LeBron James is set to executive produce a three-part docu-series on the changing role of athletes in today's contentious sociopolitical climate. The series, aptly named Shut Up and Dribble as a jab at Fox News' Laura Ingraham for her remarks about James this past February, prompting James' now-famous hashtag - #MoreThanAnAthlete.
Executive produces in addition to James include Springhill’s Maverick Carter and Rich Paul, Martin Desmond Roe, Chris Uetwiller, Datari Turner, and series director Gotham Chopra. Showtime CEO David Nevins made the announcement Monday and said of the project:
“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, [...] 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.”
Shut Up and Dribble is slated to premiere this October on Showtime.
Source: variety.com
