Timmy and Kylie Take Indian Wells, Tennis Scores a Mat Leave Win, and the Lip Readers Take On LeBron

03/11/25 • 57 min

Last week Blake and Caroline wondered which sports league would take the lead on supporting players’ families, and the Women’s Tennis Association said “allow me.” The WTA clinched a historic win for its players who are now eligible for 12-months of maternity leave, grants for fertility treatment, and more.

In this episode of Well Played, we’ll also cover:

Yay or nay: the PDA between Kylie and Timothée Chalamet
Why LeBron gave lip readers everywhere something to chew on after scolding Stephen A. Smith
The one caveat behind a massive donation to all competing US Olympic athletes
Why recent NFL trades could lead to uniting Ciara and Norman + justice for gingers
Josh Allen’s new salary breakdown to the seconds (try not to cry)
Our Send Its of the week including Bill Belichick’s youthful rebrand, the highdiver who’s celebrating – not shaming – her cellulite, and Grandma Kitty, Steph Curry’s no. 1 fan

Caroline’s Instagram: @cghendy

Blake’s Instagram: @blaaakkkke

theSkimm’s Instagram: @theskimm

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In this episode of Well Played, we’ll also cover:

Yay or nay: the PDA between Kylie and Timothée Chalamet
Why LeBron gave lip readers everywhere something to chew on after scolding Stephen A. Smith
The one caveat behind a massive donation to all competing US Olympic athletes
Why recent NFL trades could lead to uniting Ciara and Norman + justice for gingers
Josh Allen’s new salary breakdown to the seconds (try not to cry)
Our Send Its of the week including Bill Belichick’s youthful rebrand, the highdiver who’s celebrating – not shaming – her cellulite, and Grandma Kitty, Steph Curry’s no. 1 fan

Caroline’s Instagram: @cghendy

Blake’s Instagram: @blaaakkkke

theSkimm’s Instagram: @theskimm

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Previous Episode

Harry Runs in Style(s), Serena Splurges (on a WNBA Team), and LeBron Calls Out the Haters Ft. Lexie Brown

Commentators nationwide took a hard look in the mirror when LeBron called out the “weird energy” in sports media, where coverage of NBA players is nothing but negative. Seattle Storm player Lexie Brown joins us in the studio to chat about how that negativity led her to delete her Twitter, how she trained her brain to always see the positive, and why she finally took her own mental health seriously, thanks in part to a partnership with Love, Your Mind.

In this episode of Well Played, we’ll also cover:

Why one NFL team’s treatment of families was deemed “almost disrespectful”
Whether Travis will keep giving Swifties a reason to pay attention to the NFL
Who Simone Biles gave a heartwarming shout out to
Our top Send Its of the week, including Coco Gauff and Timothée Chalamet matching at the Oscars, Serena trading tennis for basketball, and Paul George’s retirement from podcasting

Follow Lexie: @lexiebrown

Lexie’s podcast: Full Circle

Love, Your Mind resources: loveyourmindtoday.org

Love, Your Mind IG: @love_yourmind

Blake’s IG: @blaaakkkke

Caroline’s IG: @cghendy

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Next Episode

March Madness is for the Girls, Ted Lasso Returns, and a Teenage Sports Prodigy Takes Over ft. Shawn Johnson East

Before Simone and Suni came Shawn Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who shot to fame during the Olympics 17 years ago. Yup, we feel old too. Shawn joins Blake and Caroline in the studio to talk about fans literally crawling under bathroom stalls to get her autograph, why she couldn’t go back to high school, and her biggest piece of advice to teenaged athletes on the brink of stardom.

In this episode of Well Played, we’ll also cover:

March Madness 101 and how to fill out your bracket
The Cowboys player beefing with his former teammate
Why Blake has secondhand embarrassment over the WAGs drama in San Francisco
The return of Ted Lasso (with a much-appreciated twist)
A 14 year-old just took the field in a NWSL game (and Shawn has some words of wisdom to share)

Shawn’s Instagram: @shawnjohnson

Caroline’s Instagram: @cghendy

Blake’s Instagram: @blaaakkkke

theSkimm’s Instagram: @theskimm

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