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Doc Rivers

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1554 total appearances

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The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

Yeah, because of Freddie and Manny, he started going to a lot of the boxing matches, met Jim Lampley, met Max Kellerman, who's in business with you now.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

um and started representing those joe tessitore met those boxing announcers started representing them as a lawyer and then went to become an agent in the sports media space it was usually the best agents that didn't start because they wanted to be an agent

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

Yeah, I have this thing also, and by the way, it would apply to Ben and to my children, Sonny and Natalie.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

When I was an agent, if there were young people assistants who I liked, I don't say, you know, where are you from?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

Anyone who answered, I'm from LA, I'd be like, yeah, but where?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

And it was Reseda.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

Sherman Oaks, you know, Huntington.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

It was never Hancock Park, Brentwood.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

It's just different.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

Like, you know, perhaps your son goes to run a hedge fund or run a team or something like that.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

But most of the agents come from a little more working class.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

Yeah, it's true.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

The good agents at least.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

I compare it to WrestleMania one, which I watched from the LA sports arena on closed circuit.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

We were in Los Angeles that weekend, but I also compare it.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

Like people talk WrestleMania 18.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

And I'm like, wait a second.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

That's now 24 years ago.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

Right.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Playoff Preview With Doc Rivers, Plus Nick Khan on WrestleMania 42 and the Next Big WWE Stars

Right.