"Block Out the Noise"

19 March 2026

1 min 53s

Keep it to yourself.

LeBron James stars in a Nike/Beats by Dre commercial where everyone's an expert. The twenty-two-time NBA all-star took up golf in 2025, and all he wants to do is feel his way into the sport. When he arrives on the course, however, the sound of unsolicited advice fills the air ("Keep that grip loose" "Let the club do the work" "Play it left!").

To block out the noise, however friendly or well-intentioned it is, James uses Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds. Ignorance is not only bliss, but it also sounds a lot like 'Easy' by Commodores—the ideal song for a round of no-stakes golf. Some viewers would kill for advice from a PGA Tour golfer like Tom Kim, but not James. Not yet, at any rate.

It would be easy for the man's ego to take charge and insist only the good shots are included. Instead, James embraces the weak putts and wayward drives. Yes, he almost kills a greenskeeper with a stinger and puts Kim off his shot, but he'll get there. Both Beats and Nike—whose Swoosh adorns the earbuds' case—would love to go another round with him, we reckon.

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