Ric Bucher opens up on bitter end of Bill Simmons relationship

Rick Buescher has revealed his relationship, or apparent lack thereof, with Bill Simmons.

The sports media personality said of the Ringer founder on a recent episode of the podcast “On the Ball with Rick Butcher.” Call for attention to Simmons' comments While talking about the Kings, he also hinted at the broken bond between his former colleagues at ESPN.

“My former ESPN colleague Bill Simmons noted the Kings loss to Detroit, and Bill, as usual, said as if firing Mike Brown meant the Sacramento Kings were ready to start over. As if to show, he immediately threw out the idea of ​​a trade. He suggested the Houston Rockets should do a full-court press to get the Kings to sign De'Aaron Fox.” said. According to the terrible announcement.

The conversation then turned to Butcher and Simmons' past podcasts, where things allegedly escalated.

“…back in the day, when I was at ESPN, he, Mark Stein, and I used to do a regular podcast together called “The Three-man Weave.'' It was usually a series where Bill would do various outlandish and outlandish moves. The structure was that Stein and I would make suggestions and explain why they were either A. unfeasible, B. unwise, or C. neither feasible nor wise.

“And Bill actually invited me on his podcast at one point after he left ESPN, and I said, 'If he would come to me as well, I'd be happy to do that. I'll do it.'' And I never heard from him again. In my experience, that's the case with Bill. If there is anything you can do for him, he will be very excited to work with you. If he does something more beneficial to you, crickets. ”

Butcher appeared on BS Report, now called the Bill Simmons Podcast.

Simmons left ESPN in 2015.

Simmons does not yet appear to have responded to Butcher's claims.

Simmons has been at loggerheads in the media over the past year, particularly with ESPN personality Pat McAfee.

McAfee took exception to his impression of Simmons, criticizing its content in February.

Mr. Simmons fired back by attacking Mr. McAfee, citing low television ratings.