Josiah Johnson Reveals How He Built a Career Beyond Basketball

Josiah Johnson joins Terrell Owens and Chris Spencer on Get TO the Point to talk about the career he's built beyond basketball and memes. Although he once dreamed of playing professionally after attending UCLA, Josiah found a different path in sports media and entertainment, eventually working his way up from production assistant to supervising producer at NFL Network.

He shares stories from his time working at NFL Network and Fox Sports, creating the Comedy Central series Legends of Chamberlain Heights, and writing for Ava DuVernay's When They See Us. Josiah also discusses his relationship with Gilbert Arenas, the rise of Gil's Arena, the show's transition to a new platform, and why athlete-led podcasts are changing sports media.

Plus, he weighs in on LeBron James, the difference between playing basketball and analyzing it, social media, and building a loyal audience. 00:00 Intro 06:44 NFL Week 10 Picks 12:01 Meet Josiah Johnson 14:34 Growing Up in Marcus Johnson's Shadow 20:57 Behind the Scenes at NFL Network 25:38 Why Athletes Need to Control Their Stories 31:00 Building Gil's Arena 32:58 Josiah's Work With LeBron James 38:32 LeBron vs. Michael Jordan: The GOAT Debate 41:04 Why Josiah Didn't Make the NBA 42:34 Creating Legends of Chamberlain Heights 52:57 The Changing World of Sports Media 1:01:10 Four Downs With Josiah Johnson See for privacy information.