LeBron James and JJ Redick’s ‘Mind the Game’ podcast takes hoops discourse to new territory

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The new 'Mind the Game' podcast gets pretentious at times, but overall, LeBron James and JJ Redick have found a fresh, insightful format.

Old-man is precious. His earned curmudgeonliness has warmth, the way his savant side blends with his declining patience and weighty voice. The LeBron, having grown into an actual person 18 years later, is charming in the way OGs can be. He chides players whose basketball IQs still run on iPhone 4-level operating systems. He mocks this generation of iso-reliant players so easily foiled by a double team. Two-for-ones at the end of quarters get under his skin.

Even in the adamance of his these-players-today stances, LeBron’s breakdowns are laced with nuance that elevates the discussion. “So, if I say we’re running thumb down angle,” LeBron says beginning a new riff about players who can’t flip plays, “we’re running it on the right side ’cause I have a left-hand point guard.

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