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Jul 2021
1h 48m

An Immortal Giannis Game and Milwaukee’s...

The Ringer
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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss the Bucks winning the NBA Finals! They discuss Giannis’s historic 50 points, legacy implications, winners and losers, Suns and Bucks offseason moves, and a look ahead to the NBA draft, before discussing the HBO Max series ‘The White Lotus.’


Host: Bill Simmons

Guest: Ryen Russillo

Producer: Kyle Crichton

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