Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is wading into the podcast waters alongside 15-year NBA veteran J.J. Redick.
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer and the sharpshooter-turned-media personality announced Monday that their new podcast, “Mind the Game,” will release everywhere this week.
James and the former Los Angeles Clippers guard will delve into the finer points of NBA basketball to “discuss the state of the game, dissect X’s and O’s, and wax poetic about the game they love.”
Although James is no stranger to the media landscape, having starred in several films, produced an Emmy-nominated talk show and co-founded a media production company with business partner and friend Maverick Carter, this is his first foray into full-time podcast hosting duties.
He’ll be in good hands alongside Redick, who has become a star of the podcasting landscape since stepping away from the game in 2021.
Redick currently co-hosts Wondery’s “The Old Man and the Three” with writer and producer Tommy Alter. He previously hosted “The Chronicles of Redick” podcast while still an active player; that podcast was produced by Uninterrupted, another LeBron James and Maverick Carter venture.
In a preview for “Mind the Game” that was released Monday, James and Redick can be seen discussing basketball strategy while enjoying an undetermined amount of red wine. James is a well-known wine connoisseur who is known to imbibe once a day.
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“Kick back with them as they uncork, unwind and invite you into a hoop conversation unlike any you’ve heard before,” the preview summary reads.
Active players recording podcasts in their spare time is a growing trend in the NBA world, headlined by the likes of “Road Trippin'” with Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye, which began when the two were teammates on LeBron’s Cleveland Cavaliers; “The Long Shot,” hosted by Miami Heat 3-point sniper Duncan Robinson; and “Podcast P with Paul George,” hosted by the Clippers star.
“Mind the Game” will be available wherever you get your podcasts on Tuesday with new episodes every week.