For the Miami Heat, that moment hit last nighthard.
For as long as Ive been alive, weve owned the Orlando Magic.
I mean, theyve literally and figuratively been the Mickey Mouse basketball team of Florida.
Yeah, turns out, I couldnt have been more wrong.
The Magic beat the brakes off us, and we had no answers.
It wasnt just a lossit was a massacre.
We got bodied on the boards.
Like, how do you give up 18 offensive rebounds in a single game?
I mean, come on, Spo.
But I just need a little explanation, you know?
Spoiler alert: they didnt.
I get itits only the first game of the season.
But heres the thing that really gets me: It was Pat Riley Night.
PAT FUCKING RILEY NIGHT.
That man has given us everything.
Multiple championships, great teams, and a culture of grit thats the envy of the league.
And how do we repay him?
By getting blown out by the Orlando Magic?
Are you kidding me?
But to get embarrassed like that on Pat Riley Night?
Get the fuck outta here.
This team needs to figure it out, and fast.
I know its early in the season, but come on.
You dont have to win every game, but you cant get blown out by the Magic.
Not on that night.
Its bad enough to loseits a whole other thing to get manhandled on Pat Riley night.
So, Heat, lets sort this out.
Im not asking for a 70-win season.
