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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Tom Pelissero to react to the Patriots-Bears Week 7 matchup before discussing NFL topics. Then, Joe House hops on to help Bill answer some mailbag questions before making their Ringer 107 picks for the week. (0:00) Intro (1:08) Patriots-Bear ...  Show more

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons discusses six NBA topics from Opening Night. Then, Blake Griffin joins Bill to talk about hosting an NBA show, his basketball career, and being a sports parent. Finally, filmmaker Peter Berg hops on to talk about his new film, ‘The Mosquito Bowl,’ openin ...  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

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

Justin, Rob, and Wos discuss which NBA teams and players are in trouble right now (3:20), who has the best team (29:27), who is the MVP so far (43:24), what team or player has taken the leap (52:03), and who’s the most intriguing disgruntled star (1:06:37). Then, they predict wha ...  Show more