LeBron James' new competition TV series will give you $1 million for running a mile

LeBron James.
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LeBron James is already fitting right in to the Los Angeles entertainment scene.

Just a week after James opened a fully funded school in his Ohio hometown, CBS announced that it has ordered a competition TV series from the newly minted Los Angeles Laker. Million Dollar Mile challenges contestants to run a mile-long obstacle course while elite athletes try to block their path, per Variety. Conquer all that, and contestants receive — you guessed it — $1 million.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.