Bill Simmons likens LeBron James’ defense to his own during pickup games
"This is the worst comparison you've ever made."
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Greg Olsen: ‘We have a quarterback problem in the NFL’
"They need to be developed. I just don't think as a league in general we do a good job of that."
Todd McShay on Travis Kelce’s slow start: ‘Are we not allowed to say that he’s out of shape? That he’s been partying all...
McShay criticized Kelce's recent lack of production, attributing it to his off-season lifestyle and physical conditioning.
Scott Van Pelt on Pat McAfee: ‘He’s my teammate and I got his back’
"I relate to the idea that it's us against the powers that be."
Ryen Russillo recalls how ‘Barstool Van Talk’ brought the worst out of ESPN
"Now it's every f***ing on-air guy going, 'what's going on with those guys? They're going to be doing something here? What's up?'"
Sports hosts are free to talk politics now. Do they have anything to say?
Most of NBA media was wrong about Donovan Mitchell staying in Cleveland
"I don't think there's any chance he signs an extension there, ever."
Ryen Russillo: Tom Brady ‘might actually be awesome’ in broadcast booth
"He's sharing these stories in the media. I'm like, 'This guy might be awesome at this.'"
Ryen Russillo on Draymond Green on ‘Inside the NBA’: ‘He f***s it up’
"He doesn't understand the difference between being funny and critical and just being f***ing mean."
Ryen Russillo goes viral for modeling sweatshirt collaboration
"Can’t believe I might spend $115 on an ironic Ryen Russillo hoodie."
Ryen Russillo turned off Iowa-LSU to watch Trail Blazers-Magic: ‘I think that’s OK, and you should think it’s OK too’
"I think the final phase of progress will be a man's choice to just go, 'I think it's great you like it, but I'm not gonna watch the whole game because there was other stuff I wanted to watch.'"
Bill Simmons doesn’t want us to write this article. Or does he?
"The aggregation culture in 2024, I don't know if it's ever been stupider."
Ryen Russillo: Sports hosts talking politics is ‘self-serving’ and lazy
"Are you doing this because it's the right thing or are you doing this because it's just f***ing way easier doing this than grinding and watching 20 hours of football in a weekend?"
Dan Le Batard accuses Spotify of deflating podcast audience numbers for his show
"You can't tell whether it's on Spotify or not because the numbers are jerryrigged."
Ryen Russillo went after Dan Le Batard while breaking down the Damian Lillard trade
"If you're going to pick a fight, pick a fight with someone who gets **** wrong, not Woj."
A young Ryen Russillo would cold call NBA teams and ask about potential trades
“That’s awesome that you thought you were a legitimate member of the media asking for a quote on it, but you were just a guy with an idea."
Adrian Wojnarowski explains why he stopped tipping picks: ‘I don’t think it has value anymore’
"You have 120 minutes. You have to decide what’s the best use of that time."
Ryen Russillo makes fun of Joe Rogan’s debate challenge on podcast with Bill Simmons
"Should we go on Rogan and debate it?”
Ryen Russillo thinks suspending Ja Morant 20 games would be ‘insane’
"Are we the only sane people here?”
The gulf between ESPN and TNT’s NBA coverage has never been greater
Ryen Russillo wonders “Why would you talk about politics on your sports show?” after that one time he talked politics on his sports...
"I’d love to talk about some of this stuff, but I know I can’t win no matter what I do."
Bill Simmons gets quiet as Ryen Russillo mocks ESPN’s coverage of LeBron James
"Don’t tell me that. I don’t work on The Jump"
Ryen Russillo says he made a mistake and “did a bad job,” apologizes for tone in discussing George Floyd protests
Russillo made the remarks in question on The Bill Simmons Podcast Monday.
Bill Simmons apologizes for “misreading the moment” in discussing George Floyd protests with Ryen Russillo
Many viewed the conversation as tone-deaf, particularly Russillo's remarks on The Ringer's diversity.
