Jordan's Greatness and the Winter Olympics With House and JackO (Ep. 330)

The Bill Simmons Podcast

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Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2018

⏱️ 83 minutes

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HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons calls up Joe House to discuss the need for the definitive Michael Jordan documentary (06:30), how every MJ game was "must-see TV" (19:00), the trouble with comparing him to LeBron (26:00), the Kawhi Leonard mystery (41:30), and tweaking the playoff format (45:00). Then JackO gets on the line to talk about Johnny Weir's style (54:15), Canada's performance in the Winter Olympics (56:00), Tonya Harding's undeserved redemption (01:04:30), and their favorite moments of the Olympics (01:05:00). Read Bill's article, "How LeBron Can Finish His Fairy Tale Better Than MJ," here: https://t.co/dze1usPJ0m Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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