About this episode

Bill Simmons discusses the NBA Finals and the Spurs' challenges, joined by Adam Friedland to talk about various sports topics.

Join The Ringer’s Bill Simmons LIVE on Netflix to give his thoughts on Game 2 of the NBA Finals and to discuss what the Spurs will need to do being down 0-2 in the series (1:15). Then, Adam Friedland joins the pod to talk Knicks, the World Cup, and much, much more (50:27). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Adam Friedland Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Chris Wohlers Brought to you by PayPal. Learn more at paypal.com The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Bill Simmons

Guest: Adam Friedland

Topics covered

• NBA Finals
• Spurs
• Knicks
• World Cup
• NYC
• Trump
• sports

Keywords

• NBA Finals
• Spurs
• Knicks
• World Cup
• Bill Simmons
• Adam Friedland
• Trump
• NYC

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Organizations: The Ringer

Places: NYC, MSG

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