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Jan 2024
2h 4m

A Brewing Lakers Mess, Eagles Flying Low...

The Ringer
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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Howard Beck to discuss what is wrong with the Lakers after Shams Charania's report of internal struggles. They debate how to fix the Lakers' season (1:35) before kicking around some fake LeBron James trades (25:38). Then Bill talks with Sheil Kapadia about the uninspiring Eagles, the Chiefs' grim playoff outlook, and the sleeper Browns (51:18) before looking at their favorite games for a funky Week 18 (1:12:09). Finally Bill makes his Million-Dollar Picks for NFL Week 18 (1:51:52).


Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Howard Beck and Sheil Kapadia

Producer: Kyle Crichton




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