell 🧢

[@JrRanks]

Two things I got from this video... 1. the finals just got a lot more interesting (LA currently leads 2-1) & 2. Lebron will be a NBA executive after his NBA career is over.

[@usmanchaudhry6678]

No way the Heat lose the finals and Pat Riley DOESN'T get Giannis this off-season

[@patrickmatthews8191]

If the Heat lose in the Finals, they are not guaranteed to get Giannis and who would you trade him for again if you are the GM?

[@BrandonBro25]

I told my pops that Giannis should go to Miami. He insisted that he should go to the Mavs since they have cap space. Either team would be a great move for Giannis

[@andrews3563]

It’s not being cold blooded going back to Cleveland. It was doing what’s right and no one should knock the guy for that

[@verz3649]

Please!!! He did not do it for Cleveland, he saw an opportunity to have another super team and not wait a year or 2 to build him another. Why u think he left Cleveland? Kyrie left him and he knew nobody was coming there so he left for LA. Always the easy rout. All his rings where by cheating the game. The guy is not a champion, he had to be carry by other super stars!!! But yeah his fans will say otherwise. 😂😂

[@obrienisland6058]

@@verz3649people still have this type of lebron hate like it’s 2010? Bro he’s the all time leading scorer and came back from a 3-1 to a 73-9 team. People can’t appreciate greatness it’s wild

[@thegoat6325]

"no more smiling faces with hidden agendas" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Pat cooked

[@czoemakinmovez]

2011 Final against the Mavs still haunts till this day.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

LeBron completely disrespected Pat Riley. End of story. I would rather have Pat for 20 years than LeBron for 20 years. Pat won 7 rings from 1982-2013 but constructed three different franchises. Each one made the Finals.

[@markjamesjames3212]

He beat pat on his own game dayum

[@brandmarikina]

LeGM is the goat GM

[@superb3184]

Bruh just imagine if Lebron stayed in Miami

[@cruelmaxtv]

LeBron knew Miami was self destructing and he left that was a smart move

[@libraalibaba]

@@cruelmaxtv Players were lining up to come to Miami so he would be ok.

[@Ometecuhtli]

@@libraalibaba Well Deng and Dragic weren't taking a pay cut so they certainly couldn't add them with Lebron on the team.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Finished watching Episode 8 of The Last Dance. Excellent episode. If the Clippers want revenge on the Lakers, watch that episode. It's revenge and redemption for Michael Jordan. In it, he says, "Payback is a MF."

[@back2back379]

MJ put his all into every game, every season, for his team, for the fans. Clippers are have 2 divas leading them who want to take days off whenever they have an ouchie.

[@rikbillz543]

Chris Bosh look crazy

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

All LeBron had to do was tell Pat Riley what he was going to do next so Pat could be more prepared planning out the next few years for Miami. But instead, LeBron ditched Pat like he ditched Cleveland twice.

[@czoemakinmovez]

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACTS. I've been screaming this from the top of my lungs. L

[@czoemakinmovez]

@God Son How many chips and how many finals appearances they bad comparison

[@QUiNTiNBANKS]

A lot of people need thank Lebron

[@moneytalks1613]

I think Doris Burke is in love with LBJ 👀

[@OnewYork]

*most people are* HATERS, hate THAT fact

[@marcelofabrega5112]

I want a last dance but LeBron carrer.

[@OnewYork]

not that title for Lebron .. Zion's the one who says > let's dance

[@nathanjuan6042]

Why are they pushing Pat Riley vs Lebron James? Pat Riley wasn't even playing in the court he is the GM of Miami and what ever their past is its all business everybody move on. Can't it just be HEAT vs LAKERS. Lbj was not the only one playing the whole lakers team same as the heat. Media always makes it into a drama. This is basketball not a drama.

[@jlm3336]

Riley made some comments during LBJs departure and return to Cleveland . Bron wants to beat the Heat. This is a chess m

[@TraeFittz]

He’ll Retire with a Least 5 Rings. Well Done 🐐🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆👏🏾👏🏾

[@frippertonics6421]

A couple of years into Lebron's time with Miami, he and some other players tried to get Spoelstra fired; Riley stood up for his coach and let everyone know that Riley was in charge of the team, and not Lebron or any other player. So, it's not that surprising that Lebron wanted to go somewhere where he thought his input into issues usually reserved for a team's GM would be more "appreciated."

[@isaiahbarrett9886]

This Is the kind if content we need more of

[@RobTheSeer]

Loyalty... Wade taking less to preserve the cap, thinking the heat would mAke him whole. Wade goes to Chicago.

[@selfishstockton6123]

D Wade torpedoed his legacy

[@RobTheSeer]

@@selfishstockton6123 how so?

[@georgebrady5369]

Lebron had a promise to keep and he did it. That Cavs title is worth like 3 titles in Miami. That must have been the first time somebody told Pat "NO".

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Kobe: 1 MVP + 2 FMVPs + 5 rings = 8 LeBron: 4 MVPs + 3 FMVPs + 4 rings = 11 MJ: 5 MVPs + 6 FMVPs + 6 rings = 17 MJ accomplished more in half the time.

[@ZZ-ex8py]

why put 3mvps not 4?

[@JirenTheGrayOfUniverse11]

If the lakers sweep/win this series against the heat, AD will be the finals mvp

[@swervoo9197]

@@JirenTheGrayOfUniverse11 🤦‍♂️

[@Mahdi_Amine]

These awards are biased The mvp isn't given to the best player and only includes the regular season and the winner has to be alone on is team and have the best record ...kobe was robbed of many mvps by nash same as lebron Also kobe and lebron faced way better competetion than jordan like the spurs with 4 hall of famers warriors celtics big 3 ...etc These awards don't determin who the better player is if so bill russell is the best ever Robert horry got 7 rings too ...that doesn't mean he is better

[@ZZ-ex8py]

Owari Da Jiren said who?

[@shadowwarrior2030]

I think the Bucks should absolutely prevent Giannis from ever getting any sort of meeting with Pat Riley. Assign personal bodyguards, surveil his home, hack his gadgets, whatever to prevent Riley from getting any sort of access.

[@jus-ejays1236]

Pat riley is like Don Corleone or Scarface LeBron is like Chili Palmer

[@user-jp6lx9cj1c]

Riley should’ve never said what he said in that post season media interview lol that probably made LeBron wanna leave even more

[@wearethe9947]

Riley just brought a team with rookies bam and jimmy who is not all star in the west to the finals when no1 expected him to, i would say hes fine.

[@kobejohnson7401]

Put some respect on LeBron period.

[@mariop810]

He's still no Jordan ...

[@kingjames8079]

I'm not a "business man!" I'm a "business" man! And I own 💯 of me so every move I make is "business" "man" 🏀💰🏆🌮🍷

[@OnewYork]

*EXACTLY*

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

ESPN is trying to justify LeBron ditching the Miami Heat to ring chase some more on two other franchises... 🤣

[@markhill4366]

The art of the Ring Chase that's what it is and he has got real good at it lol

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Pat Riley did ditch the Knicks out of nowhere too but DWade should've known beforehand what LeBron was going to do instead of opting out which cost him $10M.

[@rayneozier]

Brian Windhorst spit’n facts.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Let’s goooo LeBron let’s get this for Kobe

[@elizabethhill8184]

Lebron learn how to play the game and he's winning he learned what's it really about winning and keep winning

[@usmanchaudhry6678]

Riley in Knicks ownership....what if

[@BSmokeyGaming]

The Knicks organization are just stupid.

[@bretmaverick9434]

He left the Knicks without any warning, he wanted to go to Miami. Then he lost to the Knicks three times in a row in the playoffs.

[@BSmokeyGaming]

Bret Maverick No, you missed the part on this video when Pat Riley specifically told the Knicks that he want total control of the franchise.

[@bretmaverick9434]

@@BSmokeyGaming he still wasn't expected to leave like that and he quit through a fax lol

[@Oblisk]

That “somebody” who told LeBron that me made the biggest mistake is bouta show when we see the heat take the chip in 7🔥

[@jm-pj3ul]

Bron don’t owe that oldMan anything. Its all business.

[@michaeld.wilkins7124]

First... everybody bless up

[@tylerdowd]

cringe

[@OnewYork]

🙏

[@officialtmpwavesmedia8753]

One thing fellas I can tell you don't give up. Live to be an old man. Old men run the world. Remember that.

[@jorgefinlay1933]

Let me make 1 thing clear lebron has never and will never out god father pat riley

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

If ESPN decided to update that list because that was only for 20th century athletes, then LeBron would still not be in the top 5. Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, and Michael Jordan are more iconic than LeBron will ever be.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

I'm willing to give Lou Williams one more chance. If he disappears again, Clippers will just move him or he should just retire. I don't think the Lakers would want him back anyway. He's too small. Such a defensive liability.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

MVPs + Finals MVPs + Rings 1. Michael Jordan = 17 2. Bill Russell = 16 (no FMVPs his time) 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar = 14 4. LeBron James = 11

[@thegoat6325]

Lebron could've had wayyyyy more then four rings had he stayed in Miami

[@larryhgardnergproductionsi8861]

Brian is right

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

If the Bad Boys didn't keep beating the Bulls for three straight years, Bulls would've never threepeated. If Orlando didn't beat Chicago in 1995, there would never be a 72-10 Bulls. Got to feel that pain, Clippers. No pain, no gain. 🏋🏿

[@vasyfa]

Delivering cryptic messages through the media... LeBron: "Cleeeeeeeeveland. This is for you" I wonder what that might mean

[@RudieObias]

Irony that management doesn't think a player is loyal enough. Irony...

[@davidthanos]

Is this from a 30 for 30 or something. Where can I see the whole thing

[@kk-sr1wl]

Lebron got pat riley two rings..... so he should be good. Lebron had to go bring one in Cleveland Miami n Lebron should've got 4 rings if they took it more seriously but lost to Mavs n spurs And now he about to beat pat riley heat for another ring. Bringing lakers a ring. Lebron showing the godfather.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Kawhi needs to talk to his teammates and push him to get to that championship level he's been on. He needs to be more vocal and strict. Yell at his teammates. Be a perfectionist. MJ was that and that's why he's the GOAT.

[@Ometecuhtli]

How has the yelling and head slapping being working for him in Charlotte?

[@xxkingxdijonxx8118]

And Lebron is going to cut himself a 4th ring. That's all folks.

[@luisruiz2011]

Sparked the heats run 😂😂😂.. alright ESPN

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

No Bam or Dragic again for Game 3. Kobe died. This 2020 was meant to be for the Lakers to win the Kob-id championship. "KOBE! THIS IS FOR YOU!"

[@Troyzum100]

@ESPN,You guys could've told Chris Bosh he as something under his lip before starting or am i seeing wrong and it's just a lip stud?

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

I'm only willing to give Lou Williams another chance because his offensive skill-set is very high and he's a decent playmaker but still turnover-prone. But if he disappears again, he's out. He needs to only think about REDEMPTION.

[@greenlion6544]

Let's be honest, Lebron leaving Miami was the biggest mistake of his career. Riley would have gotten him three more, at least.

[@Cor-xs7mh]

Just to make one thing clear, nobody, and I mean NOBODY, out-godfathers Pat Riley

[@Independent365]

"How LeBron out-Godfathered Pat Riley" LMFAO!! Man, Riley is a GM with REAL Power and influence of an actual franchise. Lebron DEF has sway and pull, but don't confuse the two....

[@bibo5854]

Well wen lebron left, the god father couldn’t make the playoffs 😂😂. Lebron beat Riley at his own game. Didn’t pat riley leave the knicks when they were starting to get old and suck lmao. I don’t see wat was wrong with lebron leaving the heat to go home.

[@ques9558]

Yahya Habibi plus lebron is a player with power that can leave your franchise and it becomes a lottery team

[@Independent365]

@@bibo5854 He planned on a future with Bron staying and he didnt. He retooled and are now back in the Finals, when so many other teams havent been to a Finals in YEARS. Sounds like a good GM to me...

[@taepro64]

yeah lebron can not influence a franchise or command power LMFAO just like how he recruited AD LOL

[@bibo5854]

Independent360 I would have agreed with u 100%. The problem is that in a few weeks lebron will have made 5 finals and won 2 rings since he left Miami. That’s just as many championships as he got on the heat. Pat Riley said that leaving Miami would be the worst thing lebron ever did 😂😂😂. But lebron in a few weeks will have more rings than the heat as a whole franchise 💀💀

[@mr.nathan4972]

Anything to make a story lol I wonder what the tag line would have been for Boston vs Lakers.

[@yamamancha]

What disappoints me the most about LeGM is that we will never get to see LeCoach.

[@StefanoPucc1886]

That’s like Shi fu and Ty lung story in gong fu panda

[@kb4231]

LeESPN

[@id6570]

Pat ran LeBron out of Miami

[@davodhashimi3809]

D wade is the best Miami ever had

[@derrickholmes2024]

THIS VIDEO SHOWS LEBRON JAMES IS THE KING. LEBRON JAMES IS THE GOAT TOO GREATEST OF ALL TIME.