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Apr 2016
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Ep. 1: ‘NBA Show’ Premiere With Bill Sim...

The Ringer
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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), a Lopez reunion in Brooklyn (34:00), the dysfunctional Clippers (38:00), CP3's prime window (46:00), the 2016 playoff picture, Westbrook's Round 2 ceiling, and Cleveland's upset potential (54:00).

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