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Pat Riley is the real man behind Cookie Monster\u2019s costume. <\/p>\n
Dwyane Wade told a wild story on the \u201cUnderground Lounge\u201d podcast about former Heat teammate LeBron James throwing a fit over Pat Riley taking away his cookies on the team plane. <\/p>\n
It was a moment that gave Wade pause about James\u2019 future in Miami.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was the first moment that I had an inkling that LeBron may not be back,\u201d Wade said. \u201cOne thing you don\u2019t do is f\u2013k with LeBron\u2019s cookies. This is serious. Like, he loves chocolate chip cookies. Chocolate chip cookies and ice cream, he loves. <\/p>\n
\tDwyane Wade says LeBron James was PISSED when Pat Riley took his cookies and felt that was a sign LeBron might leave due to Riley\u2019s micromanagement(\ud83c\udfa5 @undergrndlounge \/ h\/t @HeatCulture13 ) pic.twitter.com\/NlJXfZZaqX\u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) February 26, 2025 <\/p>\n
\u201cSo when he gets on the plane, LeBron walks on the plane with two bags of food. One bag is all cookies, and the [other] bag is what his chef has prepared for him to eat because he eats a certain way. He don\u2019t eat what\u2019s on the plane\u2026 So we get on the plane, and we play cards at the front of the plane, and at some point, LeBron\u2019s gonna be like, \u2018Hey, bring me those cookies.\u2019 And one day, he said, \u2018Hey, where are my cookies?\u2019 And this one day, they had to come up and whisper in his ear and tell him that there were no more cookies on the plane.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when things took a turn.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat motherf\u2013ker sat back away from the game. He pushed them cards back he sat there quietly, his head like this [nodding]. He didn\u2019t play cards no more. It\u2019s serious. It was too much micromanaging at that point,\u201d Wade said. \u201cYou\u2019re talking about a team who is four Finals in a row. You don\u2019t need to micromanage us. I felt that \u2018Riles\u2019 went a little too far with his micromanaging at points like that. He\u2019s a grown man; you don\u2019t take the cookies away from him.\u201d<\/p>\n
James famously announced his intention to join the Heat in the infamous \u201cThe Decision,\u201d which aired on ESPN on July 8, 2010, declaring he was taking his \u201ctalents to South Beach\u201d \u2014 a choice met with much vitriol, especially from Cavaliers fans.<\/p>\n
The Heat, with James, Wade and Chris Bosh, went to four consecutive NBA Finals from 2011-14, winning it all in \u201912 and \u201913.<\/p>\n
In 2014, James opted to return to Cleveland, a decision met with resistance from Riley, who stopped just short of invoking Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, who had previously called the NBA star \u201cBenedict Arnold\u201d when he left the franchise years before.<\/p>\n
James went on to win another title with Cleveland in 2016 and added a fourth with the Lakers in 2020, while the Heat have not been able to get over the hump.<\/p>\n
At the 2025 NBA trade deadline, star forward Jimmy Butler forced a trade out of Miami, and in a final meeting with Butler, Riley reportedly was in tears after attempting to convince the six-time NBA All-Star to stay with the Heat \u2014 though he did poke fun at his tumultuous Heat beef.<\/p>\n
When picking up a coffee at his Miami shop, Butler made an example of one of his employees.<\/p>\n
\u201cI gave you a compliment. That\u2019s what bosses do,\u201d he said with a smile. \u201cWe build you up, we don\u2019t break you down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Butler was then traded to the Warriors and looks rejuvenated, as Golden State has a 6-1 record since the trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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