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The Ryen Russillo Podcast

Magic Makes Lakers Situation Worse, Mikal Bridges on the Suns’ Dominance & DPOY Buzz, Plus ‘WeCrashed’ Creators Drew Crevello and Lee Eisenberg

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.813.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2022

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Russillo shares his thoughts on Magic Johnson’s critical comment about the Lakers and the big question of what is next for the team (0:32). Then Ryen talks with Mikal Bridges of the Phoenix Suns about the Suns’ regular-season success, defending Luka Doncic, Chris Paul’s leadership, last year’s postseason run, and more (12:00). Then Ryen is joined by the cocreators of the AppleTV+ show ‘WeCrashed’ to discuss the show’s inception, working with Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway, the challenges of making a show based on true events, and more (33:09). Finally Ryen answers some listener-submitter Life Advice questions (1:06:22). Host: Ryen Russillo Guests: Mikal Bridges, Drew Crevello, and Lee Eisenberg Producers: Kyle Crichton and Steve Ceruti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today's podcast, we dig into magic's role with the Lakers, other than just torching

0:14.8

on television and what the offseason could look like.

0:18.2

McAill Bridges from the best team in the NBA, one of the stars, the Phoenix Suns, we

0:22.6

work the story, we crash as the television show on Apple and the co-creators, Lee Eisenberg

0:27.4

and Drew Crivello join us and we've got a really weird life advice.

0:32.0

I want to start with a tradition unlike any other and that's television station's column

0:35.4

of Magic Johnson saying, hey, you want to pour some jet fuel on the fucking Lakers and

0:38.7

he's like, yep, how many shows can I do?

0:41.4

So let's run through some of this Lakers stuff, which is going to be news and it's going

0:45.2

to be news throughout the playoffs, the draft for the agency.

0:49.6

It's just not going away.

0:50.6

So why don't I jump in as well?

0:51.6

Magic goes on, a bunch of the ESPN shows and his basic goal is one thing.

0:58.2

When things go wrong with the Lakers, he wants Lakers fans to know that he would have done

1:01.8

it differently and that none of this is on him.

1:04.4

And in a weird way, I guess it isn't, but at the same time, he's still advising the team

1:07.9

all the time.

1:08.9

It's a very different, different role.

1:10.3

And I just think it's odd in general.

1:11.7

Like we're so numb to it because he's been doing it for such a long time and yeah,

1:15.4

he's got a big ego.

1:16.4

If our Magic Johnson in LA, that's what I have a massive ego too.

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