SUMMARY
- LeBron James initially denied watching his own highlights on a podcast with JJ Reddick.
- LeBron finally admitted to doing so but claimed YouTube highlights helped him feel better about shooting slumps.
JJ Reddick ended up making LeBron James defend and explain his actions during the latest episode of their podcast. Some NBA fans might not be aware that King James recently started a podcast alongside Reddick named, “Mind the Game.” Since the two athletes are on good terms, their podcast has been doing quite well and generating quite a lot of attention from the basketball community.
During a particular interaction between LeBron and JJ, the Lakers star made a statment that Reddick called him out for with no hesitation. This prompted a humorous explanation from LeBron. Now that the context has been provided, let us take a closer look and find out more.
LeBron James opines that YouTube highlights help NBA stars feel better during shooting slumps
As LeBron and JJ delved into their own personal experiences, James began a story that involved him looking through old highlight clips of himself via his social media. Upon hearing this Reddick instantly cut him off and demanded that he reveal the truth. JJ assured LeBron that it was okay to watch his own highlights.
LeBron James instantly claimed that he did not search for his own highlights on social media. However, he changed his stance after Reddick pressed him while revealing that every single athlete looks for their own highlights on social media, “We all watch our own highlights on YouTube…LeBron, LeBron…You’ve never gone on YouTube?”
LeBron jokingly denies searching his name up and watching his own highlights😂😂😂
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LeBron admitted that he did watch his own highlights in the past. He even went on to claim that doing so had a positive impact, “Yes I have of course I have I said from time to time they come through. Of course, I have. Especially btw, the #1 reason to do that is when you hit some kind of slump or whatever and you’re like where’s my game at? Oh, YouTube is the perfect place to find your game…Absolutely, we’ve all been there for sure.”
It must interest NBA fans to hear that superstars also engage in the act of watching YouTube highlights. However, they reportedly usually do so in order to feel good about themselves.
LeBron previously wanted to make a compilation and analysis of his career highlights
While LeBron James may have wanted to avoid admitting that he has watched his own highlights from time to time, he has clearly admitted to doing so in the past. A tweet made by him back in 2020 had him revealing that he was considering creating a compilation of and breaking down his career highlights.
Thinking about maybe sitting down and breaking down some of my most memorable games and moments in my career. Maybe IG Live it or just film it and hold on to it for another time. 🤔
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 2, 2020
This certainly seems to imply that he has already spent a fair amount of time watching his own highlights. In any case, fans now know that he also uses YouTube highlights as a form of motivation when going through slumps.