https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1887871731580407841 NBACentral @TheDunkCentral Pat Riley reportedly cried during his meeting with Jimmy Butler in an attempt to get him to stay, but Butler reportedly viewed him as “unhinged” and became even more convinced to leave the Heat, per @TheAthletic “According to multiple league sources with knowledge of the meeting, tears welled in Riley’s eyes as he attempted to connect with Butler on a human level. Both men had lost their fathers, and Riley’s famed toughness faded in the moment as he thought about Butler mourning his father’s death last season. But Riley’s vulnerability did not land with Butler. The player viewed Riley’s behavior as ‘unhinged,’ a league source close to Butler said.Butler left the meeting more convinced than ever that he needed a new basketball home.” (Via http://nyti.ms/42KPIuA) 據 @TheAthletic 報導,Pat Riley 在與 Jimmy Butler 會面時落淚,試圖說服他留下, 但 Butler 卻認為他「精神錯亂」,並更加確信自己要離開熱火隊。 「根據多位了解這次會面的聯盟消息人士透露,Riley 在試圖與 Butler 進行人性層面的 交流時,眼眶裡噙滿了淚水。兩人都失去了父親,而 Riley 以往著名的強悍在這一刻消 失了,因為他想到 Butler 在上個賽季哀悼父親的離世。但 Riley 的脆弱並未打動 Butler。一位接近 Butler 的聯盟消息人士表示,Butler 認為 Riley 的行為『精神錯亂 』。這次會面結束後,Butler 更加確信自己需要尋找新的籃球生涯歸宿。」