On whether he called Minnesota coach and GM Tom Thibodeau a "mother fucker" when Thibs effectively scuttled a Jimmy Butler trade to Miami:
"As to what has been reported in the past 24 hours, I have too much respect for Tom Thibodeau and all that he’s accomplished in this league. Our conversations have been nothing but cordial and I have never used that kind of language in negotiations, but I do admit to telling Danny Ainge to . . ."
Those are Riles' ellipses. He deliberately left out the rest of what he said to Ainge, which was "shut the fuck up."
Pat Riley, you slay me.
