Pat Riley Getting His Words Twisted From Presser

It’s honestly not surprising that national media and others feel the need to make up fake stories about what Pat Riley had to say in Friday’s presser.

As I mentioned in my recap of Pat Riley’s press conference, the most intriguing points he made was how highly he talked of his player and Erik Spoelstra, and also some talk about acquiring the “Next Thing” by going whale hunting.

Well, that’s not what ESPN took away from what he said, since this is what they thought this meant…

This is still a headline on https://t.co/bIvcJJTqyz and I’m not sure how anyone who listened to Riley’s newser came away with this idea. pic.twitter.com/7mhLLnxIoa

— Clay Ferraro (@ClayWPLG) October 24, 2020

Well, that’s not the only thing that got twisted, since this was another headline this weekend…

Riley thinks Bam and Goran at 100 percent would’ve changed the Finals 👀 pic.twitter.com/0i4yWKM4ED

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 25, 2020

And if you actually watched or listened to what Pat Riley had to say on this specific topic, this is very out of context. When asked about what could’ve happened if they had Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic 100% in the finals, he responded with “It’s an excuse.” He also gave the utmost respect to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, since he credited them by saying “The Lakers were great…And they have the greatest player in the game today.”

Pat Riley made sure to clear up his twisted comments today, since people decided to put out false information…

Pat Riley, on how his words Friday have been wildly twisted out of context: “The asterisk is next to the Heat’s name, not the Lakers. Their title is legitimate. Our loss has an asterisk (next) to it. The Lakers were the better team. Period.”

— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) October 25, 2020

So, before you go listen to this week’s ESPN programs where they will discuss “Pat Riley discrediting the NBA champions,” instead listen to this week’s episodes of Five on the Floor, where they will discuss five different Pat Riley quotes that actually came out of his mouth.