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

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

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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,

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.

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,

Well, one of the Big Three, Dwyane Wade, shed light on how this iconic trio came together to make history. While Wade and Chris Bosh were locked in, LeBron James’ decision kept Wade on edge, making for a nerve-wracking moment in the formation of Miami’s super team.

December 6, 2010: AP photographer Morry Gash ( @morryg) snaps famous photo of LeBron James finishing a dunk after no-look pass from Dwyane Wade during an 88-78 Heat win over the Bucks in Milwaukee. pic.twitter.com/VfKmTgOQ1O

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.