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Best NBA Late-Season Story Lines

Plus, Theo Epstein joins the show to talk breaking curses, baseball’s strikeout epidemic, and more

By Bill Simmons
New York Knicks v Denver Nuggets Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images


The Ringer’s Bill Simmons runs through the biggest subplots to watch heading into the NBA playoffs (2:45) before talking to three-time World Series champion baseball executive Theo Epstein about bringing the Boston Red Sox their first World Series win since 1918, bringing the Chicago Cubs their first World Series win in more than 100 years, Red Sox fans vs. Cubs fans, MLB’s strikeout epidemic, experimenting with making changes to baseball, and more (31:00).

Host: Bill Simmons
Guest: Theo Epstein
Producer: Kyle Crichton

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