The Bill Simmons Podcast
Rory’s Special Win, Beware of the Clips, NBA Playoff Gut Reactions, and the Luka Trade Part 93 With Ryen Russillo
14 Apr 2025
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo right after Rory McIlroy’s wild win at the Masters to discuss Rory finally getting the monkey off his back and the ridiculous pressure that comes with the sport of golf (2:22). Next, they break down the final day of the NBA regular season, discussing whether they believe in the Clippers, the Warriors' path, a full look at the playoff matchups in the East and West, and maybe a surprising lean on the MVP race (31:35). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Ryen Russillo Producers: Steve Ceruti, Ronak Nair, Jonathan Frias, and Jessie Lopez The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. #ULTRACourtside could get you closer to the game! michelobultra.com/courtside ENJOY RESPONSIBLY ©2025 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, MICHELOB ULTRA® LIGHT BEER, ST. LOUIS, MO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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We recorded right after Rory McIlroy won the Masters, and we thought it was going to be an NBA podcast, but we ended up talking about golf for the first 30 minutes. Then we went right into Game 82, Clips Warriors, all the playoff matchups, things we've noticed, some award stuff we're trying to figure out. And it's a really good podcast. First, our friends from Pearl Jam.
All right, we are recording. It is 4.30 Pacific time. Just watch the playoff hole of the Masters. We're going to talk a lot of basketball later, but that was one of the most emotional Masters of all time. And I was trying to think, Rosillo. How many times have you seen a guy just pull the monkey off his back like that in your lifetime that you can remember?
Because we've had different versions of it, right? Like we had LeBron in 2016, like bringing Cleveland the title. You have John Elway and Denver in 97. There's just not a lot of those. I'm kind of choked up. I don't know what to do. You sound a little off, but in a good way. It was an emotional thing. I really thought not only did he blow it,
It's one of those things that just hangs with you for the rest of your career and becomes one of the first things mentioned. That's the point where we were hitting some sort of crossroads with his career that I don't know if you can come back from.
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