The three-part series will chronicle the changing role of athletes in the current political environment, according to Variety. It was inspired by conservative talking head Laura Ingraham’s jab at James when players from the Golden State Warriors declined an invitation to the White House following the 2018 NBA Finals.
Showtime President and CEO David Nevins made the announcement at the TCA summer press tour on Monday.
“If being a star athlete is inherently a political experience, Shut Up and Dribble tells that complex and dramatic story from the past to the present and from the inside out,” said Nevins. “LeBron James is one of many competitors whose place in the spotlight has led not to silence but perspective, and he, Maverick Carter and Gotham Chopra have given us an important, insightful docuseries that should bring their fans and fellow citizens to a higher level of discourse, rather than the dismissal satirized in the title.”
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