Pat Riley coached American basketball.
Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award is an annual award given by the National Basketball Association to a longtime NBA coach 's life in basketball and his `` standard of integrity , competitive excellence and tireless promotion '' of the game . The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami . The National Basketball Association ( NBA ) is the major men 's professional basketball league in North America , and is widely considered to be the premier men 's professional basketball league in the world . Patrick James Riley ( born March 20 , 1945 ) is an American professional basketball executive , and a former coach and player in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He received the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award from the NBA Coaches Association on June 20 , 2012 .