The Cinderella Wizards, AFC East Intrigue, and the 'Rocky IV' Director’s Cut With Joe House, Chris Vernon, Warren Sharp, and Gus Ramsey

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

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4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 114 minutes

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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Joe House to discuss the Washington Wizards atop the Eastern Conference (3:35). Then Bill and House are joined by Chris Vernon to discuss why Chris thinks the 76ers deserve much of the blame for the current situation with Ben Simmons (25:23). Next Bill talks with Warren Sharp about why there hasn't been a clear "best" NFL team yet this season, the Rams' Monday night loss to the 49ers, the battle for the AFC East between the Bills and the Patriots, and more (54:04). Finally Bill talks to his longtime friend Gus Ramsey about the recently released 'Rocky IV' director's cut [SPOILERS] (1:36:52). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Joe House, Chris Vernon, Warren Sharp, and Gus Ramsey Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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