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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 28Published Mar 9, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 28 · Mar 9, 2025 · 129 min · With Ryen Russillo, Bryan Curtis

"SGA vs. Jokic, Celts-Lakers, and the State of NBA Media With Ryen Russillo and Bryan Curtis"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons65.9 min · 52.5%
Ryen Russillo47.3 min · 37.7%
Bryan Curtis12.3 min · 9.8%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NHL
CFB
NCAAB
NBA · 158 · 76.7%NFL · 37 · 18.0%MLB · 5 · 2.4%NHL · 3 · 1.5%CFB · 2 · 1.0%NCAAB · 1 · 0.5%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
129
minutes
Distinct entities
142
Word count
26,362
Episode №
28
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
50
02
Boston Celticsteam
24
03
LeBron Jamesperson
22
04
Los Angeles Lakersteam
19
05
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
18
06
Ryen Russilloperson
18
07
NFLtopic
17
08
Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderperson
16
09
Stephen A Smithperson
14
10
Luka Dončićperson
13
11
NBA Playoffstopic
13
12
Nikola Jokicperson
13
13
Mark Cubanperson
10
14
Bill Simmonsperson
8
15
Stephen Curryperson
8
16
Anthony Edwardsperson
7
17
Jayson Tatumperson
7
18
Most Valuable Playeraward
7
19
Gamblingtopic
6
20
Golden State Warriorsteam
6
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
Boston Celtics
LeBron James
Los Angeles Lakers
Oklahoma City Thunder
Ryen Russillo
0 min130 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
thefootnote.fm · v0.1 · data updated April 10, 2026