A Clips-Nuggets Slugfest, Brunson’s Heroics, Best 2025 TV Shows and NBA Then and Now With Rob Mahoney, Joanna Robinson and Bob Ryan

May 2, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
72.1 min (49.4%)
Bob Ryan
40.5 min (27.8%)
Rob Mahoney
17.0 min (11.6%)
Joanna Robinson
16.5 min (11.3%)

Top Entities

1NBA
27
2Boston Celtics
24
3Nikola Jokic
15
4New York Knicks
15
5James Harden
15
6Los Angeles Clippers
14
7NBA Playoffs
13
8Denver Nuggets
13
9Jalen Brunson
12
10Rudy Gobert
10
11Minnesota Timberwolves
10
12LeBron James
10
13Jayson Tatum
10
14Gambling
9
15Los Angeles Lakers
8
16The Ringer
7
17Larry Bird
7
18Detroit Pistons
7
19Bill Simmons
7
20Nicolas Batum
6
21Kevin Garnett
6
22Jrue Holiday
6
23Golden State Warriors
6
24Russell Westbrook
5
25Paul Pierce
5
26Luka Dončić
5
27Karl-Anthony Towns
5
28Alex Len
5
29Tom Brady
4
30Sixth Man of the Year
4
31Rob Mahoney
4
32Pittsburgh Steelers
4
33NBA Finals
4
34Moses Moody
4
35Michael Porter Jr.
4
36Kawhi Leonard
4
37Joe House
4
38Indiana Pacers
4
39Stephen Curry
3
40Pedro Martinez
3
41Oklahoma City Thunder
3
42Michael Jordan
3
43Hall of Fame
3
44Derrick Jones Jr.
3
45Ben Simmons
3
46Anthony Edwards
3
47Aaron Judge
3
48Zoe Simmons
2
49Wilt Chamberlain
2
50Tim Hardaway Jr.
2
51The Sports Gal
2
52Stephon Gilmore
2
53Shaquille O'Neal
2
54Ray Allen
2
55Pascal Siakam
2
56Most Valuable Player
2
57Milwaukee Bucks
2
58Mike White
2
59Mikal Bridges
2
60Mark Williams
2
61Malik Beasley
2
62Magic Johnson
2
63Madison Square Garden
2
64Kevin Durant
2
65Karl Malone
2
66Kareem Hunt
2
67Julius Randle
2
68Jamal Murray
2
69Jaden McDaniels
2
70Jaden Ivey
2
71Isaiah Thomas
2
72Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
73Gary Trent Jr.
2
74Draymond Green
2
75Doc Rivers
2
76David Stockton
2
77Chris Paul
2
78Carolina Panthers
2
79Aaron Gordon
2
80Xavier Worthy
1
81Walt Lemon Jr.
1
82Villanova Wildcats
1
83Victor Wembanyama
1
84Tyrese Maxey
1
85Tobias Harris
1
86The Rewatchables
1
87Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
88Seattle Seahawks
1
89Scottie Pippen
1
90Rui Hachimura
1
91Payton Pritchard
1
92Pau Gasol
1
93Orlando Magic
1
94OG Anunoby
1
95MLB
1
96Minnesota Twins
1
97Mike Krzyzewski
1
98Mike Conley
1
99Maxi Kleber
1
100Marcus Smart
1
101Manu Ginobili
1
102Mallory Rubin
1
103Malik Willis
1
104Luke Kornet
1
105Las Vegas Raiders
1
106Kyrie Irving
1
107Kevin Love
1
108Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
109Josh Hart
1
110Johnny Damon
1
111Joel Embiid
1
112JJ Redick
1
113Jimmy Garoppolo
1
114James Posey
1
115Ivica Zubac
1
116Isaiah Stewart
1
117Houston Rockets
1
118Hakeem Olajuwon
1
119Grant Williams
1
120Dwyane Wade
1
121Donte DiVincenzo
1
122Derrick White
1
123Defensive Player of the Year
1
124DeAndre Jordan
1
125Darius Garland
1
126D.J. Carton
1
127Craig Horlbeck
1
128College Basketball
1
129Cleveland Cavaliers
1
130Chris Ryan
1
131Chicago Bulls
1
132Chet Holmgren
1
133Caitlin Clark
1
134Buffalo Bills
1
135Boston Red Sox
1
136Beyoncé
1
137Amanda Dobbins
1
138All-Star
1
139All-NBA Second Team
1
140Al Horford
1

League Distribution

NBA
181 (82.6%)
NFL
24 (11%)
MLB
10 (4.6%)
NCAAB
3 (1.4%)
WNBA
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Nikola Jokic
15
2James Harden
15
3Jalen Brunson
12
4Rudy Gobert
10
5LeBron James
10
6Jayson Tatum
10
7Larry Bird
7
8Bill Simmons
7
9Nicolas Batum
6
10Kevin Garnett
6
11Jrue Holiday
6
12Russell Westbrook
5
13Paul Pierce
5
14Luka Dončić
5
15Karl-Anthony Towns
5
16Alex Len
5
17Tom Brady
4
18Rob Mahoney
4
19Moses Moody
4
20Michael Porter Jr.
4
21Kawhi Leonard
4
22Joe House
4
23Stephen Curry
3
24Pedro Martinez
3
25Michael Jordan
3
26Derrick Jones Jr.
3
27Ben Simmons
3
28Anthony Edwards
3
29Aaron Judge
3
30Zoe Simmons
2
31Wilt Chamberlain
2
32Tim Hardaway Jr.
2
33The Sports Gal
2
34Stephon Gilmore
2
35Shaquille O'Neal
2
36Ray Allen
2
37Pascal Siakam
2
38Mike White
2
39Mikal Bridges
2
40Mark Williams
2
41Malik Beasley
2
42Magic Johnson
2
43Kevin Durant
2
44Karl Malone
2
45Kareem Hunt
2
46Julius Randle
2
47Jamal Murray
2
48Jaden McDaniels
2
49Jaden Ivey
2
50Isaiah Thomas
2
51Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
52Gary Trent Jr.
2
53Draymond Green
2
54Doc Rivers
2
55David Stockton
2
56Chris Paul
2
57Aaron Gordon
2
58Xavier Worthy
1
59Walt Lemon Jr.
1
60Victor Wembanyama
1
61Tyrese Maxey
1
62Tobias Harris
1
63Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
64Scottie Pippen
1
65Rui Hachimura
1
66Payton Pritchard
1
67Pau Gasol
1
68OG Anunoby
1
69Mike Krzyzewski
1
70Mike Conley
1
71Maxi Kleber
1
72Marcus Smart
1
73Manu Ginobili
1
74Mallory Rubin
1
75Malik Willis
1
76Luke Kornet
1
77Kyrie Irving
1
78Kevin Love
1
79Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
80Josh Hart
1
81Johnny Damon
1
82Joel Embiid
1
83JJ Redick
1
84Jimmy Garoppolo
1
85James Posey
1
86Ivica Zubac
1
87Isaiah Stewart
1
88Hakeem Olajuwon
1
89Grant Williams
1
90Dwyane Wade
1
91Donte DiVincenzo
1
92Derrick White
1
93DeAndre Jordan
1
94Darius Garland
1
95D.J. Carton
1
96Craig Horlbeck
1
97Chris Ryan
1
98Chet Holmgren
1
99Caitlin Clark
1
100Beyoncé
1
101Amanda Dobbins
1
102Al Horford
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
16
2Boston Celtics
13
3New York Knicks
11
4James Harden
10
5NBA Playoffs
9
6LeBron James
8
7Nikola Jokic
7
8Minnesota Timberwolves
7
9Denver Nuggets
7
10Jayson Tatum
7
11Rudy Gobert
6
12Gambling
6
13The Ringer
5
14Los Angeles Clippers
5
15Jalen Brunson
5

Rob Mahoney

1Los Angeles Clippers
9
2Nikola Jokic
6
3Jalen Brunson
6
4Denver Nuggets
6
5Rudy Gobert
4
6James Harden
4
7New York Knicks
3
8Minnesota Timberwolves
3
9Karl-Anthony Towns
3
10Detroit Pistons
3
11Boston Celtics
3
12Russell Westbrook
2
13Nicolas Batum
2
14NBA Playoffs
2
15NBA
2

Bob Ryan

1NBA
8
2Boston Celtics
8
3Larry Bird
5
4Paul Pierce
4
5Tom Brady
3
6Los Angeles Lakers
3
7Hall of Fame
3
8Sixth Man of the Year
2
9Nikola Jokic
2
10NBA Playoffs
2
11Moses Moody
2
12Michael Jordan
2
13LeBron James
2
14Kevin Garnett
2
15Karl Malone
2

Joanna Robinson

1Pittsburgh Steelers
3
2Pedro Martinez
2
3Bill Simmons
2
4The Ringer
1
5Rob Mahoney
1
6Pascal Siakam
1
7NBA
1
8Mike White
1
9Mallory Rubin
1
10Kevin Garnett
1
11Gambling
1
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