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‘Basketball: A Love Story’ and Greg Kinnear

Bill sits down with the actor to discuss pre-acting career and his most notable films

By Bill Simmons

HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons talks with director and producer Dan Klores about his new, 20-hour ESPN documentary, Basketball: A Love Story (3:40), before calling up his buddy JackO to talk about Election Day and fixing the Yankees, and to rub in the Red Sox’s title one more time (52:25). Finally, Bill sits down with actor Greg Kinnear to discuss his pre-acting career and some of his films, including Stuck on You, Little Miss Sunshine, Sabrina, and As Good As It Gets (1:25:05).

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