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NBA Chatter With Jackie MacMullan and 2021 Oscars With Wesley Morris

Reflections on the first anniversary of the “Rudy Gobert Game,” NBA All-Star Weekend, what constitutes an “Oscar movie,” and more

By Bill Simmons
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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Jackie MacMullan to discuss the NBA one year removed from the “Rudy Gobert Game” that paused the NBA season, the stress and fatigue from moving up the start date of the 2020-21 season, All-Star Weekend, NBA trade buzz, and more (2:00). Then Bill talks with Wesley Morris of The New York Times about upcoming Oscar nominations, figuring out what constitutes an “Oscar movie,” the disruption of streamers, and more (55:00).

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