The Jalen Williams Game, Haliburton’s Injury, OKC Vs. MJ’s Bulls, and Giannis’s Future With Doc Rivers

Jun 17, 2025

Talk Time

Doc Rivers

46.0 min (61.9%)

Bill Simmons

28.3 min (38.1%)

Top Entities

1NBA

21

2Indiana Pacers

18

3New York Knicks

10

4NBA Playoffs

9

5NBA Finals

9

6Jalen Williams

8

7Giannis Antetokounmpo

8

8Shea Serrano

6

9Oklahoma City Thunder

6

10Chicago Bulls

6

11Tyrese Haliburton

5

12Seth Curry

5

13Tom Thibodeau

4

14Boston Celtics

4

15Stephen Curry

3

16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

3

17Magic Johnson

3

18Kevin Garnett

3

19Golden State Warriors

3

20Doc Rivers

3

21Caitlin Clark

3

22Jayson Tatum

3

23The Rewatchables

2

24Serge Ibaka

2

25Scottie Pippen

2

26Pittsburgh Steelers

2

27Pascal Siakam

2

28Milwaukee Bucks

2

29Michael Jordan

2

30Los Angeles Clippers

2

31Kendrick Perkins

2

32Kawhi Leonard

2

33James Harden

2

34Gary Trent Jr.

2

35Final Four

2

36Boston Red Sox

2

37Bill Simmons

2

38Alex Caruso

2

39AJ Green

2

40Wilt Chamberlain

1

41Van Lathan

1

42Utah Jazz

1

43The Ringer

1

44T.J. McConnell

1

45Steve Nash

1

46Steve Kerr

1

47Sam Cassell

1

48Ron Harper Jr.

1

49Rick Carlisle

1

50Rajon Rondo

1

51Rafael Devers

1

52Philadelphia 76ers

1

53Paul Pierce

1

54Paul George

1

55Orlando Magic

1

56NFL

1

57NBA Draft

1

58MLB

1

59Mike Breen

1

60Miami Heat

1

61Mark Jackson

1

62Los Angeles Rams

1

63Los Angeles Lakers

1

64Leonardo DiCaprio

1

65LeBron James

1

66Kevin Durant

1

67Joe House

1

68Jeff Van Gundy

1

69James Dolan

1

70Jalen Brunson

1

71Isaiah Hartenstein

1

72Gambling

1

73Fred Warner

1

74Erik Spoelstra

1

75Eddie Goldman

1

76Donald Sloan

1

77Dirk Nowitzki

1

78Detroit Pistons

1

79DeMarcus Cousins

1

80Darius Garland

1

81Dallas Mavericks

1

82Cousin Sal

1

83Chris Ryan

1

84Chris Paul

1

85Brook Lopez

1

86Boogie Nights (film)

1

87Bill Russell

1

88All-NBA First Team

1

League Distribution

NBA

83 (86.5%)

NFL

6 (6.2%)

WNBA

3 (3.1%)

NCAAB

2 (2.1%)

MLB

2 (2.1%)

Top Players

1Jalen Williams

8

2Giannis Antetokounmpo

8

3Shea Serrano

6

4Tyrese Haliburton

5

5Seth Curry

5

6Tom Thibodeau

4

7Stephen Curry

3

8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

3

9Magic Johnson

3

10Kevin Garnett

3

11Doc Rivers

3

12Caitlin Clark

3

13Jayson Tatum

3

14Serge Ibaka

2

15Scottie Pippen

2

16Pascal Siakam

2

17Michael Jordan

2

18Kendrick Perkins

2

19Kawhi Leonard

2

20James Harden

2

21Gary Trent Jr.

2

22Bill Simmons

2

23Alex Caruso

2

24AJ Green

2

25Wilt Chamberlain

1

26Van Lathan

1

27T.J. McConnell

1

28Steve Nash

1

29Steve Kerr

1

30Sam Cassell

1

31Ron Harper Jr.

1

32Rick Carlisle

1

33Rajon Rondo

1

34Rafael Devers

1

35Paul Pierce

1

36Paul George

1

37Mike Breen

1

38Mark Jackson

1

39Leonardo DiCaprio

1

40LeBron James

1

41Kevin Durant

1

42Joe House

1

43Jeff Van Gundy

1

44James Dolan

1

45Jalen Brunson

1

46Isaiah Hartenstein

1

47Fred Warner

1

48Erik Spoelstra

1

49Eddie Goldman

1

50Donald Sloan

1

51Dirk Nowitzki

1

52DeMarcus Cousins

1

53Darius Garland

1

54Cousin Sal

1

55Chris Ryan

1

56Chris Paul

1

57Brook Lopez

1

58Bill Russell

1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Indiana Pacers

10

2NBA

7

3New York Knicks

6

4Oklahoma City Thunder

4

5Jalen Williams

4

6Giannis Antetokounmpo

4

7Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

3

8Seth Curry

3

9NBA Playoffs

3

10NBA Finals

3

11Doc Rivers

3

12The Rewatchables

2

13Milwaukee Bucks

2

14Magic Johnson

2

15Los Angeles Clippers

2

Doc Rivers

1NBA

14

2Indiana Pacers

8

3Shea Serrano

6

4NBA Playoffs

6

5NBA Finals

6

6Tyrese Haliburton

4

7New York Knicks

4

8Jalen Williams

4

9Giannis Antetokounmpo

4

10Chicago Bulls

4

11Boston Celtics

4

12Tom Thibodeau

3

13Stephen Curry

3

14Golden State Warriors

3

15Seth Curry

2

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