Heat star Bam Adebayo recalls intimidating first meeting with 'Godfather' Pat Riley

The Miami Heat franchise is shrouded in aura, and it all starts with Pat Riley, the franchise's president of basketball operations. Riley exudes greatness and he somehow finds a way to pull a rabbit out of his hat in his attempt to keep the Heat competitive. With Riley's cachet comes an intimidating aura, which is what Bam Adebayo felt when he met with the esteemed front-office executive in the lead-up to the 2017 NBA Draft. Speaking on Point Game with John Wall and C.J. Toledano, the Heat star big man recounted what his first meeting with Riley was and how the nine-time champion lives and breathes his “Godfather” moniker with how he set the atmosphere in his office.