What Kirk Goldsberry has said about NBA schedule length and player injuries

2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 3, 2026

Kirk Goldsberry, Basketball analytics writer and visual analyst, contributor to The Ringer, 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

Goldsberry says the league recorded 60 injuries in the season's first 14 days, the most in his 15-year database.
“We had 60 injuries. That's the biggest in our 15-year database. Only narrowly passing last year, which was 58”
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 21:48
Goldsberry favors a balanced schedule modeled on the English Premier League.
“I prefer a balanced schedule. The EPL has it perfectly. Everybody plays everybody home and away”
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 27:43

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.