Bill Simmons denies being in viral pickleball fight
"That's what I would tell a jury."
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Bill Simmons credits Mike Francesa, Chris Russo for sparking sports podcasting
"A lot of the people who have huge platforms now were massively influenced by that specific show."
Commissioner expects WNBA to make another $60 million annually on next round of TV deals
"By the time we're done with tranche two, hopefully we're aiming to be (at) about $260 million over many years."
WNBA commissioner says league could expand schedule
"The question is do we want to go into November and and crossover with the NBA and college basketball?"
‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ erupts after Mavericks win draft lottery
"The fat thumb comes out when the fat thumb comes out."
Bill Simmons kept promise to be ‘morally outraged’ after Mavericks win NBA Draft lottery
"Oh get the f*ck out of here. Come on."
Bill Simmons: Rift between Adam Silver and Knicks’ James Dolan ‘angrier and weirder’ than NBA media will say
"This is the feud that everybody in the league talks about, but nobody actually talks about out loud."
Bill Simmons: Leaked Bill Belichick email helps explain Tom Brady rift
"There was clearly some sort of ego thing."
Bill Simmons slams ESPN repeatedly showing Jalen Rose during Knicks-Pistons after laying him off: ‘You motherf**kers’
"Aggregate that. I don't care."
Brian Windhorst surprised by support he’s received from NBA players after LeBron James’ diss
"I kind of feel like everybody who knows what's going on knew, but everybody who didn't know will forget."
Nick Khan believes ‘a number of’ AEW wrestlers will join WWE when their contracts expire
"They have a lot of talented wrestlers and we're happy about that."
Bill Simmons rips Mark Cuban for Luka Dončić trade: ‘This is your fault’
"Don't sell the team to these people who obviously didn't know what they were doing and then be like, 'I never would have traded him.'"
Bill Simmons predicts AI will take over player evaluation in sports
"I think we're headed toward weird f***ing 'Minority Report' s***."
Bill Simmons: NBA owners concerned about Saudi Arabia-backed basketball league
"Could this be a LIV situation?"
Bill Simmons: NBA schedule format is ‘antiquated,’ league needs to fix it or find ‘new leadership’
"Do what's best for the sport, try to grow the sport, and this is the best way to do it."
Bill Simmons blames ownership’s focus on AEW for Jaguars’ struggles
"I just don't think they're on the ball is my take."
Bill Simmons: LeBron James expecting people to not talk about Bronny is ‘pretty nuts’
"I just feel bad for Bronny."
Bill Simmons slams ‘dumbass’ Jason Kidd for Kyrie Irving injury comments
"It was like, 'Dude, we've been following the NBA our whole lives.'"
Bill Simmons: ‘Dangerous’ for Tom Brady to run Las Vegas Raiders
"...all of the evidence with the great players we've had, name the sport, mostly they're not good at this."
Bill Simmons says former players are unreliable narrators of NBA history
"The discourse, big-picture about basketball, as it relates to eras and the past, is like the worst it's ever been."
Bill Simmons admits he took LeBron James and JJ Redick’s podcasting approach ‘personally’
"Going back to Grantland and The Ringer, we've tried to elevate discussion on pods and writing."
Ryen Russillo questions Paul George continuing podcast amid 76ers crashout: ‘I would be embarrassed’
"He's so bad right now that I can't even believe he's doing podcasts."
James Andrew Miller: ESPN employees feeling unprecedented insecurity after layoffs
"A lot of people were having a very difficult time, particularly since some real legends were laid off during these layoffs."
Bill Simmons presents his convoluted idea to fix NBA All-Star Game
"Let's put real pressure on these dudes."
Bill Simmons: Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss was Tom Brady’s ‘best moment’ since retiring
"Can we f**king settle down now for five years with the Mahomes GOAT stuff? Please. Thank you."