Rich Paul Reveals the Real Story Behind the Pat Riley Cookie Incident

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Rich Paul Reveals the Real Story Behind the Pat Riley Cookie Incident

"The cookies thing was taken out of proportion," Paul said. "It wasn't even about LeBron, at all. It was about someone else whose body fat wasn't right. D Wade just told a story and that led to LeBron being upset about the cookies so people ran with it." Paul also shut down LeBron's Miami return this summer.

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