Bill Simmons tells a story about the time Kobe randomly contacts him because of an article he had wrote about leadership during the '12-'13 season.

Carmelo reveals story behind Kobe Bryants 2012 Jeremy Lin comments You gonna get your as bust' He's Kobe like by who who the fk is Jeremy Lin' he said that in the media it stemmed from the conversation we had just had the night before And he was tired of me talking about him to him

Bill Simmons on LeBron's Free Agency I haven't seen this possibility mentioned yet What if he doesn't pick anybody what if he just says I'm gonna take my time with this watch the league play golf stay in shape and have people keep talking about this for the next 6 months

Bill Simmons Pod Simmons on Lakers' moves I'm just dumbfounded I just don't get it Goldsberry What are we doing with Walker Kessler We are the Los Angeles fing Lakers We go after George Mikan Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaq

Inside the NBA Kenny tells a story about Hakeem watching David Robinson win the MVP

Bill Simmons The Giannis second MVP 2019-2020 gotta reinvestigate that at some point I think I voted for Giannis but now when they talk about did LeBron win enough MVPs that might've been the shaky one

Bill Simmons Pod Zach Lowe answering a mailbag question about the existence of the Brooklyn Nets I do think that the Knicks winning and the outpouring of emotion from the entirety of New York City is a meaningful material change to what the Brooklyn Nets mean to the NBA