LeBron James Answers Your Big Burning Questions | MIND THE GAME

Mind the Game

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🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Welcome to another episode of Mind the Game. The Finals are rolling on and we will be back soon to cover all things Spurs vs. Knicks, but first LeBron James and Steve Nash wanted to take some time to answer some fan questions about self doubt, holding teammates accountable and much more. They also talking Cooper Flagg, give flowers to the great Chris Paul and the unbelievable career he’s had and finally, LeBron breaks down a classic play from his days with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of Mind the Game.
0:02.6	Let's get some fan questions out here.
0:04.8	Just, uh, damn, it's a lot.
0:06.6	Just a few.
0:07.5	For Steve, in 1996, you were drafted 15.
0:10.2	Do you feel like you should have gone higher?
0:12.1	Well, first of all, 30 years ago.
0:15.1	How does LeBron come up with all these handshakes?
0:17.7	And how does you remember them all?
0:20.3	People want to know. Were there times when you
0:22.0	thought negatively or had doubts about yourself? And how did you manage those thoughts in order to
0:26.8	win? How do you guys go about taking accountability with your teammates and staff while still
0:32.0	upholding your confidence in leadership? We're late on this, but we haven't talked about Chris Paul.
0:37.1	Retiring. We are late and apologies. So we haven't talked about Chris Paul. We are late, and apologies.
0:39.3	So in the eighth grade, I got a couple stories.
0:42.3	So in the eighth grade... This episode is sponsored by American Express.
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1:14.8	There's nothing like platinum.
1:18.0	Well, speaking of cool ones, we're late on this, but we haven't talked about Chris Paul.
1:23.9	We are late, and apologies.
1:26.6	One of the very best point guards and players to play in our league, play our game.
1:36.9	Where do you start with CP3?
	...

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