# 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. - Title: Blake Griffin Launches Late-Night Sports Show · SI | Shortify - Summary: Blake Griffin starts The Stepback With Blake Griffin on Amazon Prime, blending sports analysis and comedy for fans. Blake Griffin launched The Stepback With… - Keywords: blake griffin, the stepback with blake griffin, amazon prime, youtube, prime video, october twentieth two thousand twenty-si, sports analysis, comedy, late night tv, nba, sports fans, nil - Source: SI — https://si.com/nba/blake-griffin-late-night-tv-career-is-here-hes-doing-it-his-own-way - Published: 2026-10-19T14:58:52+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: blake griffin, the stepback with blake griffin, amazon prime, youtube, prime video, october twentieth two thousand twenty-si, sports analysis, comedy, late night tv, nba, sports fans, nil ## 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. ## Key takeaway 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.