Keyshawn Johnson Didn't Want LeBron on the Lakers... And Admits Why
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What does Keyshawn Johnson discuss about his early broadcasting career and moves between networks?
Welcome back, all the smoke. Man, today we got a friend of the program, friend of the family, but who's actually about to really become a part of the family. The homie. Excited to be working with you on the football side, bro. Obviously, your excellence on the field and then what you've been able to build How long you been doing this? Man, a long time. 25? You get old. You don't look like it. Damn near. 30 years? Almost 30, like 28. That's crazy. Like 20, like 20, 28 years I think it's been. What's been your favorite part about it? Man, to be honest with you, I had every stop I've had fun, whether it was at ESPN. You know, I done did, man, I done done so much. You know what I'm saying? I started off... When I left the field, I started off on Monday and Sunday Night Countdown.
So I'm working with Boomer, Tom Jackson, everybody.
The big bosses, right?
Legends. I'm with them dudes. I was with them. We had a 10-year run. Then we got a smart-ass executive that got really, really smart. So he going to come and break up the crew. He was real smart. Oh,
I'm
going to get rid of this guy and this guy. So smart. So smart. Fuck
it up. Ain't been the
same since. Even though they want to try to say it is, it ain't been the same. So then I left that. Then I came back out west, and then I was doing stuff for the LAPC in television, and they started the regional radio, and they wanted me to do that, so I did that. Then after that, they grabbed me from the regional radio and brought it to the national spotlight, and I was doing that for ESPN, a home with a whole bunch of other shit. And then from there, you know, they put you through the car wash. They tried to get you to do a lot of different stuff, which was cool because, you know, they took care of me. I wasn't really tripping. And then from there, I moved around a little bit more. And they decided they wanted to do something different with the mouse.
I was like, okay, cool. Then I go over to Fox real quick. Then I start over there with Skip. And then they decided they wanted to do something different with Skip. And then all of a sudden I go over to Speak and got that cracking. We got it cracking, me and Paul and Joy had it cracking. You know, that was a fun cast. That's kind of how I think and visualize how we going to be because those are like – hometown type people, you
know what I'm
saying? And then from there, I wind up speak, you know, got a whole, had a whole lot going on, you know, with my girl Joy and everything. And it just was a lot going on. I ain't had nothing to do with it. I wasn't nowhere to be found. I ain't got my hands off, you know? And so then when that took place, I leave there, and then I've been in hiatus for like about, well, I would say probably like nine months. I've just been kind of chilling, and I did something with my boy Jordan Schultz. I'm doing stuff with him on the Schultz Report, you know, because that's my guy and whatnot. But not to cut you off, but that's the first time in a long time where you just kind of had a break for you. Man, if you talk about a real break,
That's literally the first time. Where I wasn't doing anything all the way from, and I tell people this all the time, cause they be tripping how I go to the sports bars on Sunday and I'm at the sports bar basically from 10 a.m. to halftime of the night game with whoever, you know what I mean? They come and we just watching the games there. But I didn't get that feeling until I was removed from working on the weekends. So once I wasn't working on the weekends, I'm like, damn, because if you go back to college, go back to high school. We play on a Friday night. We met on Saturdays after the game. Then we worked out on Saturdays. And if there was a USC or UCLA game in town, because we was recruits, we got tickets, we would go to the game.
Otherwise, nothing, right? Hang out, whatever. Then you go to college, you play on Saturdays. You traveling, your weekends is shot. Now I go to the NFL, it's all weekend, right? Ain't nothing there. Then I moved from football to weekend television.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does Keyshawn Johnson discuss about his early broadcasting career and moves between networks?
0:00–8:13
2
How does Keyshawn explain why he and the Lakers were initially hesitant about LeBron joining the team?
8:13–16:52
3
What are Keyshawn’s thoughts on Luke Walton’s role and performance with the Lakers?
16:52–22:28
4
Why does Keyshawn believe the Lakers need to rely more on Luka Dončić and other supporting players?
22:28–28:42
5
Is Shohei Ohtani now the biggest sports face in Los Angeles after LeBron’s departure?
28:42–36:03
6
What is Keyshawn’s outlook on the Dodgers’ chances for a third straight World Series title?
36:03–43:24
7
How does Keyshawn assess the Rams’ roster and their potential to make the NFL playoffs?
43:24–50:12
8
Which college football program does Keyshawn think will win the battle of LA – USC or UCLA?
50:12–57:06
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