The Stepback with Blake Griffin
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Play S1 E1A bold new series where late-night comedy collides with the hottest sports debates. Each week, Griffin goes beyond the box score — tackling sports betting, hot-take culture, athlete empowerment, and viral moments with the wit only a veteran player and superfan can bring. This is sports for the internet generation.
Cast: Blake Griffin, Stavros Halkias, Al Madrigal
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Season 1
14 episodes
- 1. What Happened to Sports Journalism? | The Stepback with Blake GriffinSports Journalism has changed a lot, and Blake Griffin takes a step back to look at what we've lost along the way. As local newspapers disappeared, so did the beat writers who traveled with teams and worked the locker room. Blake breaks down what filled the gap, from insiders like Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania, whose scoops can double as leverage for players, teams and agents, to the embrace debate era that turned First Take into two hours of Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith arguing about anything. Blake shares what it's like to get Woj bombed on a trampoline with his kids, revisits Stephen A. Smith's feud with Tyrese Haliburton during the 2025 playoffs, and shows Mark Cuban out-arguing Skip on LeBron. He also explains why real sports journalism still matters, pointing to the reporting that forced Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers.TV-14CC30minOct 20, 2026
- 2. Analytics Is Winning. But Is the Game? | The Stepback with Blake GriffinBlake Griffin spent years building a respectable mid-range jumper, right around the time analytics decided it was the worst shot in basketball. In this episode of The Stepback, he takes a step back to look at how analytics went from finding overlooked talent in the Moneyball era to an optimization culture where everyone copies the same math.TV-14CC28minOct 27, 2026
- 3. Is Money Ruining Youth Sports? | The Stepback with Blake GriffinBlake Griffin paid $80 for a wristband to watch his own son play basketball, plus $60 to park for the weekend. On this episode of The Stepback, he takes a step back to look at how youth sports went from backyard ball to a $40 billion industry, and why it's pushing so many kids out of sports. Blake breaks down early sports specialization and why playing one sport year round leads to more injuries.TV-14CC24minNov 3, 2026
- 4. Officiating is Under ReviewBlake Griffin once refereed a game at his own youth basketball camp, and a group of eight-year-olds let him have it. In this episode of The Stepback, he takes a look at one of the toughest and least appreciated jobs in sports, and how technology is changing what it means to be a referee. Blake breaks down how few referee prospects actually make it, with the NBA scouting more than 3,000 in 2022 and the G League hiring just 13. He gets into how the NBA's Last Two Minute Reports track every call and non-call, why Fred VanVleet got fined $30,000 for calling out a ref, and how instant review can become a crutch that slows down the end of close games. He also covers Hawk-Eye in the NBA and NFL and Major League Baseball's new automated ball-strike challenge system. In the end, Blake makes the case for keeping the human element in officiating.TV-14CC21minNov 10, 2026
- 5. Episode 5No synopsis available yet.TV-14CCNov 17, 2026
- 6. Episode 6No synopsis available yet.TV-14CCNov 24, 2026
- 7. Episode 7No synopsis available yet.TV-14CCDec 1, 2026
- 8. Episode 8No synopsis available yet.TV-14CCDec 8, 2026
- 9. Episode 9No synopsis available yet.TV-14CCDec 15, 2026
- 10. Episode 10No synopsis available yet.TV-14CCDec 22, 2026
- 11. Episode 11No synopsis available yet.TV-14CCDec 29, 2026
- 12. Episode 12No synopsis available yet.TV-14CCJan 5, 2027
- 13. Episode 13No synopsis available yet.TV-14CCJan 12, 2027
- 14. Episode 14No synopsis available yet.TV-14CCJan 19, 2027
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A bold new series where late-night comedy collides with the hottest sports debates. Each week, Griffin goes beyond the box score — tackling sports betting, hot-take culture, athlete empowerment, and viral moments with the wit only a veteran player and superfan can bring. This is sports for the internet generation.
Creators and cast
- Studio
- Mortal Media, Wondery
Maturity rating
TV-14Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
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