Zendaya wants everyone to know she was on a basketball team with LeBron James

Zendaya has had an incredible few years with her Emmy win for Euphoria (stream now on Crave), producing and starring in Malcolm & Marie and now she's the voice of the iconic Looney Tunes character Lola Bunny in Space Jam: A New Legacy.

She told Etalk's Traci Melchor that playing Lola Bunny was pretty dang cool and boasted about being on the same basketball team as LeBron James, who is arguably one of the best basketball players in history. NBD!

“I got a wonderful phone call from one of the producers Ryan Coogler, who is an Oakland native and who I’ve already told like, 'If there’s anything you want to do, I want to do it with you because I would love to work with you.' This was one of those things. He was like, ‘We would love for you to voice Lola,'" Zendaya revealed.

"I was like that’s a big deal because she is such an iconic character. I felt very lucky that they wanted my voice to kind of be a part of this new reimagining of who she is.”

Zendaya said working on the movie was so special because she also got to work alongside director Malcolm D. Lee, who helped guide her through the process.

"It’s not bad. I get to say that I’m on a team with LeBron, which is definitely what I’m telling people if they ask. Yeah, I played with LeBron. They don’t have to know that it was an animated movie. They don’t have to know that. Details," the Euphoria actress bragged.

In the new film, LeBron plays a “heightened version” of himself, and 13-year-old Cedric Joe plays his son, Dom. 

LeBron and Dom are pulled into a video game’s “Server-verse,” where they have to work with Al G Rhythm, played by Don Cheadle, who is an artificial intelligence seeking influence and followers. He’s jealous of LeBron’s Instagram following and uses Dom’s computer to try to steal his followers by challenging him to a basketball game. To save Dom and escape the virtual reality, LeBron has to team up with the Loony Tunes squad and play virtual basketball.

Lola Bunny has always been a combo of a tomboy and femme fatale type of character. She's a no-nonsense bunny, as we can all remember from her reactions to being called "doll." Zendaya feels like she can connect with her character because Lola Bunny wears a lot of different hats, just like any actress.

“As an actress, we kind of wear many hats and step into many different shoes. I think that almost when I'm in different outfits sometimes I’m almost creating these little characters of their own and stepping into these different —sometimes it’s eras, sometimes it’s embodying a reference of different women of the past or sometimes it’s tied into the project I’m doing. It’s the idea of never really being boxed into anything," Zendaya explained.

"The idea of being limitless and being able to be a bit of a chameleon in ways, which is what I do for a living.”

Zendaya has an amazing team onscreen with LeBron, Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Tune Square but offscreen she has an amazing glam team, including her longtime stylist Law Roach. 

“What’s been really special about our relationship is that we just understand each other and we push each other to try things, to not be afraid to experiment. I think what I learn from him and what I’ve been getting better at is learning more about vintage clothing," she said.

Zendaya explained that when she first met Law Roach, he owned a vintage store in Chicago.

"I would wear some vintage pieces from his store before like, you know, we were still early days. Even now, we love finding old pieces and reimagining the looks. It’s something about fashion history and I’m sure it’s better for the environment. It’s also being able to wear these pieces. There are so many clothes that are sitting around waiting to be worn that were made a few years ago. I don’t mind wearing them.”

BEFORE YOU GO: LeBron James & his family step out for ‘Space Jam’ premiere

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