The Austin Reaves Interview

Mind the Game

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🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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We’ve got ourselves a very special episode of Mind the Game with LeBron James and Steve Nash as we welcome in, member of the Los Angeles Lakers, Austin Reaves! In this episode, Austin takes us through his journey to becoming one of the best offensive players in the game today. From his beginnings as a baseball player, through going un-drafted in the NBA draft to finally getting comfortable playing alongside LeBron. Then the fellas talk about how he’s developed his confidence and his ridiculous handles. He also takes us behind-the-scenes of some of his most memorable moments including game winners, unbelievable crossovers and of course, the memes. And finally, Steve brings out the laptop for an in-depth for a film session breaking down the little things about Austin’s game.

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of Mind the Game.
0:03.0	Oh my goodness. Hey R, welcome. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. Why do you think you weren't a first round pick? Like, do you think in your heart at that time, you know why? You know why. I'm not allowed to say it. I can't, okay? I know why you know how that shit is. And I wasn't trying to put you on the spot. No, it's true.
0:22.0	They look at it.
0:23.0	They look at them.
0:24.0	Judge a bookbire I know why. You know how that shit is. And I wasn't trying to put you on the side.
0:21.1	Because they look at it.
0:23.0	They look at it.
0:24.0	They look at it. The judge of book by his cover. You look at me now and you're still like, you can't play basketball. Detroit. Backstory. Don't draft me. Give us the content. Give us the whole story. I'm going to get right on to it, man. I'm standing in the corner and I forgot who it was on their bench was like, you don't want it.
0:38.3	And I was like, I'm not going to touch the ball.
0:40.1	But if I do, it was on their bench was like, you don't want
0:38.0	it. And I was like, I'm not gonna touch the ball, but if I do, it's going in. We're gonna bring out a couple plays. Just a couple things. You get the fans like your perspective on just things you're able to do with the ball. Well, let's start with why is Brown even in the game right now? It's over. he posted that after the game and my followers went from like 60,000.
0:57.4	I'm sorry. Why is Braun even in the game right now? It's over. I remember he posted that after the game.
0:54.8	My followers went from like 60,000 and 7 million.
0:58.7	I'm sorry, man.
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