Can Wemby’s Spurs Shake Off a True Gut Punch? Plus: Adam Friedland on NYC Coming Alive, Trump at MSG, and the World Cup.

The Bill Simmons Podcast

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4.4 • 30.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Join The Ringer’s Bill Simmons LIVE on Netflix to give his thoughts on Game 2 of the NBA Finals and to discuss what the Spurs will need to do being down 0-2 in the series (1:15). Then, Adam Friedland joins the pod to talk Knicks, the World Cup, and much, much more (50:27). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Adam Friedland Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Chris Wohlers Brought to you by PayPal. Learn more at paypal.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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0:57.0	The way to dream
0:59.0	your mind All right, we're coming to you live on Netflix between game two and game three of the NBA finals.
1:20.9	Adam Friedland coming up in a little bit.
1:22.8	First time he's ever been on the BS podcast.
1:25.1	I'm excited to talk to him.
1:26.9	I have a bunch of random reactions
1:28.6	coming off Game 2 heading into the rest of this series and because I'm an experienced professional
1:34.1	who's had a podcast for every 20 years. I feel like I can do this on the fly. I wrote down a bunch of
1:38.9	stuff. First of all, most incredible Knicks playoff win game two since LJ's four-point play.
1:47.8	Brunson goes seven for 25 for 20 points and they still win.
1:52.7	They don't get a single call for 90 minutes other than a challenge that they challenged
1:57.5	and won the challenge to get the OG3.
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