Stan Van Gundy Fires Back At Pat Riley

Filed under: Heat, Magic, NBA Coaches

This rivalry is really getting good now -- and the games haven't even started.



Magic coach Stan Van Gundy shot back Saturday at Heat president Pat Riley -- his former boss -- escalating their summertime war of words that should carry into this season and beyond.



As if there was any doubt, they really don't like each other, each questioning the other's integrity.



After reading Riley's remarks Friday that were critical of both him and Magic general manager Otis Smith -- who had previously questioned why LeBron James would come to Miami -- Van Gundy turned the tables, questioning the way Riley is passing judgment on others.



Riley may have brought Van Gundy into the NBA as an assistant in 1995, but those days of appreciation are long gone. It was Riley, as team president, who fired Van Gundy as head coach and replaced him in 2005, taking the Heat to a championship that season. It also was Riley who tried to block the Magic from hiring Van Gundy in 2007 because he was still on the Miami payroll.

 

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