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We still get an occasional glimpse of the competitive fire, as when LeBron James was knocked down from behind Saturday by Tyson Chandler and leapt out of his seat across the court from the home-team bench.
We still feel his presence in the hallways of American Airlines Arena and measure his influence in the phraseology of his coaches and players.
But we cannot hear Riley anymore. We do not breathlessly await his next motivational mantra. Once he was a grand N.B.A. philosopher. Now Riley has transitioned into a spiritual Buddha, lurking but elusive in his commanding role as the president of the .
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