Indiana’s Incredible Finals Run, a Knicks Summer Strategy Session, and the 'Inside the NBA' ESPN Fit With Ryen Russillo and Van Lathan Jr.

The Bill Simmons Podcast

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4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2025

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to react to the Pacers defeating the Knicks to reach the NBA Finals, Pascal Siakam winning the ECF MVP instead of Tyrese Haliburton, and Rick Carlisle’s impact as a head coach (2:33). Then, Van Lathan Jr. joins to discuss the Knicks, what their offseason moves should be, and Giannis trades (37:56). Finally, they discuss the end of ‘Inside the NBA’ on TNT, college football, and more (01:14:16). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Ryen Russillo and Van Lathan Jr. Producers: Chia Hao Tat and Eduardo Ocampo #ULTRACourtside could get you closer to the game! michelobultra.com/courtside ENJOY RESPONSIBLY © 2025 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, MICHELOB ULTRA® LIGHT BEER, ST. LOUIS, MO. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠ www.rg-help.com⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the Bill Simmons podcast.
0:02.0	We are part of the Ringer podcast network where I'm doing some culture stuff over the next
0:07.8	couple days.
0:08.6	I'm going to be on the Prestige TV podcast because I may or may not have banged out the
0:13.9	entire season of The Better Sister with Jessica Beal and Elizabeth Banks.
0:19.1	And I don't know how prestigious it was, but it's worth discussing. So I think Joanna Robinson and I Banks. And I don't know how prestigious it was,
0:21.6	but it's worth discussing.
0:23.4	So I think Joanna Robinson and I are going to do a podcast
0:25.6	about it tomorrow.
0:26.4	So stay tuned for that.
0:27.6	You can hear they did the season finale,
0:29.4	your friends and neighbors on there as well.
0:31.6	We're heading into a weird TV cycle right now.
0:34.9	At least we have the bear coming up
0:36.1	and think stranger things. But for the most
0:38.3	part, the summer is a little rocky. So it was exciting that the better sister was at least watchable.
0:43.5	I'm going to talk about that. And then rewatchable is Monday night. It's me and Kyle Brandt. It's our
0:47.8	fourth Stephen Segal movie. Four too many or four too few? You decide. This is, I think, the most fun we've had talking about a Stephen Schaul movie.
0:57.5	We did Out for Justice.
1:00.3	Did anyone see Richie?
1:02.1	We still don't know.
1:03.1	But we're going to find out and break it down during that pod.
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