Part 2: Barkley’s Future, TNT’s Possible Past, and 2024 NBA Media Trends With Ryen Russillo and Bryan Curtis

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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In Part 2 of a two-part podcast, The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo and Bryan Curtis to discuss NBA Finals narratives, the state of modern sports studio shows and broadcasts, the future of 'Inside the NBA,' NBA schedule debates, and more! Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Ryen Russillo and Bryan Curtis Producer: Kyle Crichton 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	Coming up part two of the NBA Sunday pod with special guest to Brian Curtis next.
0:07.0	We're also brought to you by the Ringer Podcast Network where I have a new rewatch of us coming
0:10.9	here on Monday. We did Slapshot, one of the best sports movies of all time. Eventually you'll be able to watch that on the Ringer movies YouTube channel as well. Hey, Fandel's
0:21.0	sports book, I'm doing a boost because there is a big profit boost token on Wednesday.
0:28.0	30% if you hit your bet.
0:30.0	I am going to, I think on Tuesday, tell you what I want to do for a finals boost bet.
0:35.7	We hit the last one in the Western Conference Finals at Game 5, Luca and the Mabs, so I'm trying to keep the street
0:40.8	going.
0:41.8	Stay tuned for that on Tuesday. I'll tweet out whatever the
0:43.7	boost is eventually. So there you go. Coming up on this podcast, Rassil and I brought in
0:49.2	special guest Brian Curtis, a sports media, editor at large of the ringer.
0:54.7	We're going to talk all the media storylines kind of floating around the NBA finals.
0:59.6	Very peculiar year for media storylines in the finals.
1:03.3	We're getting into it.
1:04.8	First our friends from Pro Chip. So, All right for part two joining us. We're editor at large. Brian Curtis. He's three levels above being veteran journalist Brian Curtis.
1:35.0	Hey, when you're a veteran does that, that's, it feels like vaguely insulting, right?
1:40.0	Like veteran play by play guys so and so.
1:42.0	It's like a mild insult right?
1:43.8	It means something really bad's about to happen to you at work. That's what it is okay.
1:49.4	And Risilos here, Risilah Giant Brian Curtis fan.
1:53.0	I know this is an exciting hour for you.
1:55.7	Oh my God, look at all of those books.
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