LeBron James is behind a three-part documentary series, "Shut Up and Dribble," announced Monday by Showtime.
Set
to debut in October, the same month James suits up for his new team,
the series looks at the changing role of athletes in the current
political and cultural climate against the backdrop of the NBA.
Its title comes from a comment Fox News host Laura Ingraham made about
James in February when she sought to rebuke him for talking politics
during an interview.
James is the executive producer of the series along with business
partner Maverick Carter and agent Rich Paul. Gotham Chopra, who directed
Showtime's "Kobe Bryant's Muse" in 2015, helmed the project.
"It's
really an exploration of how basketball is truly America's game and the
NBA has been a vessel for black athletes to claim pieces of the
American dream," Chopra told ESPN.
The series traces the modern history of the league and its players,
starting with the 1976 merger of the freewheeling American Basketball
Association and the National Basketball Association, exploring how the
top players have expanded their reach off the court in fields such as
business and fashion while becoming icons in the process.
James
has another show, "The Shop," debuting Aug. 28 on HBO, in which he leads
conversation and debate among his guests in barbershops around the
country.
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