--- description: When LeBron James isn't playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, he is apparently learning to make pizza as Ron, a new fast-food employee title: Watch LeBron James Go Undercover as a Pizza Employee image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2fdde5d8e0ea232c/69888e67bc6cfc73b33dc800/lebron-james.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Basketball](/tag/basketball/) ## Basketball Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch LeBron James Go Undercover as a Pizza Employee  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2016 2:17 PM CUT  Lebron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers watches from the bench during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on April 6 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Lebron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers watches from the bench during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on April 6 in Indianapolis, Indiana.Andy Lyons/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2016 2:17 PM CUT When LeBron James isn’t playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, he’s apparently [learning to make pizza](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF5jXrZfuCA "undefined") as Ron, a standout new fast-food employee with an exceptional height advantage. The basketball star surprised customers at a Pasadena, Calif., location of Blaze Pizza last month. In a video released Friday by the chain, James carries pizza boxes and helps customers choose sauces, drawing looks from patrons who knew he looked familiar. “It’s the first day on the job,” James says, in character. “I’m learning, I’m shadowing—really tall shadow.” One customer tells him he looks like Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade, James’s friend and former teammate. “I get that a lot,” James says. “I’ve heard of that guy, too.” > [](https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/718462226470944769) > [](https://twitter.com/BlazePizza/status/708397113206505472) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4287566/watch-lebron-james-go-undercover-as-a-pizza-employee/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4287566/watch-lebron-james-go-undercover-as-a-pizza-employee/"},"headline":"Watch LeBron James Go Undercover as a Pizza Employee","datePublished":"2016-04-09T14:17:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:36:09.953Z","description":"\"I'm learning, I'm shadowing—really tall shadow\"","url":"https://time.com/4287566/watch-lebron-james-go-undercover-as-a-pizza-employee/","keywords":["Basketball"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2fdde5d8e0ea232c/69888e67bc6cfc73b33dc800/lebron-james.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2fdde5d8e0ea232c/69888e67bc6cfc73b33dc800/lebron-james.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cleveland Cavaliers v Indiana Pacers","caption":"Cleveland Cavaliers v Indiana Pacers","creditText":"Andy Lyons/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/basketball/","name":"Basketball"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4287566/watch-lebron-james-go-undercover-as-a-pizza-employee/","name":"Watch LeBron James Go Undercover as a Pizza Employee"}}]}] ```