'Ballers' Season 2 Episode 4 Release Date, News & Update: Dwayne Johnson Confirms S3 Renewal? Can Spencer, Joe Find Andre’s Achilles’ Heel?

HBO has just renewed "Ballers" for Season 3 as series lead Dwayne Johnson, who plays Spencer Strasmore, announced. This "Ballers" Season 2 victory notwithstanding, Episode 4 ("World Of Hurt") has Spencer Strasmore in cahoots with Joe (Rob Corddry) as they plot to find an armor chink in business rival Andre Allen (Andy Garcia).

The Undefeated reports that "Ballers" Season 2 is enjoying an average of 1.4 million viewers per episode. The "Ballers" Season 3 renewal that Dwayne Johnson announced is not surprising at all.

I'll be doing a series of illustrations for @HBO 's show @BallersHBO - here's the first one of @TheRock  #ballers pic.twitter.com/CyanOgSzoa

— Kei Meguro 目黒ケイ (@KEI_MEGURO) July 30, 2016

Dwayne John announced the "Ballers" news on social media, thanking supporters as well as creator Stephen Levinson. Dwayne Johnson took the time can highlight that the HBO "Ballers" series is, in fact, close to his own story.

#Ballers just got hit with a Season 3 renewal! All hail @TheRock https://t.co/x0pXK5sfXw pic.twitter.com/OI3xR48sYp — Collider News (@ColliderNews) July 28, 2016

"Now that you know there's gonna be a ['Ballers'] Season 3.. you'll be watchin' this season with a different eye," Dwayne Johnson said. "Enjoy and have fun with it and above all else... Ball so hard."

The Undefeated cited a fan commendation on how "Ballers" Season 2 is going deeper into the plot. Indeed, "Ballers" Season 2 does explore the characters alongside Spencer Strasmore more closely now.

NEW SEASON ALERT: #BallSoHard 

Watch #Ballers Sundays at 10pm on @HBO. pic.twitter.com/yvjAkXECIi

— ballers (@BallersHBO) July 28, 2016

In "Ballers" Season 2 Episode 3, "Elidee," the show explored the pros and cons for Spencer Strasmore on his connection with Andre Allen. Now in "Ballers" Season 2 Episode 4, "World Of Hurt," Spencer Strasmore and Joe will dig into weaknesses that Andre Allen may be hiding.

Carter Matt, however, reports that Spencer Strasmore has to stay on top of the Vernon Littlefield (Donovan W. Carter) situation despite his concerns in "Ballers" Season 2 Episode 4. After advising Vernon in "Ballers" Season 2 Episode 3 to conceal his injury, Spencer Strasmore has to consider that the athlete has volatile anxieties.

Alongside Spencer, other "Ballers" Season 2 characters as Jason (Troy Garity), Ricky Jerret (John David Washington), and Charles Greane (Omar Benson Miller) have their own issues going on. "Ballers" Season 2 Episode 4, "World Of Hurt" airs on HBO on August 2016.