Boston’s Gamble, the GOAT Blazer, Philly’s Future, and ‘The Idol’ Flames Out With Chris Ryan and Wesley Morris

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2023

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer's Bill SImmons shares some NBA thoughts, including the only realistic way Damian Lillard can be traded to the Heat, teams that are "on the clock" with their superstars, the Celtics parting ways with their defensive anchors, who is truly the greatest Trail Blazer of all time, and more (1:19). Next, Bill talks with Chris Ryan about how the James Harden situation will be resolved, new 76ers coach Nick Nurse, a competitive Eastern Conference, NBA in-season tournament takes, and more (28:34). Then, Bill is joined by Wesley Morris of the New York Times to discuss HBO's 'The Idol', why the show flopped, 'The Weekend', and more (54:23). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Chris Ryan and Wesley Morris Producers: Kyle Crichton and Jessie Lopez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up basketball, the idol, what?
0:06.3	That's next.
0:08.1	We're also brought to you by the Ringer podcast network
0:10.2	where you can hear a new rewatchables.
0:12.5	It is courtroom month, primal fear.
0:14.5	We did it on Monday.
0:15.3	We have another one coming on next Monday.
0:18.8	I will tell you what it is on Sunday.
0:20.6	Ah, I'll tell you now.
0:21.4	It's a time to kill.
0:22.7	You can find it on streamer services
0:24.8	and you know the movie.
0:26.0	Me and Wesley Morris break it down.
0:27.4	So that's coming up on Monday.
0:29.1	Coming up in this podcast,
0:30.2	I'm gonna do a little NBA six pack at the top.
0:33.1	Chris Ryan comes on and tells us about
0:34.6	Philly Sports, what is happening with Harden
0:37.3	and why we're feeling a little bullish about soccer
0:41.1	in America or it's Chris calls it football
0:43.6	because he's, he's, do she sometimes that way,
0:45.5	but I call it soccer.
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