National Basketball Association

Dwyane Wade Wins World Series Bet with LeBron James

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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After the Chicago Cubs clinch their first World Series berth in 71 years, Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade made a bet with long-time friend and former teammate LeBron James. Thanks to the Cubs, Wade was victorious.

The Chicago Bulls don’t play against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers until December 2, but Dwyane Wade didn’t want to wait to get a step ahead of his former teammate.

After the Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games during the National League Championship Series, Wade and James decided to make a wager over the winner of the World Series between the Cubs and the Cleveland Indians.

It’s not official until Twitter sees it, right?

@DwyaneWade Absolutely!! We're placing a nice bet and more on this one my friend! #WorldSeries #RallyTogether

— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 23, 2016

Wade’s Cubs defeated James’ Indians in one of the best series finales to a championship series in any sport on Wednesday night, and the Cubs finally ended their 108-year title drought.

And now, Wade is really to collect his winnings on the wager.

.@DwyaneWade is all smiles thanks to the @Cubs and his #WorldSeries bet with @KingJames. pic.twitter.com/AEEiTobRo5

— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) November 3, 2016

For those that don’t know, the two stars placed a friendly wager on the series result and the loser would have to arrive to their first meeting against each other on Dec. 2 in Chicago in a full uniform of the winning team.

Even as someone who has followed the other baseball team in Chicago since birth, seeing LeBron decked out in a Cubs uniform is going to be pretty funny, and the reaction from Wade when he sees James in it is going to be great.

(Yes, LeBron is a noted New York Yankees fan, but the bet is still pretty cool to see.)

If the duo really wanted to up the stakes, they should’ve made it so the other guy had to wear the opposing team’s jersey out for warm-ups on Dec. 2.

There’s the whole NBA uniform regulations and all that nonsense no one cares about, but I’m sure an exception could’ve been made to honor a gentlemen’s bet.