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Nov 2015
1h 19m

Ep. 21: NFL + NBA w/ Joe House & Bill's ...

The Ringer
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HBO's Bill Simmons talks Week 9 NFL best bets, his new favorite NBA team (not the Celtics), Clipper flaws and NBA power rankings with Joe House. Then Bill's dad comes on to defend himself for briefly turning on Tom Brady, and to recap the Brady versus Bird argument. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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