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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons reacts to the sale of the Lakers to former Disney CEO Bob Iger and businessman Josh Kushner. Then, Cousin Sal joins the pod to help Bill break down his Youth Sports Parent Rankings and have a quick Parent Corner. (0:00) Intro (2:19) Reactions to the Lake ...  Show more

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Kevin Wildes to discuss some new half-baked ideas. Then, Joe House joins the pod to help answer some mailbag questions from the listeners. Finally, Amanda Dobbins rants about being a Philadelphia sports wife to Rob Mahoney and Bill. (0:00) I ...  Show more

HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons launches an all-NBA-everything feed for the Ringer podcast network. In Episode 1, Bleacher Report's Howard Beck joins Bill to discuss the ongoing struggles of New York's two teams, Phil Jackson's future (16:00), Griffin-Melo trade options (23:00) ...  Show more

After a riveting Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Indianapolis, Bill Simmons joins Zach to break it all down (1:52): Did tonight’s game decide the NBA title? They discuss Shai’s stellar MVP performance (16:51) and adjustments from both teams as it’s now a best-of-three for the champio ...  Show more

Chris and Seerat are joined by The Ringer's own Justin Verrier to analyze the James Harden-Ben Simmons trade. The conversation then leads to a discussion about the viability of teams with a 'Big Three' (17:00) and the effect the player empowerment era is having on the league and ...  Show more

Logan, Raja, and Howard are back to raise some of the most intriguing questions of this season, such as the effects of the upcoming TV deal on potential super teams (04:30), if Paul George makes the Sixers legit contenders (15:28), and whether Klay Thompson should feel disrespect ...  Show more