NBA Playoffs: Takeaways From Every Game One

The NBA loves a fairytale ending — legends riding off into the sunset with one last ring. But the reality is harsher: aging championship stars can become a “poison pill” for franchises, locking teams into oversized salaries, outdated roster-building, and stalled player developmen ...  Afficher plus

In this double-shot episode of On The Ball with Ric Bucher, Ric takes on two of the NBA’s most emotionally charged debates: Is Steve Kerr really holding the Golden State Warriors back — and why has championship-or-bust become the only standard by which star players are judged?Wit ...  Afficher plus

Preview of game 2 between the Lakers and the Warriors

Thoughts on the Celtics-76ers so far

Guest: Tim Hardaway Sr.

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Thoughts on the NBA playoffs so far and what to expect going forward

Guest: Ric Bucher

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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to talk about Episodes 7 and 8 of the ESPN documentary series 'The Last Dance' (2:30) before discussing UFC 249 (41:40) and Adam Silver's call with NBA players regarding the possible return of an NBA season (1:04:40). Finally t ...  Afficher plus

Fox Sports NBA analyst Ric Bucher joins the show in studio to tell Colin if he had an issue with Jordan Poole taking the final shot for the Warriors in their loss to the Lakers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.