Blake Griffin is ready for the next stage of his career, or, as he put it on X, a recreation of the final years of his NBA career: Sitting down, musing on the hottest topics in sports.The retired six-time NBA All-Star is launching a weekly late-night talk show set to debut on the first day of the NBA season, Oct. 20, on Prime Video and YouTube, “The Hollywood Reporter” first reported, and Griffin later confirmed on social media.“The Stepback with Blake Griffin,” starring a player better known for his high-flying dunks than his stepback jumpers, will be produced by Amazon’s Wondery, a podcast studio and network that also produces “New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce.”
Finally, a chance to recreate the last few seasons of my career: sitting down.
The Stepback. Coming soon pic.twitter.com/i3ocFDWMUe
— Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin23) August 26, 2026Seated at a desk, Griffin will discuss burning topics around the sports world, touching on issues like NIL, political polarization, taxpayer-funded stadiums, gambling and more, according to a planned news release reviewed by Steven Zeitchik of “The Hollywood Reporter.”
His new venture is inspired by his affinity for popular late-night shows — as well as his penchant for getting laughs.“I’ve watched and idolized shows like The Daily Show and Last Week Tonight, so to follow in their footsteps while putting my own stamp on the genre is an amazing opportunity that I’m grateful to take part in,” he said in a statement in the news release, according to Zeitchik.The 37-year-old is a regular member of Amazon’s NBA studio show and has tried his hand at comedy in the past. He starred in a four-episode series titled “Comedy by Blake” with Funny or Die, released in October 2018, and played himself in a 2016 episode of Comedy Central’s “Broad City.” Griffin has also done stand-up comedy, including appearances at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles.Episodes for the new show have already been recorded in front of a live audience and are in post-production. A new episode will be released every Tuesday, primarily anchored by Griffin’s commentary.Griffin spent 14 years in the NBA between 2010 and 2023, earning five All-NBA nods during stints on the LA Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics. He was a finalist for this year’s Naismith Hall of Fame Class but was not selected.Once a dominant force, he averaged 15.5 minutes per game over the final two seasons of his NBA career with dozens of DNPs.So he had time to sit and practice his material. Now he’s ready to show it on late-night television.
