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Pat Riley Reportedly Expected to Monitor Heat 'From a Distance' in NBA Restart

Miami Heat president Pat Riley reportedly will not be among the team's 35-person traveling party should the 2019-20 NBA season resume amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Tuesday that Riley, 75, is expected to "monitor the team from a distance" because of his age if the organization travels to a neutral site such as the Disney World complex in Orlando to continue the campaign, which was halted March 11.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.