HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by J.A. Adande to discuss what Kobe Bryant meant to Los Angeles, sports fans, and a whole generation of basketball players. They also discuss some of their favorite Kobe moments, news coverage of the tragedy, and more (2:05). Then Bill is joined by Zane Lowe, Nathan Hubbard, and Joe House to discuss the future of m ... Show More
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NFL Over/Unders, an Oscars Preview, and a Brady-Pats Feud | With Cousin Sal, Sean Fennessey, and Seth Wickersham
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal to guess the NFL over/unders for win totals (2:30). Then, Sean Fennessey hops on to talk about the Academy Awards subplots (01:12:17). Finally, Seth Wickersham joins to discuss Tom Brady’s complicated relationship with the Patriot ... Show More
2h 51m
Mar 9
Tatum’s Stunning Return, Wemby’s Big Weekend, and a 2011 MVP Deep Dive With Zach Lowe
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Zach Lowe LIVE on Netflix to react to Jayson Tatum’s return before recapping the NBA games of the weekend (0:32). Then, they take a look at the playoff picture and have a stock draft before ending with a deep dive on the 2011 MVP race (54:12 ... Show More
1h 47m
Mar 6
NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return With Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Michael Pina, and Joe House
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly to predict the top NFL offseason stories (4:10). Then, Michael Pina and Joe House join to break down Bill’s updated NBA power poll rankings (01:06:51). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Mich ... Show More
2h 19m
Sep 2025
Latest Details on the Kawhi-Clippers Saga With Howard Beck, Picking Team USA With Bill Simmons, Mopey Mets Corner, and Much More
We kick off another Zach Lowe Show with the story taking the NBA by storm, the Kawhi Leonard–Clippers scandal (2:03). There's new reporting out today, as well as reactions from the board of governors meeting this week. Next, Zach goes through some news items, including his take o ... Show More
1h 37m
Apr 2016
Ep. 1: ‘NBA Show’ Premiere With Bill Simmons and Howard Beck
HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons launches an all-NBA-everything feed for the Ringer podcast network. In Episode 1, Bleacher Report's Howard Beck joins Bill to discuss the ongoing struggles of New York's two teams, Phil Jackson's future (16:00), Griffin-Melo trade options (23:00) ... Show More
1h 3m
Mar 2025
'Celtics City' and the History of an Iconic Franchise. Plus, Director Lauren Stowell on Telling the Story of the Boston Celtics.
The Ringer’s Michael Pina and Howard Beck sit down to give their thoughts on the new nine-part documentary series, 'Celtics City,' on HBO. They discuss how their perspectives were shaped after the documentary, what Celtics season they would’ve liked to have covered, whether their ... Show More
1h 38m
May 2024
Julian Edelman, Blake Bortles, The Nuggets Are Back And We Have An Embrace Debate On Whether Or Not Any Of Us Have Hobbies
The Denver Nuggets are still good at basketball (00:00:00-00:18:10). We talk about this weekends games including the Thunder going down sad in Game 3 with a Hack a Shaq strategy (00:18:10-00:23:19). The Celtics are back to dominating and Hank calls out Knicks fans after the Pacer ... Show More
2h 28m
Feb 2025
The Definitive Western Conference Finals Contenders, Cavs-Celtics Battle & Legendary Sonny Vaccaro Stories
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to dish out the teams that truly have a chance to get to the NBA Finals from the Western Conference, break down an interesting statement from Gregg Popovich and preview a potentially telling matchup between the Cav ... Show More
55m 35s
May 2023
Jimmy Tatro, Daniel Ricciardo, Celtics Get Off The Mat And Hank Is Delirious, Lakers Get Swept And FAQ's
The Celtics have won a game and Hank has not slept in 2 days and is delirious and half drunk. We talk about who has the must wins now and more (00:00:00-00:16:21). Lakers get swept and Lebron threatens to retire. Jokic is the best player in the world and the Nuggets rule (00:16:2 ... Show More
2h 13m
Apr 2023
NFL Draft With Peter Schrager, Dillon Brooks Sucks At Being A Villain, Who's Back And More
Dillon Brooks touched Lebron's penis and he sucks at being a villian (00:00:00-00:10:21). We talk all NBA playoffs, Knicks basketball being back, Warriors survive late, and the Sixers and Celtics is going to happen (00:10:21-00:50:05). Hockey playoffs have been incredible all wee ... Show More
2h 20m