The Memphis Lowdown, and Forgotten NBA Playoff Teams With Ryen Russillo and Chris Vernon

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 128 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo and Chris Vernon to discuss the Grizzlies firing head coach Taylor Jenkins in the final stretch of the regular season (3:05), and Western Conference contenders (41:20).Then, Bill and Ryen wonder if they should be taking the Pistons seriously; the Pacers as a playoff threat, Bucks postseason concerns (0:00), a March Madness check-in (01:09:43), and more. Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Ryen Russillo and Chris Vernon Producers: Kyle Crichton and Chia Hao Tat Order Michelob ULTRA today, available on Doordash! ENJOY RESPONSIBLY © 2025 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, MICHELOB ULTRA® LIGHT BEER, ST. LOUIS, MO. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:33.8	the live show that we did in Boston at House of Blues. Me, Rissillo, Chris Ryan, Sean Fantasy.
1:40.4	A great time was had by all. I had a ball. It was awesome. It was great to finally do one in Boston. So that is coming. And you'll be able to watch that on the Ringermov's YouTube channel or you can watch it as a video on Spotify. We have a big announcement. So once upon a time at Grantland, I used to work with a guy named Zach Lowe.
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