The Los Angeles Lakers are giving Pat Riley a statue outside of ... was an assistant with the Lakers from 1979 to 1981 under Paul Westhead. Los Angeles won a championship in 1980, then Riley ...

It was the year Pat Riley was promoted to the head coaching position. Riles took over from Paul Westhead, who, according to team owner Dr. Jerry Buss, was already on the hot seat. It was one of ...

Pat Riley is someone who is hard to read ... Previous Lakers coaches, Jack McKinney, and Paul Westhead, had success calling the shots for the Purple and Gold. However, both failed to leave ...

(AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside ... and he was a team broadcaster before becoming Paul Westhead's assistant in 1979. He took over as head ...

Pat Riley is an NBA legend. His extensive career with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat has given him a front-row seat to ...

Pat Riley was an assistant coach of the Lakers when they drafted Magic. He served as an assistant to Paul Westhead during Magic’s rookie season in 1979-80. That year, the Lakers won their first ...

"What was Pat Riley before he took over before he was ... Pat became an assistant coach for the Lakers. When Paul Westhead ...

The team announced Monday that Showtime-era coach Pat Riley will be the next Lakers ... 1979-80 season and was promoted to head coach after Paul Westhead was fired early in the 1981-82 season.

In addition to Kundla, Phil Jackson, Bill Sharman, Paul Westhead, and Frank Vogel won titles with the Lake Show, but none have given more to the franchise than Pat Riley, who won six titles in Los ...