LeBron James had already hosted Saturday Night Live by the time he appeared on an episode of HBO’s hit-show, Entourage, in 2009. He had performed SNL skits on NBC with his close friend and future agent, Rich Paul. There were many classic Nike and Sprite commercials by this point as well, so LeBron and his team were no strangers to the stage. But this was a season finale episode of a mega-hit show and LeBron would make his cameo appearance alongside Matt Damon.
To this point in LeBron’s NBA career, he had played every season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the Eastern Conference in 2007 and led his Cavs team to the NBA Finals. There, Cleveland lost to the San Antonio Spurs in four games. LeBron would win his first of four MVP awards in the same year he appeared on Entourage. He was also a perennial All-Star who would soon be winning rings with the Miami Heat.
During the episode of Entourage that LeBron appears in, Turtle is on an emotional roller-coaster. He is trying to get over his lost love, Jamie-Lynn Sigler. In one of the most dramatic twists in the series, Turtle started dating Meadow from The Sopranos. But now, Jamie is filming a movie for 12 months overseas and thinks it’s best to break it off. Turtle is heartbroken, but determined.
Eric Murphy is chasing his ex, Sloane. He gets her to go out to eat with him during the episode. Cinematography is at its finest as Eric drives a flashy convertible alongside the ocean while plotting to win back Sloane’s love. Ari is in the midst of an agency war that has him pitted against Lloyd. Drama spends most of the episode hanging with his little bro, Hollywood superstar Vinny Chase. The Chase brothers are making their way to Italy when they bump into LeBron and Matt.
