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Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

Bill Simmons on LeBron’s Legacy, Mental Illness in the NBA, and ‘Leaving Neverland’ | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.83.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2019

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons joins to talk about LeBron on the Lakers (1:42), loneliness in the NBA (29:05), and how the documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’ is going to affect Michael Jackson’s legacy (45:40). Host: Larry Wilmore Guest: Bill Simmons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Alright, welcome back.

0:07.4

I'm Larry Wormorne.

0:08.4

Black.

0:09.4

On the air you are listening to.

0:11.0

Appreciate you guys.

0:12.0

It's not quite tuning in.

0:13.8

I guess it's like just choosing in I guess, right?

0:16.4

Air potting in.

0:17.4

Yes, air potting in.

0:19.9

Having a Hangout pod today, one of my favorite things.

0:23.7

With Bill Simmons, everybody, welcome to the pod, Bill.

0:27.2

I'm always available, Freelary.

0:28.6

I appreciate that.

0:29.6

One of the few interview requests I get when I'm just like, I'm in one time.

0:33.8

I'm on a leader of the Fearless Leader of the Ring or Network.

0:37.0

There's so much to talk about, Bill.

0:38.6

And I had so much fun on your pod last time.

0:42.1

We really shot this a lot about everything.

0:44.7

What I like about Bill is you can talk about so many different subjects and you have the

0:47.8

same amount of passion for all the subjects.

0:50.8

And I need no prep whatsoever.

0:52.3

Yeah, I mean, neither of us has notes or anything.

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