John Wertheim
60 Minutes correspondent and Sports Illustrated senior writer; sports journalist, tennis analyst, and author (L. Jon Wertheim).
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Jul 16, 2026
Jim PaschkeNARRATOR
This is longtime Sports Illustrated writer John Wertheim.
John WertheimGUEST
Ray Allen was in He Got Game, and at the time you'd say, oh, an athlete's in a movie, and you figure they're playing themselves, and they've got a cameo.
12 MINS LATER
Jim PaschkeNARRATOR
He even told Sports Illustrated writer John Wertheim that his young star, Ray Allen, was a Barbie doll.
John WertheimGUEST
It's also a different time in sort of coach-player dynamic and who had power.
Jim PaschkeNARRATOR
This is longtime Sports Illustrated writer John Wertheim.
John WertheimGUEST
Ray Allen was in He Got Game, and at the time you'd say, oh, an athlete's in a movie, and you figure they're playing themselves, and they've got a cameo.
12 MINS LATER
Jim PaschkeNARRATOR
He even told Sports Illustrated writer John Wertheim that his young star, Ray Allen, was a Barbie doll.
John WertheimGUEST
It's also a different time in sort of coach-player dynamic and who had power.