Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe & Michael Cooper Tell REAL Lakers and Celtics Stories
From Showtime Podcast with Michael Cooper - 5x NBA Lakers Champion by CLNS Media Network
March 30, 2026 · 27 min
About this episode
Bob Ryan and Michael Cooper share real stories about the Lakers and Celtics.
Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe & Michael Cooper of the Showtime Lakers Tell REAL Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics Stories. This is the video version of the Showtime Podcast with Coop. To listen to the full, audio version, go to Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts. If you love Bob Ryan, you should definitely subscribe to his podcast with Jeff Goodman and Gary Tanguay. Showtime with Coop on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-showtime-podcast-w-coop/id1509730329 Showtime with Coop on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0q58PdBd256PEDwENzQAS0 Bob Ryan Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-ryan-jeff-goodman-nba-podcast/id1483104123 Bob Ryan Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3aNDiZEFLTBzhuuDRfcIqc ---- 00:00 - Bob Ryan explains how he started out in sports journalism 00:30 - Bob Ryan grew up in Trenton, how'd he get to Boston? 02:00 - Bob Ryan sports career (little league) 04:00 - Bob Ryan loved to Referee 04:40 - Was Bob Ryan a bully or did he get bullied in high school 04:55 - How did Bob Ryan start writing? PxP? 05:47 - Starting as intern at the Boston Globe in 1968 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
People in this episode
Host: Michael Cooper
Guest: Bob Ryan
Topics covered
- sports journalism
- Lakers stories
- Celtics stories
- NBA history
- sports media
Keywords
- Bob Ryan
- Michael Cooper
- Lakers
- Celtics
- sports journalism
- NBA
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Boston Globe, CLNS Media Network, Spotify, Apple Podcasts
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