What Bill Simmons has said about Role players in the NBA
1 quote · 1 episode · May 25, 2026
Bill Simmons, Sportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast, has been quoted on Role players in the NBA once in 1 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on May 25, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Simmons argues Robert Horry must be the first name in any discussion of the greatest role players.
“Robert Horry has to be the first person you mentioned. It can't be Alex Caruso. It can't be Derek Fisher”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: OKC Gets Wobbled, Cleveland’s Done, and Knicks Nirvana Is Here (Maybe) With Zach Lowe and Sean Fennessey (May 25, 2026) · Listen from 44:47
Episodes
OKC Gets Wobbled, Cleveland’s Done, and Knicks Nirvana Is Here (Maybe) With Zach Lowe and Sean FennesseyThe Bill Simmons Podcast · May 25, 2026 · 1 h 40 min
Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe break down Thunder–Spurs Game 4 and rank pressure on players, then Sean Fennessey joins to celebrate the Knicks' dominant playoff run.
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