\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\u201cHe just wanted to really be able to get his feelings and thoughts out without being peppered with a thousand questions about why he was doing what he was doing,\u201d Carter told SportsPro in 2019. \u201cHe just wanted to express it and get it out once and for all.<\/p>
\u201cLiterally, based off that letter we decided that there was no place for athletes to really express themselves in this way.\u201d<\/p>
The two created \u2018Uninterrupted\u2019, the name referencing James\u2019 2014 essay, to provide athletes ranging from NFL tight-end Rob Gronkowski to UFC champion and future WWE Superstar Ronda Rousey with a way to directly address fans. By February 20215, Uninterrupted had received US$15.8 million in funding from Warner Bros and Turner Sports to develop a fully fledged multimedia offering.<\/p>
The most high-profile project was The Shop, a talk show featuring James and Carter set in a fictional barbershop. Now in its fifth season on YouTube, The Shop features guests from the worlds of sport and entertainment, noted for its candid and revelatory conversations about occasionally difficult subjects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t