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NBA Lie Detectors, Duren’s Future, Tomlin’s TV Splash, and a 2026 Sports Media Check…

9/30/2026 • 125 min

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Kirk Goldsberry to talk about the Jalen Duren contract drama in Detroit and the NBA rule changes before reacting to quotes from NBA media day. Then, Bryan Curtis joins the pod to discuss the NFL broadcast, sportswriting, and much more! (0:00) Intro with Red Sox–Yankees Game 1 reactions (7:04) Jalen Duren pushing his way… Play episode

Drake Mayday, a Raiders Revival, Bleakest 0-3 Teams, MLB Playoffs, and Gue…
The Buffalo Curse, a Mega-Mailbag, QB Roulette, and Week 3 Picks With Joe …
The Knicks (and a Crowded East) With Zach Lowe, Plus Anthony Jeselnik on B…
The Broken Chargers, Mahomes 3.0, Zombie Deshaun, the Masked Backup, First…
Apex Josh Allen, the Goofy NFC North, Week 2 Picks, and Bill’s Breakup Let…
A Clippers Rebrand, an NFL Mini-Mailbag, and Best MLB Story Lines With Rob…
The Smashmouth Giants, Bumbling Chargers, Stumbling Packers, Week 1 Overre…
The 49ers Crush the Jet-Lag Bowl, Rams Overreactions, Bills-Texans, and We…
An Absolutely Horrific Patriots Loss, the Rams-49ers Travel Bowl, and Hott…
Mahomes or Allen (Again???) and a Clippers-Heavy Mailbag With Nick Wright
Guess the Lines Week 1, Plus Favorite NFL Futures With Cousin Sal
Clippers Rock Bottom 9.0, Plus Charles Barkley on the Clips, 76ers, Lakers…
Make-or-Break NFL QBs, a CFB Preview, and the WNBA Renaissance With Todd M…
The Annual AFC Over/Unders With Bill Simmons, Cousin Sal, and Joe House
The Annual NFC Over/Unders With Bill Simmons, Cousin Sal, and Joe House
The Fifth Annual “My Guy” Fantasy Football Draft With Danny Heifetz, Danny…
Deshaun Vs. Cleveland, and a Mega-Mailbag With Joe House. Plus, UCLA’s Bob…
Derek Thompson on the American Sports Plutocracy, the NBA’s 2016 Black Swa…
The "Invincible" Rams, NFL Pressure Guys, and L.A.’s Crazy NBA Month With …
Russell Westbrook’s One-of-One Career With Kirk Goldsberry, Plus College F…
A Shocking Lakers Sale. Plus, the 20 Best and Worst Youth Sports for Paren…
Half-Baked Ideas and a Mega-Mailbag With Kevin Wildes and Joe House
2026 NFL QB Rankings, the Villain Dodgers, MLB Trade Deadline Lessons, and…
The NBA Mega-Redraftables (2012 and 2013 Combined) With J. Kyle Mann and J…
Steph in Purgatory, a LeBron Mini-Mailbag, Jaylen Trade What-Ifs, and the …
LeBron’s Philly Shocker! Plus, the 2011 NBA Redraftables With Zach Lowe.
Caleb Wilson Fever, 2020 NBA Redraftables, and the ‘Odyssey’ MVP Rankings …
Spain Prevails, World Cup Winners and Losers, and Damon Vs. Leo With Chris…
Messi Takes England Out of the World Cup, Plus Preparing for Christopher N…
Chuck Klosterman on the Cinema Revival, Sports Tsars, Owners and Commissio…
Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini…
America Gets Bounced, World Cup Picks, Knicks Fan Bliss, ‘Heat 2’ and ‘The…
England Survives, the Jaylen Trade Fallout, and an All-NBA Mailbag With Za…
The Jaylen Brown Colonoscopy Trade (and More NBA Summer Reactions) With Ch…
A Crazy NBA Month With Zach Lowe, Plus Taylor Sheridan on Building a TV Em…
2026 NBA Draft Winners and Losers With Joe House and J. Kyle Mann
Giannis to Miami! An Urgent Gathering Pod With Chris Ryan and Justin Verri…
The Giannis Never-Trade and a Mega-Mailbag With Zach Lowe, Plus Wyndham Cl…
NBA Draft Questions, Harper vs. Fox, and the USMNT’s World Cup Ceiling
2026 Finals Lessons, Giannis’s Next Stop, Brunson’s Apex, and Mike Brown’s…
Why Brunson Is Top 50 All Time, a Finals Mega-Mailbag, and NBA Fake Trade …
New York Wins the Title, Brunson Wins Immortality, and Knicks Fans Have a …
A Knicks Miracle (and an All-Time Spurs Collapse), a Mini-Mailbag, and a W…
A Gutty Spurs Win, Angry Knicks Fans, Game 4 Thoughts, and NBA Draft Movem…
Can Wemby’s Spurs Shake Off a True Gut Punch? Plus: Adam Friedland on NYC …
The Knicks Land a Haymaker, With Doc Rivers. Plus, a Mini-Mailbag, the End…
A Finals Pick, Greatest Knicks Ever, ‘Made’ N.Y.C. Stars, and Big NFL Trad…
Down Goes OKC! Spurs-Knicks is Here! What the Hell Just Happened? And What…
Game 7 Fever in OKC, NBA Lottery Reform, and a Mega-Mailbag With Rob Mahon…

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