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Topics: Lebron James, Basketball, NBA
Nasir Jabbar
LeBron James used to take the same snack on every flight until one team president stopped him from doing it.
James is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in NBA history following his heroics on the court.
At 40, he's still going strong and is showing no signs of slowing down.
He's kept himself in remarkable physique as he continues to ply his trade at the highest level.
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The Los Angeles Lakers star is aiming to win his second NBA championship with the California-based side, having won four titles in his illustrious career.
During his spell with the Miami Heat, James won two NBA championships.
He played with Dwyane Wade during his time with the Heat, with the former shooting guard revealing his former teammate's eating habits while flying.
Wade, who retired in 2019, revealed that James loved chocolate chip cookies and brought a bag of them onto every flight.
Speaking on Lou William's The Undergoing Lounge podcast, Wade said: "One thing you don't do is f**k with LeBron's cookies... No, no, no, this is serious. He loves chocolate chip cookies. Chocolate chip cookies and ice cream, he loves. LeBron walks on the plane with a bag of food. One bag is all cookies and the other bags are what his chef has prepared for him to eat."
But during one flight, James was denied his bag of cookies.
When James asked for his cookies to be brought to him, a staffer informed him they were no longer allowed on the plane - a decision made by Heat's president Pat Riley.
'King James' cut a disappointed figure and simply nodded when he was told about the revelation. He had a stoic expression for the rest of the flight and refused to get involved with a card game.
Wade suggested that may have played a part in James' decision to leave the team as he referenced the 'micromanaging', recalling: "It was too much micromanaging at that point. You're talking about a team who went to four Finals in a row, you don't need to micromanage us."