NBA star LeBron James will serve as an executive producer for the three-part documentary series Shut Up and Dribble, Showtime announced Monday.
Shut Up and Dribble will focus on the modern history of the NBA, how some players are able to become cultural icons, and how athletes are now tackling politics, Variety reports. The name will be familiar to those who heard that in February, Fox News host Laura Ingraham took offense at James and Kevin Durant making critical comments about President Trump, saying the NBA stars needed to "shut up and dribble."
"LeBron James is one of many competitors whose place in the spotlight has led not to silence but perspective," Showtime President and CEO David Nevins said, adding that the series should bring fans "and fellow citizens to a higher level of discourse, rather than the dismissal satirized in the title." Shut Up and Dribble will premiere on Showtime in October.
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