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The Stepback with Blake Griffin

The Stepback with Blake Griffin

2026•TV-14•Talk•Comedy•News
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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.

StatusReturning Series
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 20, 2026

Episodes

E130m

What Happened to Sports Journalism? | The Stepback with Blake Griffin

Sports 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.

Oct 20, 2026

E228m

Analytics Is Winning. But Is the Game? | The Stepback with Blake Griffin

Blake 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.

Oct 27, 2026

E324m

Is Money Ruining Youth Sports? | The Stepback with Blake Griffin

Blake 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.

Nov 3, 2026

Actors

Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin

Self

Stavros Halkias

Stavros Halkias

Sources

Al Madrigal

Al Madrigal

Tony Vegas

Noah Findling

Noah Findling

Analyst

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