Riley served as a coach in the NBA for 29 years. Furthermore, he started his coaching career with the Los Angeles Lakers.  The former shooting guard left the team with five NBA championships, one as an assistant coach and four as the head coach. Besides that, he also coached for the New York Knicks.  Finally, he ended his coaching career with the Miami Heat. Nevertheless, he assisted them to an NBA title in 2006 before leaving in 2008.