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The Next NBA MVP, Plus John C. Reilly

Bill talks basketball with Ryen Russillo and Kevin O’Connor, then ‘Step Brothers,’ ‘Boogie Nights,’ and more with actor John C. Reilly

By Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons talks with Ryen Russillo and Kevin O’Connor about who will be the Most Valuable Player in the NBA in 2019 (2:40) before Bill sits down with actor John C. Reilly to discuss his journey from the South Side of Chicago to the silver screen. Then they talk about working with the great Paul Thomas Anderson, Step Brothers, Boogie Nights, Reilly’s new film The Sisters Brothers, and more (32:30).

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