Within the first two minutes of the grantland basketball hour, legendary wwe announcer jim ross voiced over an animation of kevin love coming to. Grantland basketball hour ratings sports tv ratings. The grantland basketball show tv listings and info page 1. The grantland basketball hour made its return thursday night, with appearances from espns ryen russillo and michael rapaport, guest correspondent hannibal buress, and grantland writer zach lowes disembodied voice. Episode 2 of our threepart series follows relatively unknown latvian prospect kristaps porzingis as he arrives in las vegas for a workout at impact basketball in front of nba gms and executives.
After a 3 week break, it returned for its second episode last thursday also on. The grantland basketball hour debuted on espn on thursday october 23 at 7p to 549,000 viewers. In 2015, kobe bryant joined bill simmons and jalen rose on the grantland basketball hour to discuss the tail end of his nba career, his partnership with shaquille oneal, the state of. Just one day after celebrating one of the most emotional title clinchers in nba history, the ozymandias episode of the duncanpop era was rendered irrelevant by americas first world cup game. In august 2014, espn announced that simmons would be leaving nba countdown in order to produce an 18 episode primetime show for espn through his site called the grantland basketball showlater changed to the grantland basketball hourwhich would debut on october 21, 2014. Kobe bryant explains when he first realized he was. Kobe bryant interview apr 10 20 apr 22, 20 connected with. On the audio version of the grantland basketball hour, ryen russillo joins bill and jalen to break down the rondo trade, plus michael rapaport talks the new york knicks. The grantland basketball show will feature discussion about a variety of national basketball. Grantland started small but found its stride, eventually gaining more support for its work thanks to the sway simmons held with higherups at espn. In 2015, kobe bryant joined bill simmons and jalen rose on the grantland basketball hour to discuss the tail end of his nba career, his partnership with shaquille oneal, the state of basketball in 2015, and his upcoming basketball documentary, muse. The league is truly global, with games and programmi. Grantland basketball show ratings sports tv ratings. The nba is the premier professional basketball league in the united states and canada.
The grantland basketball show with bill simmons to debut october 21 on espn. In episode 3 of son of the congo with serge ibaka, serge witnesses what his. Tonight on the grantland basketball hour hoopshype. Request grantland basketball hour trade value show submitted 4 years ago by betweenthepanels i know that links to some, if not all, of these grantland basketball hour episodes have been posted here throughout the season. Great family entertainment at your local movie theater. Grantland theatre lancaster, wisconsin state theatres. Just days before he was to play his final game, kobe bryant puts his amazing career in perspective about the nba. Imagine dragons thunder just a young gun with a quick fuse i was uptight, wanna let loose i was dreaming of bigger things and wanna leave my old life behind not a yessir, not a follower fit the box, fit the mold have a seat in the foyer, take a number i was lightning before the thunder thunder, thunder thunder, thun, thunder thunthunthunde. Grantland was named after famed 20thcentury sportswriter grantland rice 18801954. Kobe bryant was recently a guest on bill simmons grantland basketball hour on espn to promote the upcoming release of his documentary, muse.
As well as the third hour of our show where we focus less on sports and more on the world around us. Additional episodes are planned for the nba draft and free agency period. An all new episode of the grantland basketball hour airs tonight on espn. The grantland basketball hour full episodes online. According to skipper, grantland will remain unaffected by simmons departure. Espn to air grantland basketball show featuring bill simmons. Grantland was a sports and popculture blog owned and operated by espn. Grantland was always first and foremost a means of keeping bill simmons happy, and presumably espn no longer felt obliged to spend lots of money. Business cartoons on ethics, leadership,customer satisfaction and other topics. Last month, grantland suffered a crippling blow when four top editorssean fennessey, juliet litman, mallory rubin, and chris ryanleft on the same day to join simmons at a stillunannounced. Simmons also frequently appeared on espns tv programming. The debut episode of the grantland basketball hour originally aired october 23, with guest appearances from jeff van gundy, grantland writer zach lowe, doc rivers, and michelle beadle.
Full episode feb 10, 2020 espn kobe bryant conversation with mike wilbon hd interview dec 24, 2011 grantland basketball hour w guest host kobe bryant full epis. The grantland basketball hour premieres tomorrow at 7 p. Grantland basketball hour will air six onehour episodes during the nba playoffs beginning this thursday, april 16 at 7 p. Request grantland basketball hour trade value show. Based on 20 years in hr, management, production, sales, etc. The grantland basketball hour was a primetime show on espn, espn2, and espn on abc in. We are delighted to bring the grantland brand to television its the. Grantland basketball hour episode 3 my question youtube.
Espn its just a character that i created to remind me of the comic strip peanuts. Speculation about grantlands future also ramped up last week after espn laid off around 300 employees many of them on the production and talentdevelopment side as a costcutting move in the wake of the spiraling televisionrights costs. Tonight on the grantland basketball hour the trio of bill simmons, jalen rose and ryen russillo unveiled and discussed the final 25 players on simmons long running nba trade value list. The grantland basketball show with bill simmons to debut. The grantland basketball hour made its return thursday night, with appearances from espns ryen russillo and michael rapaport, guest. Today, espn announced that it was suspending publication of grantland. In episode 3 of son of the congo with serge ibaka, serge. Bill simmons finally has his sanctuary in the grantland. The show began on october 21, 2014, and was contracted by espn for 18 episodes to cover the 201415 nba season. Listen to the podcast here click here for scenes from the first episode subscribe to the b. Checking in with nba countdowns jalen rose espn front row. Grantland theatre movie theatre serving lancaster, wisconsin and the surrounding area. In addition, hosts bill simmons and jalen rose will also. The grantland basketball hour was a primetime show on espn, espn2, and espn on abc in which sports and pop culture journalist, bill simmons and sports media journalist jalen rose discussed current events surrounding the nba.
Grantland in episode 3 of son of the congo with serge. Posted in rnba by uiamse7en 284 points and 146 comments. When will she be a head coach, should the gender wall be taken down in basketball, and more. A boy named charlie brown had a best friend named linus who carried a security blanket over his shoulder for comfort and protection. The grantland articles we loved most fivethirtyeight.
The grantland basketball hour online full episodes of. Scenes from the grantland basketball hour, episode 3. Espns grantland basketball hour to air 6 episodes during. We were loyal readers of it at fivethirtyeight it was pretty much our favorite site and were sad to hear the news.
Espn pulls the plug on grantland, and heres why it failed. As the beloved culture and sports website goes under, the internet archive is saving as much as it can. Grantlands bill simmons discusses sports and pop culture with celebrities and media personalities. The grantland basketball hour features lively discussions about a variety of nba topics, facilitated by simmons, with a rotating group of grantland commentators and other contributors.
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