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Dec 2019
49m 24s

NBA Christmas Day Preview. Plus: Ben Sim...

The Ringer
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Kevin deep-dives on his spicy Ben Simmons take (1:10) before we run down our wishes for the rest of the 2019-20 season and preview NBA Christmas Day (24:08).


Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor

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