John McEnroe on the Knicks, the Greatest Match Ever Played, and Improving Tennis (Ep. 235)
John McEnroe on the Knicks, the Greatest Match Ever Played, and Improving Tennis (Ep. 235)
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HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by John McEnroe to discuss the current state of the New York Knicks (5:00), the parallels between basketball and tennis (11:14), tennis at the collegiate level (24:44), McEnroe’s first Wimbledon (27:03), the infamous tantrums (35:25), growing the game of tennis (49:40), and the 1980 Wimbledon men’s singles final (1:05:05).