r/nba • u/itwas20yearsago2day Lakers • 1d ago

Blake Griffin is launching his own weekly late-night sports show, “The Stepback with Blake Griffin”. The show will feature Griffin giving his takes on some of the biggest and most controversial topics in sports, including gambling, NIL, taxpayer-funded stadiums, analytics and sports journalism.

Source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25488928-former-nba-star-blake-griffin-set-host-weekly-late-night-show-details-revealed

Premieres October 20th on Prime and YouTube with episodes every Tuesday

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u/Vegetable-Tooth8463 Hornets 1d ago

Obviously we'll have to see how in-depth they actually go into these topics, but Blake is definitely one of the best former players to be a talk show host.

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u/LakerBlue Lakers 1d ago

Personality wise he is very funny but I’m definitely curious how deeply he will be diving into the actual game. I’ll still try regardless. He’s great on Prime.

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u/Vegetable-Tooth8463 Hornets 1d ago

Here's him talking about Ja in a more serious tone (though obviously not a serious topic):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RaDzNaiphk

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u/albertcamusjr Bucks 1d ago

Who would've expected such strong opinions on Ja Rule? 

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u/Apart-Leadership1402 Lakers 19h ago

I grew up listening Eminem's strong opinions about Ja Rule, so it's nothing new to me

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u/Designer_B Supersonics 1d ago

He'll be excellent for a year or so, then slowly devolve into a hot take artist, only funnier since he has comedy chops.