Pat Riley to Jimmy Butler: Keep your mouth shut if you aren't playing | NBA on ESPN

Pat Riley discusses Jimmy Butler's assertion that if he were healthy the Miami Heat would have beaten the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
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[@richkid1970]

He treats all his stars and non stars the same way. Good for Pat.

[@sonnyfong9462]

When the boss set the right expectations, everyone follows.

[@degenelatepeppeloni9854]

@@levi_shutup5060 has your team reached the finals you bozo?

[@mcmerry2846]

That's why Lebron left

[@DavidBagga]

“Never go against the family Jimmy.” - Pat Riley aka the godfather

[@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381]

"Porzinjis" Pat Riley

[@SosaCorkedBat]

@@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381 I thought I was the only one that picked up that Porzinjis 😂😂

[@RunningxRiott]

It’s Pat going against Jimmy though, isn’t it? He could have said this privately.

[@eddieg1230]

😂😂😂

[@NickSheats]

😂😂😂😂

[@nehemiahstewart]

Its obvious who runs that organization 😅

[@metsrus]

yup, this guy has said no to Magic, Wade, Shaq, Lebron, some time or another. Let's just say he has never been intimidated by any of these superstars.

[@kingleo8048]

11 years since his last ring is running backwards

[@ShruteFarms001]

​@kingleo8048 there's are 30 teams you don't win every year.

[@trey54321GO]

​@@kingleo8048...and more than half the teams in the league who have never won....

[@trey54321GO]

@nehemiahstewart Yep. That's why LeBron left and went back to CLE. Pat wouldn't let him run things.

[@sesuneiro]

Pat riley snatched jimmy's chain 🤣

[@vensonj]

“My grandmama gave me that chain”

[@GoldCODMyt]

😂😂

[@castrojody]

I felt that in my chest too I had to check for a chain I ain’t got 😂

[@neilfullframe]

What chain ? lol 😂 straight deebo

[@cvillato99]

He gone cry in the car

[@morgainenyc]

He’s right.

[@danielbonner8309]

Of course hes right. He freaking Pat Riley

[@johnhill762]

He is right. You can only talk if you’re actually on the floor. If you aren’t, you just gotta “sit this one out”. Being injured is being injured. Just move on and wait for next season.

[@mikewilliams9069]

@@danielbonner8309he’s abitscht

[@BlackedOutDreams]

@@mikewilliams9069cry

[@mikewilliams9069]

@@BlackedOutDreams yourkind

[@techno87]

"never tell anyone outside the family what you are thinking again" - the godfather

[@genustinca5565]

Still, it's Pat's job to make the decisions to keep competing with Boston in the east. Obviously, that is not the case.

[@robm2707]

😂😂😂😂😂😂👍

[@user-qp6wm4bg1i]

It's a players league now, but Riles is the only exec who still has the juice to tell his best player publicly to STFU.

[@Austin2Sexy]

Spurs are like this too

[@feraldog5590]

I feel like Pop would too but he's a coach not sure if that counts as exec. Oh and Mark Cuban is an exec and definitely would of he felt the need.

[@ViVeriVniversvmVivusVici]

Players league. Lol. It's the billionaire club and you're being played

[@lawsonjames1639]

Not sure who "Riles" is, but there's a magnificent invention called "spell check" ✅😅😊

[@user-qp6wm4bg1i]

@@lawsonjames1639 It's his nickname, genius. And spell-check isn't for proper nouns, anyway. God, what a moron.

[@bondson0094]

Pat Riley....straight old school right there. Love it!

[@nedsprow3205]

I F-ing LOVE Pat Riley.

[@lyinbobbycottonseed]

Pause

[@m3gusta17]

@@lyinbobbycottonseed bro said he "F-ing LOVE"s Pat Riley, at least he ain't swap the words there 💀

[@GalacticOnYT]

@@m3gusta17💀

[@770WT]

Riley seems spent abd burned out . Big stars don't run to be on Authoritarian Pat's leash .

[@Wickerman2023]

Them old school guys like pop and pat value respect.

[@jimcrack3776]

That’s why pat the goat !!!!

[@kb5509]

Goat of what?

[@kwyatt261]

Yes, Pat Riley is the great basketball player of all time

[@cjholder9931]

@@kb5509 goat executive

[@akosiataw]

@@kb5509 Goat of Trifecta (champ as a player, coach and an executive)

[@AlexandreG]

@@kb5509 12 year olds on the internet are wild

[@KadeForever]

Bro said is he trolling lmao. 🤣 Yea Jimmy definitely outta there

[@_method_5877]

I'm honestly ready to see Jimmy go. Time to rebuild with younger players

[@reactking7093]

He's right. It's one thing to be confident in yourself and it's another thing to openly disrespect other teams and your team when you aren't playing. Pat is right. When it comes to NBA discussions we don't do hypotheticals or ifs and buts. If you aren't on the court it doesn't matter how great you are what can you do?? Absolutely nothing. Sometimes we need people to hold us accountable and light a fire in us.

[@Sam-bw4lp]

Well said!

[@DennisDillon73]

Good for you Pat Riley. Truer words were never spoken.

[@CDiesel720]

Gotta love OG Riley

[@Moytens]

I love the subtle pause before, he said the word shut - gangster attitude :)

[@Ysoserious1]

I always thought that was like an unwritten rule

[@MultipleMike-tl2ty]

I freakin love to hate Pat Riley as a Celtics fan. He help take many rings from us but I have upmost respect for him and his accomplishments. This felt like the Godfather bringing down the hammer on one of his capos. Message sent.

[@terriw919fyi]

I'm a Celtics fan, too, and agree! Jimmy talked a lot of stupid trash that he couldn't back up because he didn't even play. Good for Riley for telling him to keep his big mouth shut.

[@mikewilliams9069]

What dumazzkizzingcomments here

[@christopherperkins1733]

Pat is 100% right. The talk between the fan fan bases has been something else and Jimmy out of all of the players participates the most.

[@patmucciarelli8840]

Great respect from a 65 year celtic fan

[@ethanthomas68]

Old school to the bone.

[@channingbanks5786]

Such a Pat Riley response😂💯

[@StevenC32]

I remember Pat Riley from the Showtime Lakers of the 80s, I haven't seen him in a while, but it is just strange for me to see him with gray hair, because I still have vivid memories with him coaching Kareem, Magic, Jamal Wilkes and Michael Cooper. It makes me stop and think of how much time has passed since those days.

[@kifujudia7856]

So i guess you havent watched the NBA for a few decades now?

[@tomk4484]

I was just thinking the same. Good times!

[@jackchn23]

I remember Pat from high school in Schenectady….

[@leelohaskin7941]

Newsflash folks get old...

[@user-mv4be1tc2u]

Don't forget Norm Nixon.

[@calvinthomas7533]

Well Said Pat Riley a true champion that doesn’t let players run his team.

[@andreoxley9136]

Think people are overreacting. I feel that Jimmy and Pat are fine. Pat just spoke the truth. Nothing Jimmy can dispute or argue about.

[@tteo8457]

Pat Riley is a living nba legend, he knew what he talking ! He can always rebuild the Heats without Jimmy butler

[@spaghettisauce445]

his isn’t gonna live forever you know, time is ticking

[@mikewilliams9069]

He’s aklown

[@filip-dz6fu]

huge respect for Pat Riley !!!!!!

[@dyloiris8876]

All i ever seen was people loving and praising jimmy like he did something amazing. Where did all of you jimmy fans go?

[@Magirawashi]

They are ant fans now lmao

[@805fillmore]

He’s done more than Tatum.

[@thesportsjunkie4827]

It’s true if you ain’t playing shut the hell up… you lost! Take it from one of the best coaches of all time

[@EnzoTheBaker]

What about us fans? Non of us can even play basketball at their level. Are we supposed to shut up too since we don't play?

[@koffin522]

​@@EnzoTheBakerwould be better that way yeah

[@vineezyproductions9638]

@@EnzoTheBakerstop being soft

[@MasterOfRage]

I’m Ready To Enter The Bam Adebayo Era 💯

[@shengwu6044]

That's some tough love, but well spoken truth.

[@robpshow2234]

I think Pat getting enough of Jimmy😂😂😂

[@KadeForever]

Ya think? 0-2 in the finals

[@AndGuo]

jimmy has enough of pat too lol, never making big trades.

[@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381]

​@@KadeForever so... he made the finals twice

[@robpshow2234]

@@KadeForever 😂😂🤣🤣

[@AndGuo]

@@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381 nah nba fans think it better to lose in the first round than the final

[@AmySloan-yb6qk]

Thank you Pat finally someone saying that if your not on the court why are you tweeting dont let us get one or something to the other team when you aint playing

[@apolloistaphquibs5075]

pat nowadays, even after he just got off from coaching, has this mafia i-run-this-town vibe.

[@Davivd2]

And just like that; Jimmy Butler became available this off season.

[@emikomina]

jimmy always running his mouth like he got a ring

[@sinkthe8]

Jimmy can run his mouth about the Eastern conference all he wants. He took them all out last year. Also everything he said is true and would have happened so why not let everybody know

[@vensonj]

Yall made him that way

[@WuzzaWombat]

@@sinkthe8remember to wipe your mouth

[@thesportsjunkie4827]

True. One of the best trash talkers of all time and like you said… No Ring to show for it!

[@thekingbradable]

@@sinkthe8He can’t run his mouth about anybody when he has no hardware to show for it. Tatum and the Celtics beat them the year before, why isn’t he allowed to run his mouth?

[@dandandkl9048]

Top five all time great coaches! He made the Knicks into perennial contenders with just one great player, Patrick! Always told the truth!

[@musclemachine8849]

He pretty much said Jimmy I pay for your rentals 🤣🤣🤣

[@xelverano]

Pat showin the media who's the real DAWG!

[@mikewilliams9069]

He’s soft

[@2H2521]

Literally got Jimmy Butler commercial before this 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@zissiskonstantinou3311]

Gotta LOVE it when "The Godfather" decides to go for "a walk", and all of a sudden the Earth trembles beneath your feet, and you start to LISTEN to what is being said. That's "Old School", Baby. No Divas and Blowhards allowed. Send them to The Clippers. --------------------- When the likes of Pat Riley, Jerry West, Isiah Thomas or Larry Bird speak about coaching or running a franchise, everyone needs to: sit down, be quiet, and take notes.

[@johnu8539]

Well said Gavin Newsome

[@nickmontanabass]

😂😂😂

[@dl30wpb]

He's the male version of Gavin Newsome.

[@nomooon]

Yeah if he ran the team like Gavin Nuisance then Heat is toast.

[@user-mv4be1tc2u]

That's an insult to Mr Riley.

[@andreward8268]

Pat Riley is the Miami Heat (not Shaq, not DWade, not LeBron, not Bosh and not Bulter)

[@blanktrigger8863]

Pat hasn't shown an ability to produce championship teams without Wade. Let's get serious now.

[@andreward8268]

@@blanktrigger8863 he still made it 2 times to the Finals without DWade - that's still an accomplishment 👏

[@kingdj3036]

@@andreward8268Yet we didn't win either of them. Wont be remembered for making it to the finals and losing 2x, Our team is not very good nor stable.

[@Gk54493]

When LeBron was there, it was definitely LeBron. They haven’t won anything since he left and he sent them home out of the finals in 2020.

[@andreward8268]

@@kingdj3036 are you really upset for making the Finals???? I'm sure Horents, Clippers, Pacers, Timberwolves and etc... should call you out! You have 3 championships and appeared 2 more times after with a entire new team. Cavs haven't been since LeBron Spoiled Fan

[@pipohemm8726]

And so the groundwork was laid to enter the Adebayo era. Thank you for your contributions Jimmy

[@georgiadog24]

Oh boy. You don't know how sorely you'll miss Jimmy. Bam can't tie jimmy's shoes

[@pipohemm8726]

@@georgiadog24 yeah they will miss him a lot, but giving him an extension really is about how much he accepts. Giving him a max will cripple them. Miami will find a way to build a quality team around Bam, Jaime and Jovic like they always do. Jimmy really got worse this year, dont think he can be their number 1 at age 35 and older. He isnt crazy skilled and much more about elite effort, which becomes harder to replicate the older you get

[@PunoBendito]

@@pipohemm8726You’re actually delusional if you think Bam is a superstar player that can lead a championship team. Idk how often you watch Heat basketball but one of,if not, the biggest problem with the Heat is their size and the fact we have 6’9 Bam playing center

[@pipohemm8726]

@@PunoBendito never said bam was that guy. He is elite on defense but needs at least 1 or 2 go to scorers with him. Can they make the playoffs without Jimmy? Hell yeah, Jaime and Jovic are about to step into bigger roles next year.

[@PunoBendito]

@@pipohemm8726 you are everything wrong with the modern day Heat fan

[@kobe248ryant]

well said Pat.

[@dopeskies604]

Ooooo boiii. I mean, he ain't lying tho

[@loriwitmer6596]

I've always loved that man! He's absolutely right.

[@Ray-dl5mp]

Gotta love how competitive Riley still is. Too bad they haven’t built a winning roster in awhile. But they have had some nice runs.

[@johnlinks]

Sucks that Jimmy was injured, but Pat is right. Shut up. Let your play do the talking on the court. Win a chip and then you can chirp

[@sinkthe8]

Jimmy has the right to talk after taking out the whole eastern conference last year. His run was amazing although they lost in the finals I believe that they will win one in the future.

[@johnlinks]

​@@sinkthe8he has no business talking. He hasn't proven anything. You win a chip and then you can talk

[@sinkthe8]

@@johnlinks he talked about the Eastern conference. That's it. He has the right to talk about team that he already took out.

[@johnlinks]

@@sinkthe8 and he's been taken out by those teams too. So sucks to suck

[@deaton4165]

​@@johnlinks☝️🤓

[@oddballskull1941]

THANK YOU

[@kristinholsapple6734]

Omg I have loved him forever I am a New Yorker and was around for the height of Patrick Ewing , John Starks et etc and I swear I went to games to see Pat 😍😍… He has to be one of the smoothest man ever!!!!!! Still has not lost it…

[@Phil4RealMusic]

Sonned his ahhz😂😂😂

[@seansilver8757]

Emphasis on the ‘shut’ gotta love unc pat

[@eisernfront8549]

It’s the equivalent of “Tobias Harris over?!”

[@PK-kr6wq]

Respect Pat

[@michaellahoud14]

Feeling the underlying message there! That's why Pat is the Godfather of Miami basketball.

[@ebok33643]

That’s a GM in total control

[@jakubkurzawski9446]

Always admired Pat. Since he was a Knicks' coach. The Boss

[@XSP17]

Totally agree. I thought the same when Jimmy did it but for some reason, the media was hush, hush about it. Most guys they slam for doing that but I guess Jimmy has some kind of pull.

[@xminuseanx]

Pat Riley is successful for a reason. Too many young stars talk too much and it doesnt help them nor their team... from a Knicks fan, Jimmy listen to Papa Riley, he knows whats good for your career... open that mouth when youre back on the court

[@larrytu9229]

As Jimmy should.. Jimmy has no business talking smack if he's not playing.

[@walterwine]

Why not? Are you his mom?

[@Double33]

I like the way Pat answered this question and if I was to go by the title of the video I think he was going to be aggressive but obviously it was said with respect and true to a player he considers one of his guys...I have no issue with that

[@cvgodd1432]

Respect Pat Riley… as a Celtics fan all we want is the truth!

[@phd0830]

Fair statements by him…jimmy is just in matured and he is humiliating his teammates who played against Boston…..I not a Boston fun but this year with or without jimmy celtics would move to next round..it’s just a much better team than miami

[@kingsupreme25]

They say that every year. And every year the Celtics get pushed to 7 or beat in 7. People just not going to admit the Celtics aren't who they thought they were

[@Bad888Max]

i love jimmy just keep your mouth shut and show it on court when you play

[@jackiem4034]

I love it... most owners and team managers allow players to talk all kinds of nonsense coz they are too scared to say anything to the players coz they might want to leave the team... not Pat... he could careless who you are... he stood up to Lebron... he will surely put Jimmy in his place

[@isrv]

Pat is the BIG BOSS 💪

[@albertol9654]

Pat Riley coached against MJ and the 90s bulls.. He doesn't consider Jimmy a legend to be talking like this.

[@FoodZilla34]

Well said Pat

[@thekingbradable]

He needs to tell all the NBA Twitter casuals hyping up Jimmy as if he’s won something

[@Jahnink]

Claasic response. ❤

[@dgabeau]

Respect!! Go Celtics but that comment right there makes me respect Pat more than ever!

[@mrdavidashley6892]

If I'm JImmy Butler, Pat and I have to have a stern conversation...

[@pete3198]

I have nothing but respect for Pat Riley. I put this man for up there with guys like Greg Popovich, Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan as one of the greatest coaches and GMs ever. This is a guy who has coached Kereem, Magic, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Dwyane Wade, Shaq...jimmy Butler is pretty much a nobody compared to some of the greats this man has been around.

[@Everythingbreakfast]

Realest advice ever on the game

[@raeshaunconti3484]

Thank Ya Brotha Riley ✊🏾

[@yoinkhaha]

Pat Riley a real one.

[@JCreole]

That’s old school right there…respect

[@KSATraveller2009]

Class of act a very respected man, giving a high respect to the No. 23 which he strictly enforce in his Team that no one should wear the No.23 because it was Special. good for Jimmy that someone telling him to shut up while he is not on the court.

[@davidtran2026]

For some reason makes me think of one Seinfeld scene: Kramer (Jimmy): How should I broach the subject? Jerry (Pat) : You DON'T broach, you keep your mouth shut! Kramer: Well sounds like someone is having a bad day. Jerry: Yeah. You. (Jimmy for missing the playoff games) Kramer: Well I think one of us should leave. Don't let the door hit you on the way out, "Playoff" Jimmy.

[@ShyKiller15]

Thank you Pat Riley

[@wildnfree24]

That shows who is the boss.

[@guillermoblandon4030]

And this probably the reason why Jimmy might be traded this off season.

[@melvinflint9714]

This and the fact he faked an injury to duck the C's

[@georgiadog24]

​@@melvinflint9714the ones he hates and loves to beat. Makes sense

[@shutyostupidahhup9143]

@@melvinflint9714wasn’t fake you didn’t see the clip of where oubre fell on his knee

[@AlexandreG]

I could've opened the video without looking at the title and see it through, and guessed what the title would be. Such a classic ESPN title.

[@dominiclee5786]

I played this video at 0.75 speed to better appreciate Pat "The Godfather" Riley.

[@siegtv3227]

Salute to you Pat ❤

[@GrayHughesInvestigates]

but what was wrong with what Jimmy said. That's being confident

[@_method_5877]

They cut out the ending where Pat Riley said, "And I said what I said"

[@critique7767]

Respect to pat. He is right!!

[@ENDLESS_ICE]

Like a true mob boss

[@vensonj]

Pat Riley be like “stfu”…I be quiet…but when he leave…I be talking again.

[@johnfononga7524]

Always was the coach, still is the coach. True professional humbling. Classy Old School.

[@ceciliamalipot9192]

That's vintage pat Riley one the best NBA coach,,,, a hall of famer as a champion coach during Lakera Era,,,,,,

[@Iamofficial03]

Poor Jimmy Bitter shoul’ve shut his mouth! Even if he’s not injured they don’t stand a chance against the Celtics! This year Celtics squad is a different beast!

[@IbrahimHarris-ng7en]

Love it pat.

[@davincerica7232]

The way he said _trolling_ shows me what he thinks of our generation 🥶🤣

[@NurturesWrath]

"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." - Pat "Godfather" Riley

[@IlliniPicker]

If you haven't seen the Lakers Dynasty on HBO it's a must-see. Riley was a SAVAGE.

[@gf5050]

WELL DONE PAT....

[@jpete3027666]

Today superstars run their teams. It’s refreshing to see an adult like Pat Riley still in charge of one of these teams.