JJ Redick Holds LeBron James Accountable, Gets Him To Admit He Searches His Own Highlights

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JJ Redick and LeBron James recently teamed up for a new podcast called ‘Mind The Game’ where the two open up a bottle of wine and simply talk ball. The trio of LeBron being the face of the NBA for over two decades, Redick being a veteran in the podcast and broadcasting space, and booze has made for a pretty interesting project thus far.

We've also already seen Redick do something to James that no reporter has done in decades: call him out.

During one part of their discussion on the most-recent episode, James talked about how he watches old clips of himself, but insinuated that he only does so when they pop up on his social media feed. 

As soon as James claimed he only watches his clips when they show up on his phone, Redick immediately interrupted him and pushed him to admit that he searches his own highlights from time to time. Redick admitted the same, with both agreeing they typically search for their own highlights when they're in a bit of a slump on the floor.

"I don't just go online and watch LeBron James highlights," James said with a huge grin.

Redick wasn't having it. "We all watch our own highlights on YouTube," he said.

For the many, many ridiculous things LeBron James has said over the course of his career, it's cool to see him in a situation like this. Hearing arguably the greatest basketball player to ever live admit he searches his own highlights on YouTube when his game feels off makes him sound like a normal dude.

It's easy to clown LeBron for digging up his old highlights, but if anyone else was in his position they'd be doing the exact same thing.

Imagine living in a world where there are thousands upon thousands of videos of yourself made by random folks online. It would be impossible to not only avoid them, but to not search your name on YouTube on occasion.

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