Pat Riley on Heat’s pursuit of LeBron James: ‘We’re just waiting to see what he does’

Giannis Antetokounmpo poses with Pat Riley, President of the Miami Heat, left, and Head Coach Erik Spoelstra during a press conference introducing Portis to the Miami Heat on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Kaseya Center in downtown Miami, Fla.

By Anthony Chiang

Thursday was mostly about the Miami Heat’s acquisition of two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. But the possibility of also adding four-time NBA MVP LeBron James couldn’t be ignored.

“We landed the plane,” Heat president Pat Riley said, as he walked on stage with Antetokounmpo for Antetokounmpo’s introductory press conference on Thursday afternoon at Kaseya Center. “Now there’s another one we have to land.”

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