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Dec 2024
1h 58m

A Jokic Fest, the Worry Scale, Rather Ha...

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo LIVE from Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO, to give Nikola Jokic his flowers and discuss the Nuggets’ NBA Cup win vs. the Warriors, Bill and Ryen’s NBA biases this season, a new segment called the NBA Worry Scale, Bo Nix’s surprising rookie season, Ryen’s top five TV/movie girlfriends, how Bill and Ryen first met, a sports edition of “would you rather,” and much more!


Host: Bill Simmons

Guest: Ryen Russillo

Producer: Kyle Crichton



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