What Bill Simmons has said about NBA schedule length and player injuries

2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 3, 2026

Bill Simmons, Sportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast, has been quoted on NBA schedule length and player injuries 2 times in 1 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on November 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Simmons argues the NBA should play a 70-game season and that virtually all players want a shorter season.
“And this should be a 70 game season. And if you talk to literally everybody who plays basketball, all of them would say the season needs to be shorter”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Luka’s MVP Run, Curry’s Revival, NBA Roster Regrets, and a Bears Super Bowl Run With Kirk Goldsberry and Tom Pelissero (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 22:27
Simmons opposes shortening games to 40 minutes, arguing the problem is the number of games rather than their length.
“To me, it's not a length of the game. It's the amount of games”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Luka’s MVP Run, Curry’s Revival, NBA Roster Regrets, and a Bears Super Bowl Run With Kirk Goldsberry and Tom Pelissero (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 25:48

Luka’s MVP Run, Curry’s Revival, NBA Roster Regrets, and a Bears Super Bowl Run With Kirk Goldsberry and Tom Pelissero
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Nov 3, 2026 · 2 h 9 min
Bill Simmons and Kirk Goldsberry discuss the NBA's youth shift, injuries and early-season takes, then Tom Pelissero joins to break down the Bears and NFL trade-deadline questions.