NBA star LeBron James, who took his talents to Los Angeles from Cleveland, is getting even more into the entertainment game and will executive-produce a series of documentaries for Showtime called “Shut Up and Dribble”:
LeBron James is bringing the Showtime three-part doc, Shut Up and Dribble, to premiere in October. Just in time for the start of NBA season. It will explore "the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA." #TCA18
— Philiana Ng (@insidethetube) August 6, 2018
The title of the series, if you recall, comes from Laura Ingraham who earlier this year told James to “shut up and dribble”:
Ho Sit Down: LeBron James Producing Showtime Docu-series "Shut Up And Dribble", Named After Faux News Hag Laura Ingraham's Racist Insult
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— Bossip (@Bossip) August 7, 2018
“Ho Sit Down”? “Hag”? Stay classy!
The goal of the series is to “bring their fans and fellow citizens to a higher level of discourse,” which it seems the writers at Bossip have missed. From Variety:
“If being a star athlete is inherently a political experience, ‘Shut Up and Dribble’ tells that complex and dramatic story from the past to the present and from the inside out,” said Nevins. “LeBron James is one of many competitors whose place in the spotlight has led not to silence but perspective, and he, Maverick Carter and Gotham Chopra have given us an important, insightful docuseries that should bring their fans and fellow citizens to a higher level of discourse, rather than the dismissal satirized in the title.”
The series is set to debut in October, one month before the midterm elections:
LeBron James is set to be an executive producer on the documentary series, "Shut Up and Dribble," which is set to debut in October. https://t.co/XngGcJjukG
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 6, 2018
Meh.
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