Le Batard & Friends Presents: The Step Back - The Decision (feat. Jim Gray & John Skipper)
As our exclusive new series on LeBron's legacy continues, Dan, Amin and Izzy re-live the awkward silence — and alternate history — of a made-for-TV moment that altered the course of Miami sports and player empowerment forever.
More from "The Step Back":
Homework for this episode:
- "The Decision" (ESPN, 2010) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afpgnb_9bA4
Homework for next week's episode:
- "I'm Coming Home" by LeBron James, as told to Lee Jenkins (Sports Illustrated, 2014) - https://www.si.com/nba/2014/07/11/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers
Optional homework for next week's episode:
- "Return of the King" by Brian Windhorst and Dave McMenamin (2018) - https://bookshop.org/p/books/return-of-the-king-lebron-james-the-cleveland-cavaliers-and-the-greatest-comeback-in-nba-history-brian-windhorst/9390251
Encouraged homework for next month's season finale:
- "There's Always This Year" by Hanif Abdurraqib (2025) - https://bookshop.org/p/books/there-s-always-this-year-on-basketball-and-ascension-hanif-abdurraqib/20204172
From our guest:
- "Talking to GOATs: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard" - https://www.talkingtogoats.com/
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2026-05-19
57 min
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