If you mess with LeBron James's chocolate chip cookies, Dwyane Wade joked that he may never forgive you. Wade made an appearance on Lou Williams's The Underground Lounge podcast and told an amazing anecdote about James's last stretch with the Miami Heat.

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Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade took another trip down memory lane in a recent interview, addressing how team president Pat Riley’s micromanagement may have led to LeBron James’ departure. After Wade recalled an All-Star beef with Dirk Nowitzki,

Wade explains that it started when they were boarding the plane to head back to Maimi, and they started their ritual of playing cards with each other. He remembers that, like clockwork, during the game, James would ask someone to bring him his dessert of choice: chocolate chip cookies.

LeBron James' love for chocolate chip cookies highlighted rising tensions with the Miami Heat in 2014. Dwyane Wade humorously recounted how strict team management led to James considering his departure,

Speaking on the 'Underground Lodge' podcast, Heat legend Dwyane Wade set the record straight on the series of events which forced LeBron James from the Heat. According to Wade, Pat Riley's micromanagement was a major problem and he recalls what happened when Riley took LeBron's favorite cookies from the plane.

NBA legend Dwyane Wade knew LeBron James could leave the Miami Heat when Pat Riley took his cookies on the plane.  LeBron left the Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2014.  LeBron cried in Randy Mims’ driveway a month after leaving the Cavaliers for the Heat in 2010.

Dwyane Wade saw Kobe Bryant win his fifth NBA championship and decided to team up with LeBron James to try and compete.

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade revealed a surprising factor behind LeBron James' departure from the team in 2014, and has to do with Pat Riley. LeBron James‘ time with the Miami Heat didn’t just bring championships,