Knicks Announcer Walt Frazier Took Hilarious Jab At Pat Riley During Game Vs. Heat

Knicks announcer and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Walt Frazier couldn't thief but return a friends jab astatine Pat Riley during New York's crippled against nan Heat connected Sunday.

During MSG's broadcast of nan game, Riley was shown connected surface from his spot astatine nan Kaseya Center, prompting Frazier to ace a joke astatine nan squad president’s expense.

"Riley and I entered nan convention nan aforesaid year," Frazier began. "He tried to defender maine and that's really he ended up arsenic a coach."

Frazier and Riley were some members of nan NBA's 1967 draught class. Frazier was nan No. 5 pick, selected by New York, while Riley was taken disconnected nan committee astatine No. 7 by nan Rockets (then successful San Diego). Regardless of what way they took, they some ended up successful nan Hall of Fame.

Riley played 9 years successful nan NBA, spending clip pinch nan Rockets, Lakers and Suns. He was much successful successful his post-playing career, however, going connected to go a talented coach and later nan squad president and number proprietor of nan Heat.

Frazier, of course, was a seven-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion. His 13-year profession was spent pinch nan Knicks and Cavaliers.

He and Riley spell backmost a agelong time, and he took a comical jab astatine his aged friend during Sunday's broadcast, though it was nan Heat that sewage nan past laugh, winning 115–107.

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