Matthew Stafford in Cabo, Ben Schwartz and Chris Herring on ’90s Knicks, Simmons for Harden With Devine and O’Shaughnessy

Matthew Stafford and the Rams are Super Bowl champions. But before they even got to the big game, there were whispers and rumors about the legendary trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, that ended up with Stafford being traded from Detroit to L.A. Sports Illustrated senior writer Greg Bishop pulls back the curtain and explains how a joint vacation and the fate of  an unusual L.A. rainstorm changed the Rams’ fortunes and altered the course of NFL history.

Related: How the Rams Got Away, Found One Another, Then Found a Way by Greg Bishop and Conor Orr

Pop culture and sports collide when actor-comedian Ben Schwartz and SI senior writer Chris Herring join us to discuss Chris’s new book, Blood in the Garden, our shared love of the ’90s NBA and the state of the Knicks franchise.

Excerpt: Blood in the Garden

Ben Simmons and James Harden were part of a blockbuster trade during last week’s deadline. But how will Simmons look on the Nets? And will Harden finally make the Sixers a championship contender? Host John Gonzalez is joined by friends and former coworkers Haley O’Shaughnessy of the Spinsters podcast and Dan Devine of The Ringer for a reunion deep dive.

Podcast: John Gonzalez on Spinsters

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