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Caitlin Clark on LeBron James giving up cookies: 'I'd rather retire'

2026-02-18 03:27
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Caitlin Clark on LeBron James giving up cookies: 'I'd rather retire'

Caitlin Clark pokes fun at LeBron James saying he gave up eating chocolate chip cookies and drinking wine to recover from an early season injury.

Story byCaitlin Clark on LeBron James giving up cookies: 'I'd rather retire'Marcus D. Smith, USA TODAYWed, February 18, 2026 at 3:27 AM UTC·1 min read

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is just getting started in her professional basketball career, but if there's one thing that might make her consider giving it all up is saying no baked goods.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James revealed during an episode on his podcast, "Mind the Game," that he gave up eating chocolate chip cookies and drinking wine in the first two months of the season as he returned from a sciatic nerve injury.

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For the WNBA star, it's to each their own.

"I'd rather retire than do this. That's why he's him," Clark jokingly commented under an ESPN Instagram post.

LeBron James: 'Mind The Game' episode

Check out James speak on his decision to cut out alcohol and sugar in his latest episode of "Mind the Game."

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