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The One-on-One Tournament That Could Save NBA All-Star

The One-on-One Tournament That Could Save NBA All-Star

The 1-on-1 Tournament to Save NBA All-Star

The One-on-One Tournament That Could Save NBA All-Star

The One-on-One Tournament That Could Save NBA All-Star

The 1-on-1 Tournament to Save NBA All-Star

Isaac Levy-Rubinett

Isaac Levy-Rubinett

Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney

Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney

The ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris, Van, and Rob

The ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Bill Simmons Podcast

• 1 hr 49 min

Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney

Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney

The ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris, Van, and Rob

The ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Bill Simmons Podcast

All-Star Nostalgia, Detroit’s Dream Season, Kawhi’s Revival, and the League’s Tanking Problem

All-Star Nostalgia, Detroit’s Dream Season, Kawhi’s Revival, and the League’s Tanking Problem

All-Star Nostalgia, Detroit’s Dream Season, Kawhi’s Revival, and Tanking

All-Star Nostalgia and NBA Tanking

• 1 hr 15 min

All-Star Nostalgia, Detroit’s Dream Season, Kawhi’s Revival, and the League’s Tanking Problem

All-Star Nostalgia, Detroit’s Dream Season, Kawhi’s Revival, and the League’s Tanking Problem

All-Star Nostalgia, Detroit’s Dream Season, Kawhi’s Revival, and Tanking

All-Star Nostalgia and NBA Tanking

The 2026 Take-athon, Part 1

The 2026 Take-athon, Part 1

• 46 min

The 2026 Take-athon, Part 1

The 2026 Take-athon, Part 1

The Latest

The NBA’s Tank Off Is Here: Who Is the Most Shameless Loser?

The NBA’s Tank Off Is Here: Who Is the Most Shameless Loser?

The NBA’s Tank Off Is Here: Who Is the Most Shameless Loser?

The NBA’s Tank Off Is Here

By The Ringer Staff • 13 min read

The NBA’s Tank Off Is Here: Who Is the Most Shameless Loser?

The NBA’s Tank Off Is Here: Who Is the Most Shameless Loser?

The NBA’s Tank Off Is Here: Who Is the Most Shameless Loser?

The NBA’s Tank Off Is Here

The Ringer Staff • 13 min read

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Biggest NFL Offseason Story Lines

By Diante Lee • 19 min read

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Nine Story Lines That Will Define the 2026 NFL Offseason

The Biggest NFL Offseason Story Lines

Diante Lee • 19 min read

‘Wuthering Heights’: The Hate-Watch Event of the Year?

‘Wuthering Heights’: The Hate-Watch Event of the Year?

Get Ready for the Hate-Watch Event of the Year

By Helena Hunt • 8 min read

‘Wuthering Heights’: The Hate-Watch Event of the Year?

‘Wuthering Heights’: The Hate-Watch Event of the Year?

Get Ready for the Hate-Watch Event of the Year

Helena Hunt • 8 min read

26 Very Serious Questions About Steph Curry’s ‘Goat’ Movie

26 Very Serious Questions About Steph Curry’s ‘Goat’ Movie

26 Very Serious Questions About Steph Curry’s ‘Goat’ Movie

26 Questions About Steph Curry’s ‘Goat’ Movie

By Tyler Parker • 8 min read

26 Very Serious Questions About Steph Curry’s ‘Goat’ Movie

26 Very Serious Questions About Steph Curry’s ‘Goat’ Movie

26 Very Serious Questions About Steph Curry’s ‘Goat’ Movie

26 Questions About Steph Curry’s ‘Goat’ Movie

Tyler Parker • 8 min read

What Is ‘Last Week Tonight’ in the Age of Anti-Information?

What Is ‘Last Week Tonight’ in the Age of Anti-Information?

John Oliver Keeps Pushing the Rock Up the Hill

By Alan Siegel • 15 min read

What Is ‘Last Week Tonight’ in the Age of Anti-Information?

What Is ‘Last Week Tonight’ in the Age of Anti-Information?

John Oliver Keeps Pushing the Rock Up the Hill

By Alan Siegel • 15 min read

Offseason Grades for All 30 MLB Teams

Offseason Grades for All 30 MLB Teams

By Anthony Dabbundo • 19 min read

Offseason Grades for All 30 MLB Teams

Offseason Grades for All 30 MLB Teams

By Anthony Dabbundo • 19 min read

Noteworthy Reads

Noteworthy Reads

National Affairs

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

Scandals of seismic proportions are everywhere. We are all cats.

National Affairs

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

How Evil Laser Pointer Theory Explains the World

Scandals of seismic proportions are everywhere. We are all cats.

Videos

Videos

Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney

Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney

The ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris, Van, and Rob

The ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Feb. 13

Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney

Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney

The ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris, Van, and Rob

The ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Feb. 13

Shorts

Jim Carrey’s 1994 is one of the great years in movies for an actor

Feb. 14
53s

Will there be a team of the decade? | Ringer NBA

Feb. 14
92s

Leonardo DiCaprio on the importance of ‘One Battle After Another’

Feb. 13
63s

Has it gotten to the point that James Harden is now … underrated? 🤔

Feb. 13
64s

Special Project

The Ringer’s NFL Draft Guide

The Ringer’s NFL Draft Guide

Big boards. Mock drafts. Scouting reports with in-depth player analysis. Player comparisons. Team needs. We have everything you’d ever need to dive deep into the NFL draft, all in one place.

The 50 Best Rom-Coms Since 1970

The 50 Best Rom-Coms Since 1970

The 50 Best Rom-Coms Since 1970

The 50 Best Rom-Coms Since 1970

Get your watch list ready for Valentine’s Day

The Ringer Staff

The Ringer Staff

The 50 Best Rom-Coms Since 1970

The 50 Best Rom-Coms Since 1970

The 50 Best Rom-Coms Since 1970

The 50 Best Rom-Coms Since 1970

Get your watch list ready for Valentine’s Day

The Ringer Staff

The Ringer Staff

TV Recaps and Takes

The ‘Traitors’ Season 4 Power Rankings: Episode 9

The ‘Traitors’ Season 4 Power Rankings: Episode 9

The ‘Traitors’ Power Rankings: Episode 9

By Andrew Gruttadaro • 9 min read

The ‘Traitors’ Season 4 Power Rankings: Episode 9

The ‘Traitors’ Season 4 Power Rankings: Episode 9

The ‘Traitors’ Power Rankings: Episode 9

Andrew Gruttadaro

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 4: Ser Duncan’s Champions

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 4: Ser Duncan’s Champions

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ E4 Notes

By Riley McAtee • 8 min read

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 4: Ser Duncan’s Champions

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 4: Ser Duncan’s Champions

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ E4 Notes

“The Thing Is Nothing”: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap

“The Thing Is Nothing”: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap

“The Thing Is Nothing”: ‘Industry’ Recap

By Katie Baker • 14 min read

“The Thing Is Nothing”: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap

“The Thing Is Nothing”: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap

“The Thing Is Nothing”: ‘Industry’ Recap

Podcasts

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The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Bill Simmons Podcast

Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney

Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney

The ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris, Van, and Rob

The ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season

The Zach Lowe Show

The Zach Lowe Show

Jaren Jackson Jr. Out Indefinitely and a Look at the Tanking Crisis

Jaren Jackson Jr. Out Indefinitely and a Look at the Tanking Crisis

Jaren Jackson Jr. Out and the NBA Tanking Crisis

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

12 Lessons From the 2025 Fantasy Season, Olympic Crotchmaxxing, and Clavicular Part 2

12 Lessons From the 2025 Fantasy Season, Olympic Crotchmaxxing, and Clavicular Part 2

Lessons From the Fantasy Season, Olympic Crotchmaxxing, and Clavicular

12 Lessons From the 2025 Fantasy Season

The Ringer NFL Show

The Ringer NFL Show

Seahawks Deserving. Patriots Fraudulent? And More Super Bowl LX Takeaways!

Seahawks Deserving. Patriots Fraudulent? And More Super Bowl LX Takeaways!

Seahawks Deserving. Patriots Fraudulent?

Seahawks Deserving. Patriots Fraudulent?

The McShay Show

The McShay Show

What Todd’s Hearing: Is Mendoza Worth It? Plus, the Draft’s Best Edge, WR Rankings, and More.

What Todd’s Hearing: Is Mendoza Worth It? Plus, the Draft’s Best Edge, WR Rankings, and More.

Is Mendoza Worth It, the Draft’s Best Edge, WR Rankings, and More

Is Mendoza Worth It?

Explore All Podcasts

Bill Simmons’s NBA Trade Value Rankings

Bill Simmons’s NBA Trade Value Rankings

Bill Simmons’s NBA Trade Value Rankings

Bill Simmons’s NBA Trade Value Rankings

Bill Simmons’s NBA Trade Value Rankings

Bill Simmons’s NBA Trade Value Rankings

Bill Simmons’s NBA Trade Value Rankings

Bill Simmons’s NBA Trade Value Rankings

Great Reads

How Hannibal Lecter Made His Film Debut in ‘Manhunter’

How Hannibal Lecter Made His Film Debut in ‘Manhunter’

How Hannibal Lecter Made His Film Debut

By Brian Raftery • 12 min read

How Hannibal Lecter Made His Film Debut in ‘Manhunter’

How Hannibal Lecter Made His Film Debut in ‘Manhunter’

How Hannibal Lecter Made His Film Debut

Brian Raftery • 12 min read

The Pop Culture Winners and Losers of Super Bowl LX

The Pop Culture Winners and Losers of Super Bowl LX

The SB LX Pop Culture Winners and Losers

By Jodi Walker • 10 min read

The Pop Culture Winners and Losers of Super Bowl LX

The Pop Culture Winners and Losers of Super Bowl LX

The SB LX Pop Culture Winners and Losers

Jodi Walker • 10 min read

Giannis Watch Isn’t Over. It’s Only Just Begun.

Giannis Watch Isn’t Over. It’s Only Just Begun.

Giannis Watch Has Only Just Begun

By Danny Chau • 6 min read

Giannis Watch Isn’t Over. It’s Only Just Begun.

Giannis Watch Isn’t Over. It’s Only Just Begun.

Giannis Watch Has Only Just Begun

Danny Chau • 6 min read

Is This the Strongest Best Actor Race of the Century?

Is This the Strongest Best Actor Race of the Century?

By Julianna Ress • 13 min read

Is This the Strongest Best Actor Race of the Century?

Is This the Strongest Best Actor Race of the Century?

Julianna Ress • 13 min read

The Sins on the River Road Cannot Be Erased

The Sins on the River Road Cannot Be Erased

By Lex Pryor • 34 min read

The Sins on the River Road Cannot Be Erased

The Sins on the River Road Cannot Be Erased

Lex Pryor • 34 min read

Death of a Sports Section

Death of a Sports Section

By Bryan Curtis • 11 min read

Death of a Sports Section

Death of a Sports Section

Bryan Curtis • 11 min read

I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m. So You Don’t Have To

I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m. So You Don’t Have To

I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m.

By Brian Phillips • 12 min read

I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m. So You Don’t Have To

I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m. So You Don’t Have To

I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m.

Brian Phillips • 12 min read

A Superlative Guide to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

A Superlative Guide to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

A Superlative Guide to the Winter Olympics

By Katie Baker • 17 min read

A Superlative Guide to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

A Superlative Guide to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

A Superlative Guide to the Winter Olympics

Katie Baker • 17 min read