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Heat Check with Trysta Krick

We Salute Ben Simmons and Say Our Final Goodbyes

Heat Check with Trysta Krick

The 8 Side

Basketball, Sports

2.21.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. On the final episode of This League, we break down the Ben Simmons holdout news and salute This League with our best and worst takes of the podcast (00:16:49).

 

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:04.2

On this episode of this league, we have a massive announcement.

0:08.6

This will be the last Barstall Sports, this league episode in history.

0:15.0

The pod will be tier.

0:16.5

Yeah, it's a tear.

0:17.5

I'm sad.

0:18.4

The pod will be continuing.

0:20.7

We will be going somewhere else with the podcast.

0:23.3

Dave and Erica and the Barstool family have been nice enough to allow me to continue in somewhere else.

0:28.4

I will not be able to take Marty with me. Unfortunately, he will be with you in spirits.

0:33.8

More on that in a minute. We also get into very fittingly for this league.

0:38.2

Of course, it has to be the final segment of the episodes.

0:42.4

Very final segment of the entire series that is this league, which is Mr. Balloon Hands.

0:49.4

Oh my God.

0:51.0

What a bum, Ben Simmons. What perfect symmetry. The universe is always undefeated, always on time,

0:58.5

always there for me. So do me a favor, Marty, drop the beat for the last time.

1:04.8

We ain't trying to make it to the top. We ain't a game trying to take it. Yes, we are. And it's a shame you've been waiting.

1:11.2

But here we are. So we're never going to stop. We got the green light. Go, let me go. Here we are. And even when we reach the top, we're going to keep going. Until everybody knows who we are. We ain't. So yeah, the big lead is that I'm bouncing. This is the last branded episode of this league.

1:10.2

I'm leaving Barstool Sports.

1:11.9

I am. So yeah, the big lead is that I'm bouncing. This is the last branded episode of this league.

1:29.2

I'm leaving Barstool Sports.

1:31.1

I am going to take a job doing a sports gambling show called MGM Tonight.

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