Former teammates LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have a wager going between the two on the World Series, and the latter does not plan on losing.
With the best-of-seven Fall Classic tied 1-1 as the Indians and Cubs bid to end their respective droughts, close friends James and Wade are watching on with vested interest in their hometown teams. Wade bet James that the Cubs would beat the Indians.
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If the Cubs win a first World Series since 1908, James must show up to the Bulls' arena for the Cavs' clash in Chicago on Dec. 2 wearing the full team gear of the triumphant baseball team. The same applies for Wade in an Indians uniform on Jan. 4 if a Cleveland triumphs for the first time since 1948, but the three-time NBA champion is bullish about the Cubs' chances.
"I feel very good about being 1-1," Wade said Thursday. "It was tough because we made the bet and they were up 1-0 right away. But we're in a good place right now. It's your job to get your own [jersey]. But you got to come in looking like one of the players, for sure.
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"I'm talking about glove, bat, whatever you decide."
Wade, who won two NBA titles with James with the Heat, added: "I haven't thought about [the uniform] because I don't plan on losing. We haven't thought that far. We've got a little time before we play each other. But [the bet] is just something friendly.
"We've got two parts to the bet. That was one, the friendly one, that we thought was cool, and then we've got another one where we send each other certain cases of wine depending on who wins or loses as well."
Game 3 of the World Series is in Chicago on Friday (8 p.m. ET, Fox).