Before he became a great Miami Heat executive, Pat Riley was under the wing of NBA icon Jerry West in Los Angeles. It was Pat's job to lead the team that West had created to an NBA Championship.

However, Pat Riley disagrees with this notion ... we inherited the six consecutive losses my great friend - Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, they lost to the Celtics." While the modern-day Golden ...

Guys who took personal responsibility, guys who were always in shape, guys who held themselves accountable, that's the kind of players that Pat Riley and Jerry West wanted on their team." ...

Pat Riley's emergence as one of the most influential ... of his past as a role player on the franchise during the Jerry West era. He was part of the team's commentary team for years before he ...

“Pat is a Lakers icon,” Buss said in a news ... broadcaster Chick Hearn and his former teammate and eventual boss, Jerry West. Riley became head coach of the Lakers during the 1981-82 and ...

“Pat is a Lakers icon,” Lakers controlling ... who won a championship with Riley's Heat in 2006. Riley's former Lakers teammate Jerry West and broadcast partner Chick Hearn are also honored ...

EL SEGUNDO — The Lakers announced on Monday morning that they have commissioned a statue of Pat Riley to join Lakers ... Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and broadcaster ...