After Kobe Bryant won his fifth NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010, Dwyane Wade felt the pressure to compete. He called LeBron James and convinced him to join the Miami Heat. This led to the formation of the "Heatles" superteam,

Flipping through my weekly stack of notes, they’re yet again loaded with absurdities and unintended but nonetheless institutionalized farce.

Dwyane Wade says LeBron James was PISSED when Pat Riley took his cookies and felt that was a sign LeBron might leave due to Riley’s micromanagement (🎥 @undergrndlounge / h/t @HeatCulture13 ) pic.twitter.com/NlJXfZZaqX

The Miami Heat’s Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh were the superteam that kicked off the current player-movement era. For four years, they advanced to the NBA Finals each year and won two championships before James decided to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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,

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

Why did LeBron James leave the Miami Heat? King James’ time with the Heat was eventful. James played for the Heat from 2010 to 2014, forming the “Big Three” with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. During his four seasons in Miami,

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,

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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.

The Los Angeles Lakers recently shocked the NBA with their trade that brought Luka Doncic to LA. Doncic is now teamed up with LeBron James on the Lakers, and the team is hoping to make a deep run in the postseason.