NBA Day One Reactions, Plus Blake Griffin and Peter Berg (Two Interviews!)
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons discusses six NBA topics from Opening Night. Then, Blake Griffin joins Bill to talk about hosting an NBA show, his basketball career, and being a sports parent. Finally, filmmaker Peter Berg hops on to talk about his new film, ‘Mosquito Bowl,’ opening a boxing gym, and much more! (0:00) Intro (2:41) Six-pack of NBA topics from Opening Night (26:29) Blake Griffin on hosting an NBA show, and Jalen Brunson (39:23) Blake’s career and the Clippers (58:35) The Celtics and Tim Duncan (01:08:49) Blake's post-NBA career, the 76ers, and the new season (01:38:11) Sports parenting (01:48:27) ‘Friday Night Lights’ and ‘Hancock’ with Peter Berg (02:06:18) ’30 for 30’ Boxing Gym, and fighting Canelo (02:26:53) Moving to L.A. and growing up with Ari Emanuel (02:38:50) ‘Mosquito Bowl’ and war films (02:55:33) ‘Friday Night Lights’ stories Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Blake Griffin and Peter Berg Producers: Chia Hao Tat and Eduardo Ocampo Now lime comes first. Flip the Sip. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices