A Clippers Conundrum, LeBron MVP Myths, Kyrie’s Resurgence, and the Ref Review Crisis With Ryen Russillo

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 106 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss the Nets’ win over the Clippers, Brooklyn’s road-trip win streak, and the Clippers' playoff implications (2:00). They test pilot a new segment called You’re Out of Excuses (27:00); discuss the increasingly aggravating instant replay, especially at the end of NBA games (57:00); look back at the MVP awards LeBron James hasn't won over the past eight years (1:15:00); empathize with Timberwolves fans; and more (1:39:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Did you know we spun off Kevin O'Connor and Chris Vernon from the Ringer
0:03.1	NBA show onto their own podcast.
0:05.0	It's called the mismatch.
0:06.2	It runs on Tuesdays and Fridays every week only on the Ringer podcast
0:11.2	network.
0:12.0	We're also brought to you by the ringer.com as well as the Ringer podcast
0:15.6	network where we have a new rewatchables going up tomorrow night.
0:18.3	It is neighbors.
0:21.1	Oh, yeah, Seth Rogen, Zach Efron.
0:24.2	Was this the last funny comedy of the 2010s?
0:27.4	The last truly funny one.
0:28.8	We're going to break that down in a whole lot more.
0:30.8	It's going up on Monday night.
0:32.6	Don't forget I also recap the challenge.
0:35.5	Double agents with my old friend, Dave Jacobi on Wednesday nights on
0:39.8	Ringer dish right after the episode ends.
0:42.4	Come listen to us on Ringer dish.
0:44.2	Everyone's in it.
0:44.9	Only a few episodes left coming up Ryan, we're still on eye.
0:49.0	We're going to hit a whole bunch of NBA stuff.
0:50.9	First project.
1:12.2	All right, taping this little after 730 Pacific time on Sunday night.
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