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The Ryen Russillo Podcast

Irresponsible NBA Story Lines. Plus: John Hollinger on Gobert, Ja Morant, and the Clippers' Future Problems, and Esoteric of Czarface on Underground Hip-hop and MF DOOM.

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.813.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2021

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Russillo shares his thoughts on some NBA story lines that have surfaced based on early playoff performance (2:15). Then Ryen talks to former Grizzlies VP of basketball ops and current senior NBA columnist at The Athletic John Hollinger about Rudy Gobert, Ja Morant’s electric playoff performances, minutes restrictions, the future of the L.A. Clippers, Suns-Lakers, and more (19:00). Next, Ryen talks with Esoteric of the hip-hop supergroup Czarface about starting out with 7L in Boston in the early ’90s, linking up with Inspectah Deck and eventually forming Czarface, working with the late, great MF DOOM, the new Czarface and MF DOOM album 'Super What?' and more (54:00). Finally, Ryen answers some listener-submitted Life Advice questions (1:24:00). Host: Ryen Russillo Guests: John Hollinger and Esoteric Producers: Kyle Crichton and Steve Ceruti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Okay, before we let you go, we keep it real on this podcast.

0:06.4

So I have like two quick ones for you because we haven't talked about this.

0:10.0

Okay.

0:11.0

But when I went to be like, oh, I'll hit up Hollinger and then I was like, oh, he unfollowed

0:14.4

me.

0:15.4

What was the, I'm not great on Twitter, but what do you think was your breaking point

0:18.6

with me where you were like, you know what?

0:20.9

Fuck this guy.

0:21.9

Like, was it a Grizzlies observation?

0:25.5

We know it wasn't anything political because I don't know that I touch on any of that

0:28.5

stuff.

0:29.5

You get it.

0:30.5

You like the SEC.

0:31.5

Um, I don't think I'm not anti UVA.

0:34.0

So I don't know that it was that.

0:35.0

I just, for the staff here, we want to know.

0:37.2

I was like, oh, okay.

0:38.6

And I don't want, and don't follow me now because I brought it up because I blocked

0:41.5

it.

0:42.5

All right.

0:43.5

I don't not looking for the ball.

0:45.0

Do you remember when it was like, all right, enough of this fucking Racilloguy?

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