Matthew Schmidt
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168 appearances
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1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
Matthew Schmidt’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The reason I bring this up, Dan, is because the tapestry that LeBron has woven, not only has it just been so long, but he has effectively scratched every itch he'd ever want in the NBA.
Remember that time when he was in Miami, when he talked about what if we had contraction and then all of a sudden Kevin Love's on my team.
And it's just like the very next team he was on, Kevin Love was there.
He's played with Russell Westbrook, played with all these guys.
There's one that I feel like he still wants to.
He still wants to play with Steph Curry.
I don't think he's done them all.
And he still might, who knows?
But it makes me wonder, as LeBron does this longer, Dan, what is he playing for?
Is it the respect?
Is it just for the fun?
Is it for the rings?
Is it for legacy?
Is it for the fans?
Is it for his kids?
What is the whole endgame of LeBron James?
Joining us now, he's one of America's most lauded cultural critics.
He's a poet, an essayist whose writing about A Tribe Called Quest was long listed for a National Book Award.
He's also a 2021 essay collection, A Little Devil in America, was a finalist for the National Book Award, and we here have been reading his latest book, There's Always This Year, on basketball and ascension, which was also long-listed for the National Book Award.
But Hanif Abdurraqib, thank you so much for joining us, and congrats on being the first person to make me read a book in a long time.
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