Adam Lefkoe on the Conference Finals. Plus: Playoff TV Notes, Drew Brees, and Phil Mickelson

The Press Box

The Ringer

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Bryan and David are joined by Turner Sports and Bleacher Report host Adam Lefkoe to discuss his career in media, working in funny references, and what he saw coming prior to this season’s conference finals (7:28). Later, they rehash the NBA bumper music, hand out the 'Press Box' Total Pro of the Week award, and touch on the Drew Brees broadcasting narrative and Phil Mickelson sitting out the PGA Championship (35:24). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Guest: Adam Lefkoe Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Bill Simmons. We're not just reacting to the NBA playoffs on my podcast.
0:05.0	We're also doing the Ringer NBA show and the mismatch podcast.
0:09.0	They are coming after some of these NBA playoff games.
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1:21.0	David!
1:22.0	Last night, the Dallas Mavericks thumped the Phoenix Suns in Game 7 to advance to the Western Conference finals.
1:31.0	What I want to know is, how does your level of happiness as a 44-year-old Mavs fan compare to your level of happiness that you would have had at say age 18?
1:44.0	That's a good question.
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