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Former President Barack Obama<\/strong> will be making a cameo in Lebron James’ HBO series THE SHOP: UNINTERRUPTED.<\/strong> The popular series offers unfiltered conversation and debate with some of the biggest names in sports, culture, politics, music and entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An all-new special edition featuring a conversation between James, Maverick Carter <\/strong>and the 44th<\/sup> President of the United States, Barack Obama, debuts FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 at 9:00 p.m. ET on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Watch teaser below!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The episode will be available for free viewing for non-HBO subscribers from Saturday, October 31 at 10:00 a.m. ET through Saturday, November 28 at www.HBO.com<\/a>, www.YouTube.com\/HBO<\/a>, www.HBOMax.com<\/a> and www.YouTube.com\/HBOMax<\/a>. This episode was produced under COVID-19 guidelines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwo years ago, LeBron and Maverick created a unique forum with \u2018The Shop,\u2019\u201d said Nina Rosenstein, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming. \u201cTheir conversation with President Obama is candid, compelling and urgently relevant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About More Than A Vote<\/strong>
James and Carter launched More Than A Vote<\/a> earlier this year in June in the aftermath of the unjust murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. More Than A Vote is a coalition of Black athletes and artists focused on educating, energizing, and protecting Black voters and fighting the lies and systemic, racist voter suppression that stands in the way of Black voices being heard at the ballot box. The group\u2019s efforts also include converting sports venues into voting locations, recruiting over 40,000 poll workers in Black communities, combating misinformation that targets Black voters, and mobilizing Black voters to make a plan to vote <\/a>with compelling content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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