"It's going to be a really special night," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "I'm looking forward to it. It's a really cool thing that we all get to be a part of. We get to make him uncomfortable for a night. He doesn't like all this attention. He has pushed us in so many ways out of our comfort zones over the years. We get to flip the tables on him, shine the light on him, celebrate him...."
Jimmy Butler said of Riley: "What he's done for the league, what's he's done for this organization, the amount of respect he's earned from every individual that has came through here, home team, away team, it's only right his name is on the court. I'm grateful for allowing me to be me while I'm here and trusting in me to help us win some games."
"When I talk to players around the league, they understand what it is," Adebayo said. "The respect, you can feel it. A lot of people feel that Miami Heat is still a factor in the NBA, and they know our work ethic, our culture, and what we're about as a team this year."
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