Fifty NBA seasons have rolled past Pat Riley as he awaits the start of the next one. In a lifetime given to basketball -- too literally at times -- he has reached a good place. It has taken him a long time.
“I am finally getting to the point...,” he says, and the thought trails off, but what is at the other end is appreciation. Contentment.
“...My life has been like a walk-off homer,” is how he continues. “At 72, I’m rounding third. There’s a whole bunch of people sitting at home plate. I know who they are.