Friday, January 5, 2007
Updated: January 7, 3:01 PM ET
Riley's surgery a success; return still unknown
Associated Press
MIAMI -- Pat Riley had three large pieces of cartilage
successfully removed from his right knee Friday, but a timetable
for the Miami Heat coach's return is still unknown.
The 61-year-old coach's hourlong surgery was performed at
Doctors Hospital of Miami, Heat officials said in a statement. The
cartilage was removed with an arthroscopic procedure and Riley was
resting at his home.
Ron Rothstein, the Heat's coach in their first three seasons,
took over as interim coach after Riley announced an indefinite
leave of absence Wednesday because of painful knee and hip
problems.
