Pat Riley ETHERS Danny Ainge about lebron criticism
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NEW ORLEANS -- Miami Heat president Pat Riley on Friday forcefully responded to criticism leveled against LeBron James by Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge.
"Danny Ainge needs to shut the f--- up and manage his own team," Riley said in a statement released through a Heat spokesman. "He was the biggest whiner going when he was playing and I know that because I coached against him."
Ainge said he was at a loss to explain why Riley should have gotten into such a lather in the first place.
"I stand by what I said. That's all. I don't care about Pat Riley. He can say whatever he wants," Ainge said in the runway shortly before Friday night's game against Atlanta.
Ainge couldn't let it go without one final shot at Riley.
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Danny Ainge needs to shut the f--- up and manage his own team. He was the biggest whiner going when he was playing and I know that because I coached against him.
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-- Heat president Pat Riley
"I don't want to mess up his Armani suits and all that hair goop. It would be way too expensive for me," he said.
Ainge told Boston radio station WEEI on Thursday that James had no cause to challenge officials for failing to classify fouls assessed to Chicago's Kirk Hinrich and Taj Gibson on James as flagrant.
"I think the referees got the calls right. I don't think it was a hard foul," Ainge said Thursday. "I think the one involving LeBron against [Carlos] ? , that was flagrant. I think the officials got it right.
"I think that it's almost embarrassing that LeBron would complain about officiating."
Ainge quickly responded to Riley later Friday.
"Pat Riley's right," he said. "I should manage my own team. I complained a lot to the officials. And I'm right, LeBron should be embarrassed about how he complains about the calls he gets."
Celtics coach Doc Rivers found Riley's comments "funny."
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I don't want to mess up his Armani suits and all that hair goop. It would be way too expensive for me.
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-- Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge
"Very interesting. I think it's cool. They should duke it out," Rivers said, laughing, according to the team's Twitter account.
Asked if Rivers believes Riley's statement could further stoke the Miami-Boston rivalry, Rivers noted, "Not unless they are playing. Really, I just think it's talk both ways. I'll let those two grown men handle their own grown-men argument. I'm going to stay out of it. On a side note, it just gives me a smile and it's interesting. I think it's fun. It's a flashback."
Riley, while presiding as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, coached against Ainge in the 1984, 1985 and 1987 NBA Finals.
NEW ORLEANS -- Miami Heat president Pat Riley on Friday forcefully responded to criticism leveled against LeBron James by Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge.
"Danny Ainge needs to shut the f--- up and manage his own team," Riley said in a statement released through a Heat spokesman. "He was the biggest whiner going when he was playing and I know that because I coached against him."
Ainge said he was at a loss to explain why Riley should have gotten into such a lather in the first place.
"I stand by what I said. That's all. I don't care about Pat Riley. He can say whatever he wants," Ainge said in the runway shortly before Friday night's game against Atlanta.
Ainge couldn't let it go without one final shot at Riley.
“
Danny Ainge needs to shut the f--- up and manage his own team. He was the biggest whiner going when he was playing and I know that because I coached against him.
”
-- Heat president Pat Riley
"I don't want to mess up his Armani suits and all that hair goop. It would be way too expensive for me," he said.
Ainge told Boston radio station WEEI on Thursday that James had no cause to challenge officials for failing to classify fouls assessed to Chicago's Kirk Hinrich and Taj Gibson on James as flagrant.
"I think the referees got the calls right. I don't think it was a hard foul," Ainge said Thursday. "I think the one involving LeBron against [Carlos] ? , that was flagrant. I think the officials got it right.
"I think that it's almost embarrassing that LeBron would complain about officiating."
Ainge quickly responded to Riley later Friday.
"Pat Riley's right," he said. "I should manage my own team. I complained a lot to the officials. And I'm right, LeBron should be embarrassed about how he complains about the calls he gets."
Celtics coach Doc Rivers found Riley's comments "funny."
“
I don't want to mess up his Armani suits and all that hair goop. It would be way too expensive for me.
”
-- Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge
"Very interesting. I think it's cool. They should duke it out," Rivers said, laughing, according to the team's Twitter account.
Asked if Rivers believes Riley's statement could further stoke the Miami-Boston rivalry, Rivers noted, "Not unless they are playing. Really, I just think it's talk both ways. I'll let those two grown men handle their own grown-men argument. I'm going to stay out of it. On a side note, it just gives me a smile and it's interesting. I think it's fun. It's a flashback."
Riley, while presiding as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, coached against Ainge in the 1984, 1985 and 1987 NBA Finals.
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Pat Riley is that ?
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Pat got the slickback for a reason.
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Riley been running this Nba ? since the 70's....who than full is Danny ainge
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My ? Pat
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Old school NBA beef >>>>>
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Riley been running this Nba ? since the 70's....who than full is Danny ainge
Gotdamn mobile -
the nba wasso much better when everybody wasnt friends
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Ainge delivered more ether but
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What boston vs miami rivalry? That aint no rivalry,miami been sonning them ever since the king went to the heat
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Tommy bilfiger wrote: »What boston vs miami rivalry? That aint no rivalry,miami been sonning them ever since the king went to the heat
The only real rivalry in the NBA right now fool
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^Lol only in your mind
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Tommy bilfiger wrote: »^Lol only in your mind
Obviously the Heat are the better team and got us the last two times we met, but I think there fans would even agree with this -
themadlionsfan wrote: »the nba wasso much better when everybody wasnt friends
Like Barkley and Jordan, Jordan and Oakley, Bird and Magic, oh wait!
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the most G thing about it, is that this is the "official" statement from the Miami Heat. They didnt slam a camera in his face while walking thru the tunnel or some random 2:00AM ? twitter rant. lol!
Danny Ainge been a ? ? tho -
themadlionsfan wrote: »the nba wasso much better when everybody wasnt friends
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I bleed green, but I hate this ? Mormon Danny Ainge.
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themadlionsfan wrote: »the nba wasso much better when everybody wasnt friends
You realize this has never been the case in NBA history right? Majority of the top players have always been cool off the court. Rarely did rivalries extend to real life "? them ? over there"...
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"I walk around the club, ? everybody! And all my ? got that Heat. I feel like Pat Riley"
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I bleed green, but I hate this ? Mormon Danny Ainge.
Why his faith gotta catch a stray too tho? lol -
lol found dis hilarious we should meet up in da playoffs 1 more time for good measure best rivalry in da NBA
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I know ESPN got their fingers, toes, arms, legs, and eyes crossed for this series to happen again.
Over/under on each game of the series having 30 close ups of Ainge and Riley. -
It aint like danny was lying...lebron has went for weeks without getting called for fouls and gets plenty of ass kissing from the refs...so the minute it gets rough he cried...plain and simple
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They're both right. Lebron always crying about fouls during and after games, but...
...Danny Ainge is the last one that should be throwing shots. -
Danny Ainge got the "How come he can call me a ? but I can't call him a ? face" in the pic with MJ and them.
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When Danny Ainge was playing, I couldn't stand that ? , he was always having that "What I Do" face when he would cheapshot somebody and then wanna act tough when his teammates came to his rescue on some "Hold Me Back" ? Lol.