in 20 years when the lebron biopic drops, they better have a 10 minute cut of LeBron in a feud with the Heat over cookies

I always thought they were team cookies or something. I didn’t know they were taking his own purchased food lmao

Can’t blame Bron for that man. What do you think you’re doing, taking a grown man’s own food that he brought? Let alone doing that to your star player. Show some respect man lol

the detail about the infamous cookie incident involving Lebron’s own cookies he had his chef prepare is relevant, bc i vaguely remember Lebron joking recently that when he eats ice cream — he cant have the same tasty ice cream his daughter has, and has to opt for some fat-free version

Beasley saying Lebron had his chef prepare his own cookies, own ice cream. so could assume they were healthy alternatives to begin with

It might have made a shred of sense if LeBron weren’t the pinnacle of fitness in all human history. Just stupidly controlling of Riley.

LeCookieMonster

Dude turned a short story into the odyssey

Im going to be also fucking mad if some grown man tried to take my food away for their cultures and beliefs

That final point Beas made (even tho I disagree with the interview being held in general, cause Beas is slurring and doesn’t seem sober) was the most poignant one.

Bron has known his worth since day 1. Day 0 even, considering he turned down brands offering huge money at 15 to sign the Nike 90 million deal.

It’s one thing to have power. It’s another to wield it and be completely in control of your own destiny. Allows you leverage that very few people have. He has used it to the maximum to get the most out of his career, even when teams and owners tried to opt for the longer vision. He knew he wanted to win now by any means and wasn’t afraid to make sure it happened

And Pat Riley is wondering why he can’t attract another superstar to Miami because he’s a control freak

“So those are LeBron’s ice cream, LeBron’s cookies. They took LeBron’s ice cream LeBron’s cookies and wouldn’t let LeBron eat his own ice cream and cookies.”

Beasley ok? That was a rough listen

The funny part is that this happened when LeBron was in probably the best shape of his life (which is really saying something).

With how renowned Bron’s work ethic is, I always thought it was wild that Riley that it would be wise to take away a treat that he set aside for himself. He wasn’t lazy, he wasn’t non-committed… it was a small comfort in the midst of insane work load. From that perspective, it’s easy to see why Bron took offense. Now it seems that the comfort treat has transformed from cookies into a glass of wine, but the message is still the same. When the organization puts the expectation over you of championship or bust, and year after year you always gives his all to reach for that goal, let the man relax how he chooses to.

After reading some of the comments it hit me that actual cookies were involved in the incident and it’s not some kinda metaphor.

Michael Beasley might be the worst story teller I’ve ever come across. Fucking spit it out buddy. Finish a sentence. Speak words.

i thought d wade said it was the teams cookies that pat took away from the plane while they were playing cards lol

or was this a potential second cookie incident

Pat Riley living his godfather fantasy

Imagine blowing up your franchise over some cookies….

Common LeBron W

So it was actual cookies. But I think the problem was they were trying to control him in a way he didn’t fuck with. So yes, it was about the cookies but wasn’t actually about the cookies, if that makes sense

What I’m thinking bemusedly here is that, whether the story is perfectly accurate or not, Michael Beasley’s sense of the motivations people act from may not be… in proportion.

He himself was dedicated to Skittles. (I’m pretty sure they weren’t made by his personal chef.)

Riley really fucked up. Would he had stayed another few years if Riley played it right?

This is a discussion about cookies. Not a metaphor where the cookies refer to something else. This is about cookies. Ice cream gets mentioned but it is ancillary to the cookies.

Let’s be clear here.

What the fuck did I just listen to? Spo and Riley took Bron’s literal cookies on a plane?

I wish it was Jeff Teague that was there. He would tell the story so much better.

You don’t touch a man’s personal cookies.

“Bron ain’t coming to your establish and eating your cookies. He bring his own chef.” This the funniest part to me for some reason😂

LeBron 🤝 Luka

Cookies 🤝 Beer

Wish this dude could actually tell a coherent story.

It’s not just the cookies but moreso what the cookies probably meant to him. Life is hard, life is a grind.. we all have our “thing” that helps us get through the week. Taking the man’s cookies away was probably like taking away the one thing that probably helped him get through a week of back to backs.

Lmao imagine taking a cookie away from one of the most physically fit human beings to walk this earth

What in the CTE am I listening to? Jesus Christ. Are they both drunk?

Ole Riles paid 3 or 4 more rings, hundreds of million of projected revenue and the pain of the Whiteside error for some chocolate chip cookies. You can get a pack of pilsbury for like $3.99.

Yeah. When the Heat leaked that cookie story, they 100% didn’t explain that.

This is the first I’m hearing of cookiegate. This cookie conspiracy runs deep.

Holy shit Michael Beasley is a bad story teller lol. Good thing this guy was good at basketball.

I don’t even think it’s the cookies it’s just the respect. The guy was a two time mvp and had absolutely no problems. Why mess with him, Pat is so weird for that. Trying to show he’s the bigger dog. Same reason Jimmy left.

“Yo if anybody do wuh - I mmwuh - *hand gestures* - bro - sat down - I mean there was loud as - and sat dowunh as cool as a cool you ain’t got my cookies y’all ain’t gonna I ain’t you alright bro? he him”

This dude is fit for federal office.

Riley kept those cookies, but he lost 8 rings.

Pat Riley really sat down and did the math on “maintain organizational control over snack policy” vs “keep the best player on the planet happy” and chose the cookies. that’s not even a power move at that point, that’s just terrible asset management. you traded a dynasty extension for a dietary principle that wasn’t even solving a real problem.

Considering the elite shape Lebron has always kept himself in, it’s kind of insane that Pat was treating him like he was Shaq or Zion.

Bron took a pay cut so they could afford Mike Miller. Then they traded Mike Miller. THAT is the main reason LJ was pissed.

What the hell is this conversation lol