“D-Wade has been my guy since we came into the league,” LeBron James once said about his longtime friend, Dwyane Wade. And the feeling’s mutual, as Wade’s always called LeBron his best friend. But hey, what’s a real friendship without a little teasing, mischief, and the occasional notorious act to make your boy jealous, right? Turns out, Wade recently shared a hilarious story that gives us a whole new angle on these part-time teammates and full-time best friends.

Remember the annual “King for Kids Bike-a-thon” LeBron James used to host in Akron, Ohio? The one where he’d ride through town with local kids and families, handing out bikes and promoting fitness, education, and community spirit. It’s retired now, but back in the day, it was a big deal and a huge part of his LeBron James Family Foundation. In 2006, while LeBron was doing his thing in Ohio, guess who decided to pull up? Dwyane Wade. But not to join the ride or hype up his best friend. Nope, Wade showed up with one particular goal: to make LeBron jealous.

Currently, LeBron’s sitting on four championship rings, and Wade called it a career with three. But it was Dwyane Wade who kicked things off first. He won his first ring way back in 2006, while Bron had to wait six more years to finally get his hands on one in 2012. And you know what makes it even better? Wade didn’t miss a chance to rub it in. He admitted, “I was probably annoying as hell to my friends. Right after the championship in 06, LeBron had a Bike-a-thon in Cleveland and I was there.” But wait, he wasn’t there just to hang out or support his boy. Nope. Wade showed up with one mission: flex that fresh championship trophy and watch Bron squirm a little. And his words? Even more painful for them.

As Wade later said, “You don’t go to Cleveland for a bike after you win a championship. You go somewhere else. I was like, No, I want to show up. I knew Melo (Carmelo Anthony) was going to be there. I knew my guys were going to be there, I wanted them let I wanted them to see that I was a champion yeah, and they didn’t have a championship yet.” Ouch. Wade was out here poking the fresh wound. Not exactly best friend behavior, but hey, what are friends for if not a little petty flexing?

In the end, though, it all came full circle. Wade and LeBron didn’t just win one together, they snagged back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013 with the Heat. That might’ve been Wade’s last championship run, but it sure wasn’t the end of their friendship. Those two are still as tight as ever.

Dwyane Wade breaks down the secret behind his unshakable bond with LeBron James

Honestly, nobody could’ve seen this coming back in the day. That LeBron James and Dwyane Wade would not only become one of the NBA’s greatest duos but also best friends for life off the court. But you know how fate is: it loves to surprise us. Their story started in the most ordinary way imaginable. Just two young guys standing in line at the 2003 NBA Draft Combine, waiting to get measured and checked out.

One kid from Akron, the other from Chicago, just shooting the breeze while waiting their turn. And somewhere in that casual conversation, they found out they had way more in common than they thought. Wade summed it up perfectly, saying, “When you’re young and coming into the league, you find guys you have something in common with, then you continue to link, and that’s what we did,” And that special bond only grew from there. And not long after, they’d go on to win two NBA titles together with the Miami Heat.

They also had another thing in common that deepened their relationship more. It was their upbringing. “I think it was a lot from our childhood. Just similar upbringings,” Wade said. You could tell it built a foundation of respect and understanding between them. Something that was never limited by the game.

And even when LeBron made that huge move back to Cleveland in 2014, leaving Miami behind. Nothing came between them. A few years later, LeBron even brought Wade over to Cleveland for a reunion run. But by that time, that Heat magic just wasn’t the same anymore. And as a result, Wade got traded back to Miami that same season. But the beautiful part is that all the trades, all the team changes, all the ups and downs? Their friendship stayed unshakable. Through it all.