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Celtics Chatter and Dan Patrick on the Problems With Today’s Sports Coverage

Bill is joined by the host of ‘The Dan Patrick Show’ to discuss their time at ESPN. Then Hillsong founder Pastor Carl Lentz sits down to talk basketball.

By Bill Simmons
Dan Patrick holding an NFL mic Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons offers up his thoughts on the Celtics’ win streak (5:00) and Kyrie Irving’s newfound love of facilitating his teammates (10:00). Then Dan Patrick of The Dan Patrick Show joins to discuss his role in BS’s dismissal from ESPN (27:30), the problems with today’s sports coverage (36:00), and Westbrook’s situation in OKC (49:30). Then Hillsong founder and NBA confidant Pastor Carl Lentz joins to lay out how secret NBA scrimmages come about in the summertime (1:08:20).

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