A Spurs Fumble, CarusoMania, Brunson’s Mega-Rise and a Knicks Appreciation With Tim Legler and Brian Koppelman

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.4 • 30.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 103 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Tim Legler LIVE on Netflix to react to the Thunder taking a 3-2 series lead against the Spurs before recapping the Knicks’ road to the NBA Finals (1:16). Then, Brian Koppelman hops on to discuss what it means for the Knicks to make the Finals for the first time since 1999 after sweeping the Cavs (01:09:22). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Tim Legler and Brian Koppelman Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Chris Wohlers Uber Eats makes last-minute gifting easy. https://www.ubereats.com/ The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:51.0	Our friend Tim Legler is here.
1:52.6	Kind of a ghostly massage here for him.
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