Floyd-Conor, Yawkey Way, Kaepernick, and ‘Pivot to Video’ (Ep. 249)

Floyd-Conor, Yawkey Way, Kaepernick, and ‘Pivot to Video’ (Ep. 249)

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HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons brings on Ringer editor-at-large Bryan Curtis and Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay to discuss Mayweather-McGregor media hype (5:00), politics playing a role in every sports conversation (18:00), the NFL’s desire to control everything (25:00), LeBron’s power in the NBA (34:00), writers weighing having a platform and getting paid (40:00), the problem with the “pivot to video” (50:00), Boston potentially renaming Yawkey Way after David Ortiz (1:01:00), and Peter Vecsey’s beef with Magic Johnson (1:12:00).