Hosted by Dan Le Batard, Amin Elhassan, and Israel Gutierrez, this limited series is part nostalgia machine, part media autopsy—pulling apart the biggest athletes of our time through the moments that made them unavoidable. Season one belongs to LeBron James. From the Sports Illustrated cover that anointed him before he could legally celebrate, to The Decision that broke the internet before we even used that term, to “Shut Up & Dribble,” a phrase that accidentally defined an era—this is the story of how one athlete bent the relationship between sports, media, and power into something new. Each episode revisits a single...
Latest episodes
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52 min
There's Always This Year (feat. Hanif Abdurraqib)
LeBron's final basketball destination is upon us. But what is he still playing for? How can The Kid From Akron top off the legacy of playing with his own son? What dream can he man…
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60 min
Shut Up & Dribble (feat. Jemele Hill & Cari Champion)
LeBron James didn't just become the most famous athlete on Earth — he became one of its most careful, and occasionally most explosive, political voices. In the most contentious epi…
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37 min
Lebron Inc. (feat. Pablo Torre)
The Step Back is back — and this time, it's personal. Or at least, it's financial. After a brief hiatus, Dan, Amin, and Izzy return with Pablo Torre to dig into his landmark 2017 E…
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48 min
I'm Coming Home (feat. Iman Shumpert)
Dan, Amin and Izzy go behind the scenes of LeBron's loyalty, from Pat Riley's frustration to LeBron's Vegas hotel room and the Cavs' huddle in Game Seven. More from "The Step Back"…
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57 min
The Decision (feat. Jim Gray)
As our exclusive new series on LeBron's legacy continues, Dan, Amin and Izzy re-live the awkward silence — and alternate history — of a made-for-TV moment that altered the course o…
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45 min
The Chosen One (feat. Sonny Vaccaro)
In the season premiere, Dan, Amin, and Izzy go back to the Sports Illustrated cover that turned a teenager into an industry, re-reading the prophecy with the very people who helped…