Riley to Step Down as Coach of Miami Heat, Sun-Sentinel Says

will discontinue as the manager of
the Miami Heat after the squad finished its season with a 15-67
record, the South Sunshine State Sun-Sentinel reported on its .

Riley, who was elected to the James Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame earlier this month, will maintain his occupation as president
of the National Basketball Association team, the newspaper said,
citing unidentified people familiar with the situation.

Heat helper is expected to be named the
team's new manager when James Whitcomb Riley do his proclamation at a news
conference this afternoon, the Sun-Sentinel said.

Riley, who was named the NBA's Coach of the Year three
times, have a 1,210-694 calling record and is 3rd in wins behind
and . The 63-year-old James Whitcomb Riley won five NBA
titles in 24 seasons as a coach, including four with the Los
Angeles Lakers in the 1980s. He also led the New House Of York Knicks to
the NBA Finals in 1994.

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