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Blake Griffin Launches Late-Night Sports Show
Blake Griffin starts The Stepback With Blake Griffin on Amazon Prime, blending sports analysis and comedy for fans.
In brief
Blake Griffin starts The Stepback With Blake Griffin on Amazon Prime, blending sports analysis and comedy for fans. Blake Griffin launched The Stepback With Blake Griffin on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube on Oct 20, 2026, focusing on deep dives into sports topics with humor. Originally reported by SI.
Griffin's Training Room Memory
Griffin recalls watching First Take with Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith in the Clippers' training room.
“We're all sitting there, listening to it and dying laughing. They were both just saying things that were so wrong, and making something out of nothing.”
The Stepback Show Launch
Griffin created The Stepback With Blake Griffin for Amazon Prime, starting weekly YouTube and Prime Video releases on Oct 20, 2026.
“Citing last week tonight with john oliver and the tonight show as inspirations, griffin approached amazon with a pitch to create a late-night sports show that dips more than a toe into the comedy waters.”
Griffin's Focus on Sports Topics
Griffin discusses deep dives into sports topics like NIL, analytics, and youth sports that affect fans.
“It’s deep dives on issues in sports that i think are important and that affects me as a fan, whether that's nil, whether that's analytics taking over so much of sports, whether it's youth sports.”
Late Night TV Hybrid
The Stepback combines live studio audience with comedic elements but avoids instant news reactions.
“Late night is sort of a dying genre in a way, but i wanted it to be late night because there's a live studio audience and there's a comedic element to it.”
Analysis Over Reaction
Griffin aims to explore topics thoroughly before sharing insights, avoiding immediate news cycles.
“It’s meant to be analysis upon consideration, not the first, second or even third thoughts on big developments in the sports world.”
Evergreen Topics
Griffin focuses on topics that remain relevant long after their initial coverage.
“The topics that we chose for season one are much more evergreen.”
Griffin's Background
Griffin joined NBA on Prime as an analyst after retiring from basketball in 2024.
“Upon retiring from basketball in two thousand twenty-four, griffin joined the nba on prime desk as an analyst for the streamer’s first season holding nba broadcast rights.”
Griffin's Fan Perspective
Griffin emphasizes learning about sports topics beyond his initial understanding as a fan.
“As a sports fan and as an athlete, i thought i understood, for example, nil. What’s happening and how we got to this point.”
Not a Basketball Show
Griffin's show covers broader sports topics, not just NBA-related issues.
“This isn’t a basketball show. Audience members have limitless options to hear former athletes tell war stories.”
Griffin's Sports Passion
Griffin enjoys multiple sports and aims to highlight undercovered events like women's softball.
“The women's softball college world series is absolutely electric. Every spring, every year.”
Comedy and Analysis Balance
Griffin blends humor with serious sports topics to engage viewers.
“Then the comedy aspect of it, that's what keeps me coming back to john oliver.”
Griffin's Writing Experience
Griffin's stand-up comedy in 2015 helped shape his approach to writing and delivery.
“Griffin first did stand-up comedy in two thousand fifteen, which he points to as a foundational experience in regards to the art of writing.”
The Stepback's Goal
Griffin hopes to explain overlooked sports topics in depth for fans.
“I’m hoping to make sense of things that sometimes are overlooked or aren't covered to the depth that we're doing this.”
Griffin's Final Thought
Griffin aims to create a show that fans will enjoy and find informative.
“So, you know, hopefully people like it.”
What it means
Blake Griffin launched The Stepback With Blake Griffin on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube on Oct 20, 2026, focusing on deep dives into sports topics with humor.
