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Heat Central: Chris Bosh speaks on making things right with the Heat organization when he got his jersey retired: “It was really on the Heat to do that. Speaking with those in charge, Pat Riley, Nick and Micky, they were so cordial during the process. We had to make amends. There was some battles with me trying to come back and play and all that stuff. Having my name up there in the rafters next to Shaq, D Wade, Hardaway, Haslem, that’s the greatest. Alonzo mourning. I have to stunt on the NBA players. If you think you’ll have a career like mine you gotta go to Miami and look up there. You gotta long way to go. It’s a long way up there… if you’re lucky you get to do what you love. I love basketball… two championships, I couldn’t make it up if I wanted too.” (Via nbataketwo YT)
NBA Communications: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced today that Miami Heat Governor Micky Arison has been unanimously elected as the next Chairman of the NBA Board of Governors. Arison will assume the position following the league’s Board of Governors meeting in September 2026.
Heat Central: Marc Stein on the reports that former Heat players like Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler weren’t the biggest fans of Bam Adebayo being chosen as the ‘guy’ for the Miami Heat: “He is Heat royalty for Micky Arison, Nick Arison, Pat Riley. He is the modern day Udonis Haslem. They consider him the absolute franchise pillar. I’ve always heard nothing but he’s held in high regards by his teammates… He is the untouchable there. That part is for sure. He is an extension of Pat Riley, Spo, Ownership.”
Ira Winderman: From Tyler Herro, "To Spo, Pat, Micky, the entire organization, my teammates, the coaches, trainers, equipment staff, arena staff, and everyone who poured into me over the last seven years—thank you. Thank you for believing in me, pushing me, challenging me, and helping shape the player and person I’ve become."
Your Miami HEAT announced today that they have acquired NBA Champion, Two-Time NBA MVP and 10-time NBA All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo and NBA Champion Bobby Portis Jr. from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Tyler Herro, Kasparas Jakučionis, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware, three first round picks (2026, 2031 & 2033), a 2030 first round pick swap and a 2033 second round pick. “The announcement of today’s trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis Jr. is one of the great trades in HEAT history,” said HEAT President Pat Riley. “In my opinion, Giannis is one of the top five players in the league and Bobby is one of the best power forwards. The difficult part is trading Tyler, Kasparas, Jaime and Kel’el who have given so much to this organization, we wish them nothing but the best. I also want to thank the Arison’s for their continued pursuit towards winning a championship and we feel this gives us a better opportunity moving forward. I want to welcome Giannis and Bobby to the Miami HEAT family.”
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Gary Payton: On retiring after joining Shaquille O’Neal, Miami Heat to win 2006 NBA title. “I said, ‘I got about three or four more years left. Where would be a good place for me to go?’ I was going to call it a day. Then Shaq called me and said, ‘Hey, we got something down here. We only need someone like you to come guide us and we’ll win.’ Pat Riley came in and the (Heat) owner Micky Arison were like, ‘We’ve been wanting you for years. Come on in and guide us.’ When I went in and guided them, we struggled from the beginning, then Pat took over (as coach) and we started playing the way we were supposed to play, and then won the championship. It’s joyful holding up that Larry O’Brien Trophy and kiss it with champagne all over you. It was a great feeling and then I said, ‘Now it’s time for me to move aside,' and this is my legacy.'”
Wes Goldberg: Pat Riley: "I don't have final say here. I never had it." Says it's been Micky Arison and, over the last few years, Nick Arison.
For the first time in a long time, Elisburg needed to put his work as Heat general manager on hold. Others in the front office like Heat president Pat Riley, assistant general manager Adam Simon and senior director of basketball operations Dave Beyer took on more responsibilities to fill in for Elisburg during the early stages of the offseason. “When I first got sick, Micky [Arison], Nick [Arison] and Pat were basically like, ‘Andy, do not worry about your job one bit. You have to focus on your health. Do not worry about work, do not worry about anything that’s going on. We will absorb whatever we need to absorb here. You need to take care of yourself and you need to take of your health.’ For the most part when I was at [the hospital], that’s what I did.”
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But Arison couldn’t avoid the spotlight or a speech in front of a large audience this time, as he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class on Saturday night at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts. Arison, 76, was selected for the Hall of Fame by the Contributors Committee. “The Hall is the highest honor in basketball, but it’s not something I ever sought,” Arison said at the start of his 10-minute induction speech on Saturday.
With Arison using his speech on Saturday to chronicle the Heat’s story, it didn’t take him long to praise each of his three Hall of Fame presenters. “Pat is one of a kind,” Arison said. “He and his wife Chris have become great friends. We’ve been through highs, we’ve been through lows and he’s still an unstoppable force. Pat, we boarded the Carnival Imagination for your introductory press conference in 1995 and you talked about a parade down Biscayne Boulevard. We’ve now had three of those championship parades and have been a Hall of Fame organization ever since. There’s no way I’m standing here tonight without you.”
Miami Heat owner Micky Arison doesn’t make many public speeches. He prefers to remain in the background and keep the spotlight off himself. But Arison couldn’t avoid the spotlight or a speech in front of a large audience this time, as he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class on Saturday night at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts. Arison, 76, was selected for the Hall of Fame by the Contributors Committee. “The Hall is the highest honor in basketball, but it’s not something I ever sought,” Arison said at the start of his 10-minute induction speech on Saturday.