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NBA Playoff Round 1 Overreactions With Joe House

Bill Simmons and Joe House talk Giannis’s breakout, the ongoing Spurs situation, and other story lines from the opening week of the NBA playoffs

By Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons is joined by Joe House to talk NBA, including a breakout Giannis performance, the Knicks’ hilarious coaching search, Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs, the 76ers-Heat series, and the Pacers’ beatdown of the Cavs. Then they revisit the House of Carbs NBA food cities pod with some feedback from the masses.

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