Pat Riley Statue

     The Los Angeles Lakers announced that they will unveil a statue of former head coach Pat Riley outside of Crypto.com Arena during the 2025-26 regular season. It will occur on February 22 when the Lakers host their longtime rival the Boston Celtics. 

     Riley was the Lakers head coach when they captured four NBA titles in 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988. Los Angeles became the first franchise to win consecutive championships since the Celtics did it in the late 1960s.

     He had been the Miami Heat head of basketball operations since 1995. Riley has led the Heat to three NBA championships in 2006, 2012 and 2013.