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• Bill Simmons Puts Forward Removal of Corner Threes and Point Caps to Curb Increase in Three-Point Attempts
Amid a gradual upward trajectory of three-point attempts per-game in the NBA, writer and analyst Bill Simmons has suggested the league should implement rule changes to stop teams leaning into points from deep. Bill Simmons Suggests Three-Point Rules Need an Overhaul At this moment in time, the NBA has a strong penchant for shooting – […]
The post Bill Simmons Puts Forward Removal of C...2024
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• After latest loss, a Los Angeles Lakers star is reportedly available in trade
As the losses continue to pile up, the Los Angeles Lakers are now reportedly open to making a blockbuster trade. According to Bill Simmons, the Los Angeles Lakers are open to trading superstar power forward Anthony Davis. “There’s some buzz that Anthony Davis may be available,” Simmons states at the 1:09:30 mark on his podcast. […]
After latest loss, a Los Angeles Lakers st...2022
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• Kevin Garnett: NBA had an ‘agenda’ when Heat beat Celtics in 2012
The Boston Celtics nearly stood in the way of LeBron James winning his first NBA title back in 2012, and Kevin Garnett has not gotten over it more than seven years later. Garnett and Adam Sandler were guests on “The Bill Simmons Podcast” this week to promote their upcoming movie “Uncut Gems,” and Simmons managed to steer the conversation away from Hollywood to bring out the competitive side of K.G...2019
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• Wizards' chemistry appears to be improved this season
The atmosphere in Washington is much more upbeat than it was last season, as Troy Haliburton and I recently discussed on the "Locked On Wizards" podcast. Team chemistry is something that’s hard to measure (I’m no body language doctor, as Bill Simmons would say), though this year’s edition of the Wizards are noticeably having fun playing basketball, and they are outperforming their low expectations...2019
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• Steph Curry won’t leave the Warriors
Stephen Curry doesn’t want to go anywhere.The Golden State Warriors have won three of the last four NBA titles. Curry, meanwhile, has two MVPs to his name as well as five All-NBA selections. He is one of the best guards in the league. Not to mention, one of the best shooters as well. The seventh overall selection (2009) IS Golden State.And he doesn’t want to keep playing with any other team but th...2018
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• Steph Curry wants to be a warrior for life
It’s hard to envision Stephen Curry playing for another franchise and for Warriors fans, it sounds like that’s something they will never have to do.“I love the Bay Area, man,” said Curry on The Bill Simmons Podcast (h/t Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo Sports). Curry added that he doesn’t think about going back to his hometown of Charlotte. “The only reason I go home now is if my sister’s getting married or ...2018
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• Stephen Curry wants to finish his career with Warriors
Even as he’s winning NBA titles and MVP awards with the Golden State Warriors, there’s always been this nagging suspicion that Stephen Curry might want to finish his career with his hometown Charlotte Hornets — the same organization that put his father on the map.Having signed a max contract extension with Golden State last summer, any expectation that he might move on from the two-time defending ...2018
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• Durant: Klay Thompson Ditched Practice The Day Before 60-Point Game
The day before Klay Thompson dropped a career-high 60 points in just 29 minutes, he ditched practice with the Warriors. While guesting on the Bill Simmons Podcast, Kevin Durant recalled how Thompson overslept and decided stay in bed (H/T CBS). KD: “The [day] before he had 60, Klay just missed practice. He didn’t come. He […]
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• Kevin Durant puts fanboy bloggers on absolute blast
One might think that Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant might use one of his burner accounts to put people on blast through social media.Apparently not. Instead, Durant took to a podcast with Bill Simmons to absolutely blast what the reigning NBA Finals MVP calls “blog boys” and “fanboys.”It is something to behold.“Can I make a PSA real quick? All your blog boys and your fanboys that’s gon...2018
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• Kevin Durant thinks Kyrie Irving is better than Allen Iverson
Kevin Durant thinks his generation has an answer to The Answer.In an appearance on the self-titled podcast of The Ringer’s Bill Simmons on Tuesday, Durant applauded the greatness of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving and compared him to another great combo guard in Allen Iverson.“I was telling some of my friends after Game 2, I was like, Kyrie, he just makes you happy when you watch him play,”...2017