Pat Riley is the real man behind Cookie Monster’s costume. Dwyane Wade told a wild story on the “Underground Lounge” podcast about former Heat teammate LeBron James throwing a fit over Pat Riley taking away his cookies on the team plane.

It looked like the Heat would be back in force the next season, and after getting eliminated, Butler declared that the Heat would have taken down the eventual champions had he been healthy. Riley, simply,

LeBron James is often credited for creating the term 'Super Team' in the NBA when he and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade with the Miami Heat in 2010. In reality,

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is able to succeed at the age of 40 in the NBA in large part due to his absolutely insane health and fitness

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.

Don't get me wrong — being the face of something is a privilege. It boosts your profile. You're generally more positively remembered in the game's history when you're one of its faces. Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan won the same number of championships — only one of those guys pops up in people's GOAT conversations.