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Bill Simmons ESPN NBA Draft

Bill Simmons calls for ban on ‘face of the NBA’ discourse

"Let's just make it illegal."

By Qwame Skinner OnJun 17, 2025 0
The Ringer

The Ringer deletes social media post lobbying for FanDuel

The incident highlights an increasingly fuzzy relationship between digital media companies and sportsbooks.

By Drew Lerner OnJun 1, 2025 0
Mina Kimes. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The Ringer’s Diante Lee bashes Walter Football on X after Mina Kimes troll

"All that time and energy spent on hating women could’ve been spent on finding a better platform to host your weak ass website..."

By Michael Dixon OnMay 22, 2025 0
The Ringer NBA analyst Zach Lowe. Photo Credit: Zach Lowe Show/YouTube.

Zach Lowe’s Ringer role reportedly allows for possible return to TV

"The basketball writer, podcaster, and analyst might have multiple media opportunities."

By Michael Dixon OnApr 7, 2025 0
There have been plenty of reactions from the sports media following Zach Lowe's layoff from ESPN.

Zach Lowe joins The Ringer, reunites with Bill Simmons after shock layoff from ESPN last fall

Lowe will write and host a podcast for The Ringer starting next week.

By Brendon Kleen OnMar 31, 2025 0
Bill Simmons NBA media rights

Spotify officially re-ups with Bill Simmons and The Ringer

"I’ve been in enough work situations at this point that you just kinda know when you’re in the right spot."

By Drew Lerner OnMar 12, 2025 0
Announcers Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy call an Oct. 26, 2024 Notre Dame-Navy game on ABC.

Sean McDonough ‘felt bad’ for panning Indiana during ESPN CFP broadcast

“What I said was, because they didn’t play well and the game was so one-sided, that I do think it was going to spur on debate. Which maybe I started.”

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 21, 2025 0
LeBron James Steph Curry

Bill Simmons: LeBron, Steph Curry ‘the solution and the problem’ to NBA ratings

"How do you find these under-30 American stars that people are going to give a s*** about like they care about Steph and LeBron?"

By Arthur Weinstein OnDec 27, 2024 0
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell looks on at the end of first quarter against Green Bay Packers at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.

Don’t forget Colin Cowherd called Dan Campbell ‘Fred Flintstone’

"This is why they suck, and they haven't won a playoff game in 30 years."

By Sam Neumann OnDec 6, 2024 0
Credit: NFL on Fox

NFL

Is Tom Brady getting a pass?

Aug 11, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; New England Patriots retired quarterback Tom Brady before the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys at SoFi Stadium.

Fox used ‘Hail Mary’ to land Tom Brady, showed him Super Bowl comeback video

"It was only because he was retired that we threw that Hail Mary."

By Arthur Weinstein OnSep 5, 2024 2
Bill Simmons Jalen Rose

Jalen Rose reveals he ‘never received an offer’ from The Ringer after ESPN layoff

Rose's former ESPN Radio cohost David Jacoby does a podcast at The Ringer alongside founder and Rose buddy Bill Simmons, but the retired NBA guard missed the chance to work for the Spotify-owned network.

By Brendon Kleen OnApr 29, 2024 0
Mina Kimes on her "The Mina Kimes Show with Lenny" podcast.

Mina Kimes was ‘seriously considering’ leaving ESPN last year

Kimes had a "really cool" offer from another company based in Los Angeles. Any guesses?

By Brendon Kleen OnApr 24, 2024 10
Mike Breen ahead of an Oct. 13, 2023 game. (Melina Pizano/ESPN Images.)

How Mike Breen’s honesty and Knicks fandom elevate broadcasts

"I wouldn’t want anything but honesty from the Knick announcers when I was watching as a fan—and I think that’s what the fans want."

By Sam Neumann OnMar 9, 2024 2
Mike Breen Walt Frazier MSG Network

Mike Breen opens up on why chemistry with Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier was ‘immediate’

"There was never a fight for airtime, there was zero ego involved. It just clicked from day one."

By Brendon Kleen OnMar 8, 2024 1
Bill Simmons Pat Mcafee

Bill Simmons takes not-so-subtle shot at Pat McAfee’s ratings

"Everybody's ratings are basically up except for the NBA and whoever replaced the 12 p.m. SportsCenter."

By Ben Axelrod OnFeb 14, 2024 6
JJ Redick

JJ Redick: The Ringer resisting video held back ‘The Old Man and the Three’

"The realization was audio doesn't go viral, video goes viral."

By Brendon Kleen OnDec 6, 2023 1
Dan Le Batard

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."

By Brendon Kleen OnDec 5, 2023 1
Bill Simmons Recode Summit

Bill Simmons on ESPN stint: ‘I ******* killed it for those guys’

"I was there for 14 years and I feel like I elevated that place in just a slew of ways."

By Arthur Weinstein OnOct 20, 2023 1
Bill Simmons Tony Kornheiser PTI

Bill Simmons was ‘****ing terrified’ his first time doing ‘Pardon the Interruption’

"Kornheiser, who's one of my favorite people who ever lived, he threw me on his back and carried me for four days."

By Brendon Kleen OnOct 19, 2023 0
Photo credit: ESPN

NBA

Denver Nuggets GM claims The Ringer published quotes not intended for the public

Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons: ‘No question’ it’s harder to be voice of fans now that he’s older and richer

"I made the decision a long time ago that the moment I felt like that was happening to me, I'm out."

By Brendon Kleen OnOct 16, 2023 4
Brock Purdy

NFL media beef is brewing over The Ringer’s analysis of Brock Purdy

The Ringer has kept Brock Purdy as a bottom-10 QB since his debut in 2022, meanwhile national NFL reporters see him as an MVP candidate and are attacking The Ringer directly.

By Brendon Kleen OnOct 9, 2023 11
Bill Simmons Recode Summit

Bill Simmons revealed his podcast alone made The Ringer profitable before Spotify acquisition

"I never ended up taking money from investors because we kind of felt like we could pay for everything through my podcast, which is what happened."

By Brendon Kleen OnOct 4, 2023 0
Howard Beck

Longtime NBA reporter Howard Beck joining The Ringer

Beck is a natural writer who churns out thoughtful feature stories about basketball.

By Brendon Kleen OnSep 18, 2023 1

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