Dwyane Wade reveals LeBron James once won $50,000 during team gambling session

Former NBA star Dwyane Wade's history with gambling is well kwn and documented. Miami Heat legend has been extremely vocal about gambling problems he faced during early phase of his career and how he overcame it with help of his financial advisor. During a recent interview session, Wade once again opened up on his gambling adventures but revealed a story about his former teammate LeBron James as well this time.

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LeBron James gambling story: Dwyane Wade reveals 'crazy' Heat plane incident

Dwyane Wade joined Bleacher Report for a session of Ask Me Anything (AMA) where he answered several questions about ranging from being NBA G.O.A.T to many or career experiences. Opening up on one of his team gambling experiences, Wade revealed time he played with his Miami Heat teammates during one of ir flight trips. As quoted by  Bleacher Report, Dwyane Wade said, "We did a lot of gambling. I don't kw what people think are good gambling stories about losing money. most memorable was Mario Chalmers. We played this game called Booray. You can put a ghost in game and ghost fades pot."

Wade furr revealed that during course of entire game, Chalmers was winning while LeBron James was designated as ghost. Explaining  twist of a tale in story, Wade said LeBron James 'flipped over' last hand, which resulted in Chalmers losing out from an almost winning scenario. 

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LeBron James gambling story: How LeBron won $50,000 in one go

Dwyane Wade said LeBron James' last move saw Chalmers lose around $50,000 which was a 'crazy' moment for everyone on plane. Describing it as a 'dramatic' incident, Wade told Bleacher Report everyone ran up and down plane and yelling "re's  way you're gonna lose to ghost being up as big as he was when game started."

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During AMA session, Dwyane Wade also opened up on his friendship with LeBron James as he opened up of ir respective NBA careers, having been drafted in same year, 2003. Wade said playing with LeBron was one of highlights of his career as were instrumental in bringing success to Miami Heat.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade played at Miami Heat between 2010 and 2014 where former won his first two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013. Wade retired from NBA in 2019 while James continues to play at top level with LA Lakers.

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