LEBRON James showed off his acting – and dancing – skills in an epic new commercial with rapper Lil Wayne.
The Los Angeles Lakers superstar and Lil Wayne are the stars of a new ad campaign for the Beats Pill portable wireless Bluetooth speaker.
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In the commercial called The Predicament, LeBron throws a party at the hotel while playing Lil Wayne’s classic A Milli at high volume.
The noise prevents Lil Wayne from sleeping in a nearby room.
After becoming increasingly frustrated, Lil Wayne gets up to see where the noise is coming from.
The rapper enters the room, sees LeBron and his friends singing and dancing – and turns off the music.
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But LeBron tells him, “Wouldn’t Lil Wayne like us to play Lil Wayne really loud?”
Lil Wayne thinks about it and agrees with the NBA legend – and the party continues.
The relaunched Beats Pill is much lighter and more portable than its predecessor.
The Beats by Dre product has an all-day battery life of up to 24 hours and features USB-C audio and charging.
It retails for $149.99 – about $50 cheaper than the original – and is available in matte black, fancy red, and champagne gold.
“The Beats Pill has been a staple in James’ household since day one,” James said in a statement.
“It’s an iconic product, so it’s exciting to be part of its relaunch for a new generation.”
LeBron became an investor in Beats by Dre from the beginning in exchange for promoting the company.
According to ESPNLeBron made $30 million when Beats Electronics was sold to Apple for $3 billion.
One of LeBron’s business ventures is coming to an end, with his podcast with JJ Redick being shut down on short notice.
The new Lakers coach launched Mind The Game alongside the four-time NBA champion earlier this year.
LeBron and his new coach discussed all things basketball on the popular pod, which had more than 650,000 subscribers on YouTube.
“For now, and hopefully for a long, long time, I am excommunicated from the content space,” Redick said, via ESPN.
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“So there will be no podcast. For now, I’m done podcasting.”
Redick, a former NBA star and ESPN analyst, debuted the pod with James in March.
Despite having access to one of basketball’s all-time greats, Redick revealed he hadn’t spoken to LeBron about the role as speculation grew.
“He didn’t give any advice,” Redick continued.
“LeBron and I didn’t talk about the Lakers job until Thursday afternoon, about 30 minutes after I was offered the job.
“And that was very intentional on both sides.”
Time for LeBron to retire?
“At the end of the day, I hate to say it, but I believe it in my soul right now: I wish LeBron James would retire.
“Not because I don’t want to see more LeBron James, not because I don’t appreciate LeBron James.
“But I honestly believe that deep down, the longer LeBron James continues to play basketball, the more it will hurt his legacy and the more it will continue to hurt his GOAT argument.
“As long as he steps on that floor, every season, there will be expectations that he will win a championship.
“And when he doesn’t, we’ll be looking at him and saying, ‘Well, what happened now?’”
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