Pat Riley coached many players during his time as a head coach, and now the current Miami Heat team president revealed that he was very upset when LeBron James left Miami to go back to the Cleveland Cavaliers, saying it felt personal to him.

In 2015, Riley told the press what he briefly thought of James' decision to leave Miami, saying, "What LeBron had here [in Miami], and what he had developed here, and what he could have developed over the next five or six years here, with the same team, could have been historic." Recently, Riley was the subject of a profile by

Recently, Riley was the subject of a profile by ESPN The Magazine and gave his complete thoughts on James' departure from Miami in 2014, saying, "I was silent. I didn't say anything. My mind began to just go. And it was over. I was very angry when LeBron left. It was personal for me. It just was. I had a very good friend who talked me off the ledge and kept me from going out there and saying something like Dan Gilbert. I'm glad I didn't do it."

LeBron James was on the Miami Heat's roster from 2010 to 2014. During his time there, the team made four appearances in the NBA Finals and won the Finals in 2012 and 2013. Along with that, James was given the league's MVP award twice during his stay in Miami. With accomplishments like that, it's easy to see why Pat Riley would be upset.

Source: bleacherreport.com