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Sean Fennessey

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
5542 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

Yeah. Friday, I was in Oregon at a golf resort about as far from the New York Knicks celebration universe as you could possibly be. And I'm the lone guy sitting in a bar watching the game near tears, just gobsmacked, gobsmacked by what I was watching. Same thing after game two.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

Yeah. Friday, I was in Oregon at a golf resort about as far from the New York Knicks celebration universe as you could possibly be. And I'm the lone guy sitting in a bar watching the game near tears, just gobsmacked, gobsmacked by what I was watching. Same thing after game two.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

Yeah. Friday, I was in Oregon at a golf resort about as far from the New York Knicks celebration universe as you could possibly be. And I'm the lone guy sitting in a bar watching the game near tears, just gobsmacked, gobsmacked by what I was watching. Same thing after game two.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

I'm sitting in my house in Los Angeles alone, hoping my child does not bother me, stunned by what was happening in game two. That was the most shocked I've been at a sporting event. in 10 years. So there's a part of me that thinks I just need to sit on my freaking couch and watch this series and not go anywhere. But if they advance though, I don't know. I don't know how you'll keep me away.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

I'm sitting in my house in Los Angeles alone, hoping my child does not bother me, stunned by what was happening in game two. That was the most shocked I've been at a sporting event. in 10 years. So there's a part of me that thinks I just need to sit on my freaking couch and watch this series and not go anywhere. But if they advance though, I don't know. I don't know how you'll keep me away.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

I'm sitting in my house in Los Angeles alone, hoping my child does not bother me, stunned by what was happening in game two. That was the most shocked I've been at a sporting event. in 10 years. So there's a part of me that thinks I just need to sit on my freaking couch and watch this series and not go anywhere. But if they advance though, I don't know. I don't know how you'll keep me away.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

Like, I don't know how I could not go to the NBA finals. It's hard for me to dream of that, but that would be genuinely exciting.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

Like, I don't know how I could not go to the NBA finals. It's hard for me to dream of that, but that would be genuinely exciting.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

Like, I don't know how I could not go to the NBA finals. It's hard for me to dream of that, but that would be genuinely exciting.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

Like there's a more complicated thing there.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

Like there's a more complicated thing there.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

Like there's a more complicated thing there.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

To me, it was a mystery, and now it's just a frustration that it has taken this long for two reasons. One, I know you both know this, never seen anybody better on the mic short of Ric Flair in pro wrestling. I mean, he was just in the prime of the Attitude Era, and even in the second half... moving into the scene era, he was unbelievable at just selling anything.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

To me, it was a mystery, and now it's just a frustration that it has taken this long for two reasons. One, I know you both know this, never seen anybody better on the mic short of Ric Flair in pro wrestling. I mean, he was just in the prime of the Attitude Era, and even in the second half... moving into the scene era, he was unbelievable at just selling anything.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

To me, it was a mystery, and now it's just a frustration that it has taken this long for two reasons. One, I know you both know this, never seen anybody better on the mic short of Ric Flair in pro wrestling. I mean, he was just in the prime of the Attitude Era, and even in the second half... moving into the scene era, he was unbelievable at just selling anything.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

And a huge part of being a movie star is selling the absurd, is selling the ridiculous setup. So on that face, he should have been incredible. And then secondarily, I always tell this story. I went to the premiere of Hobbs and Shaw, whatever that was, seven, eight years ago. And it was at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. And someone's soda was

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

And a huge part of being a movie star is selling the absurd, is selling the ridiculous setup. So on that face, he should have been incredible. And then secondarily, I always tell this story. I went to the premiere of Hobbs and Shaw, whatever that was, seven, eight years ago. And it was at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. And someone's soda was

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

And a huge part of being a movie star is selling the absurd, is selling the ridiculous setup. So on that face, he should have been incredible. And then secondarily, I always tell this story. I went to the premiere of Hobbs and Shaw, whatever that was, seven, eight years ago. And it was at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. And someone's soda was

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

rolled down the aisle and smashed into a chair, which then triggered a fuse explosion and the lights turned off in the theater. So there was a delay before the film started. And to stem the tide and keep the people in their seats, Dwayne came out and just riffed for 25 minutes. Just talked, made tons of jokes at Jason Statham's expense.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson

rolled down the aisle and smashed into a chair, which then triggered a fuse explosion and the lights turned off in the theater. So there was a delay before the film started. And to stem the tide and keep the people in their seats, Dwayne came out and just riffed for 25 minutes. Just talked, made tons of jokes at Jason Statham's expense.