The NBA’s Wacky West, Tales From Augusta, and the Baby Doll Chronicles | With Joe House, Cousin Sal, Nathan Hubbard, Dave Chang, and Baby Doll

Apr 11, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
56.0 min (49.7%)
James "Baby Doll" Dixon
19.7 min (17.5%)
Joe House
16.6 min (14.8%)
Cousin Sal
8.3 min (7.4%)
Dave Chang
7.0 min (6.2%)
Nathan Hubbard
5.0 min (4.4%)

Top Entities

1NBA
17
2Cousin Sal
15
3Los Angeles Lakers
13
4Gambling
11
5Golden State Warriors
9
6NBA Playoffs
8
7Minnesota Timberwolves
8
8Dallas Mavericks
8
9Memphis Grizzlies
6
10Joe House
6
11Luka Dončić
5
12MLB
4
13LeBron James
4
14Jimmy Butler III
4
15Houston Rockets
4
16Denver Nuggets
4
17The Ringer
3
18Super Bowl
3
19Russell Westbrook
3
20NFL
3
21New York Knicks
3
22Moda Center
3
23Mark Cuban
3
24March Madness
3
25Los Angeles Clippers
3
26Fred VanVleet
3
27Derrick Rose
3
28Bill Simmons
3
29Anthony Davis
3
30Zach Lowe
2
31World Series
2
32Washington Wizards
2
33The Sports Gal
2
34Ray Allen
2
35Rashee Rice
2
36New Orleans Pelicans
2
37NBA Draft
2
38Las Vegas Raiders
2
39Charlotte Hornets
2
40Boston Celtics
2
41Atlanta Hawks
2
42Zoe Simmons
1
43Wade Boggs
1
44Van Lathan
1
45Utah Jazz
1
46Toronto Raptors
1
47Tari Eason
1
48Steve Ballmer
1
49Stephen Curry
1
50Shawshank Redemption (film)
1
51San Antonio Spurs
1
52Salvon Ahmed
1
53Sacramento Kings
1
54Roger Van Zandt
1
55Ray-Ray McCloud
1
56Norman Powell
1
57Nikola Jokic
1
58NHL
1
59New York Yankees
1
60NBA Finals
1
61Michael Porter Jr.
1
62Michael Jordan
1
63Miami Heat
1
64Mark Williams
1
65Los Angeles Chargers
1
66Larry Bird
1
67Kevin Garnett
1
68Kevin Durant
1
69Keni-H Lovely
1
70Kawhi Leonard
1
71Justin Fields
1
72Julius Randle
1
73Jordan Poole
1
74Joel Embiid
1
75Jaxson Dart
1
76Ja Morant
1
77Hall of Fame
1
78Draymond Green
1
79Detroit Pistons
1
80Cooper Flagg
1
81Chuba Hubbard
1
82Chicago Bulls
1
83Chicago Bears
1
84Brooklyn Nets
1
85Boston Red Sox
1
86Bogdan Bogdanović
1
87Anthony Edwards
1
88Amen Thompson
1

League Distribution

NBA
99 (77.3%)
NFL
16 (12.5%)
MLB
8 (6.2%)
NCAAB
4 (3.1%)
NHL
1 (0.8%)

Top Players

1Cousin Sal
15
2Joe House
6
3Luka Dončić
5
4LeBron James
4
5Jimmy Butler III
4
6Russell Westbrook
3
7Mark Cuban
3
8Fred VanVleet
3
9Derrick Rose
3
10Bill Simmons
3
11Anthony Davis
3
12Zach Lowe
2
13The Sports Gal
2
14Ray Allen
2
15Rashee Rice
2
16Zoe Simmons
1
17Wade Boggs
1
18Van Lathan
1
19Tari Eason
1
20Steve Ballmer
1
21Stephen Curry
1
22Salvon Ahmed
1
23Roger Van Zandt
1
24Ray-Ray McCloud
1
25Norman Powell
1
26Nikola Jokic
1
27Michael Porter Jr.
1
28Michael Jordan
1
29Mark Williams
1
30Larry Bird
1
31Kevin Garnett
1
32Kevin Durant
1
33Keni-H Lovely
1
34Kawhi Leonard
1
35Justin Fields
1
36Julius Randle
1
37Jordan Poole
1
38Joel Embiid
1
39Jaxson Dart
1
40Ja Morant
1
41Draymond Green
1
42Cooper Flagg
1
43Chuba Hubbard
1
44Bogdan Bogdanović
1
45Anthony Edwards
1
46Amen Thompson
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Cousin Sal
10
2NBA
9
3Los Angeles Lakers
9
4NBA Playoffs
6
5Minnesota Timberwolves
6
6Gambling
6
7Golden State Warriors
5
8Dallas Mavericks
5
9MLB
4
10Memphis Grizzlies
4
11Luka Dončić
4
12Joe House
4
13Houston Rockets
4
14The Ringer
3
15Russell Westbrook
3

Cousin Sal

1Atlanta Hawks
2
2Toronto Raptors
1
3Roger Van Zandt
1
4Ray Allen
1
5NFL
1
6New York Knicks
1
7Michael Jordan
1
8Las Vegas Raiders
1
9Justin Fields
1
10Joe House
1
11Jimmy Butler III
1
12Bogdan Bogdanović
1
13Amen Thompson
1

Joe House

1NBA
7
2Los Angeles Lakers
4
3Golden State Warriors
4
4Anthony Davis
3
5NBA Playoffs
2
6Minnesota Timberwolves
2
7Memphis Grizzlies
2
8Los Angeles Clippers
2
9Gambling
2
10Denver Nuggets
2
11Van Lathan
1
12Steve Ballmer
1
13Stephen Curry
1
14Rashee Rice
1
15New Orleans Pelicans
1

Nathan Hubbard

1Super Bowl
1
2Jaxson Dart
1
3Cousin Sal
1

James "Baby Doll" Dixon

1Moda Center
2
2Jimmy Butler III
2
3Dallas Mavericks
2
4Cousin Sal
2
5World Series
1
6Ray-Ray McCloud
1
7Ray Allen
1
8NFL
1
9NBA Draft
1
10NBA
1
11Joe House
1
12Gambling
1
13Derrick Rose
1
14Bill Simmons
1

Dave Chang

1Gambling
2
2LeBron James
1
3Fred VanVleet
1
4Cousin Sal
1
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