Tiger’s Crisis, an NBA Mini-Mailbag, the Confusing Knicks, 'Survivor 50,' and the Yucky Red Sox | With Joe House, Jason Concepcion, and Bill’s Dad

Apr 3, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
82.1 min (57.4%)
Joe House
25.1 min (17.5%)
Jason Concepcion
22.0 min (15.4%)
Bill's dad
13.8 min (9.6%)

Top Entities

1NBA
40
2New York Knicks
25
3NBA Playoffs
25
4Gambling
15
5Boston Celtics
15
6Boston Red Sox
14
7Victor Wembanyama
11
8Los Angeles Lakers
11
9Jayson Tatum
11
10Luka Dončić
10
11Joe House
10
12NBA Draft
9
13LeBron James
7
14San Antonio Spurs
6
15Most Valuable Player
6
16Houston Rockets
6
17The Sports Gal
5
18Paolo Banchero
5
19Oklahoma City Thunder
5
20NBA Finals
5
21Golden State Warriors
5
22Bill's Dad
5
23Bill Simmons
5
24All-Star
5
25The Ringer
4
26Payton Pritchard
4
27Mike Brown
4
28Memphis Grizzlies
4
29Joe Mazzulla
4
30Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
31Anthony Davis
4
32All-NBA First Team
4
33Utah Jazz
3
34The Rewatchables
3
35Stephen Curry
3
36Spike Lee
3
37Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
38Rick Brunson
3
39Portland Trail Blazers
3
40Philadelphia 76ers
3
41Milwaukee Bucks
3
42Mike White
3
43Mikal Bridges
3
44Madison Square Garden
3
45Karl-Anthony Towns
3
46Josh Hart
3
47Dwayne Bacon
3
48Toronto Raptors
2
49Tom Cruise
2
50Super Bowl
2
51Shea Serrano
2
52Seattle Seahawks
2
53Sacramento Kings
2
54Rafael Devers
2
55Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
56NFL
2
57New Orleans Pelicans
2
58New England Patriots
2
59NBA Trade Deadline
2
60March Madness
2
61Magic Johnson
2
62Los Angeles Clippers
2
63Larry Bird
2
64Kevin Durant
2
65Jrue Holiday
2
66Jose Alvarado
2
67Jerry West
2
68Jaylen Brown
2
69Indiana Pacers
2
70Detroit Pistons
2
71Chicago Bulls
2
72Charles Barkley
2
73Cade Cunningham
2
74Atlanta Hawks
2
75Anthony Edwards
2
76Zoe Simmons
1
77Zach Lowe
1
78Zach Guthrie
1
79Wilt Chamberlain
1
80Washington Wizards
1
81UConn Huskies
1
82Tom Brady
1
83Tim Duncan
1
84The Book of Basketball
1
85Taybor Pepper
1
86Steve Nash
1
87Scott Foster
1
88Scoot Henderson
1
89Saquon Barkley
1
90San Francisco 49ers
1
91Russell Westbrook
1
92Rudy Gay
1
93Ron Harper Jr.
1
94Rashee Rice
1
95Quin Snyder
1
96Paul Pierce
1
97Paul George
1
98Nikola Jokic
1
99NHL
1
100New York Yankees
1
101Moussa Diabate
1
102Moses Moody
1
103MLB
1
104Mitchell Robinson
1
105Mat Ishbia
1
106Marvin Bagley III
1
107Mark Cuban
1
108Luke Kornet
1
109Los Angeles Chargers
1
110Las Vegas Raiders
1
111LaMelo Ball
1
112Kristaps Porziņģis
1
113Kobe Bryant
1
114Kemba Walker
1
115Kareem Hunt
1
116Jordan Walsh
1
117Jordan Hawkins
1
118JJ Redick
1
119Jerry Seinfeld
1
120James Harden
1
121James Dolan
1
122Jameis Winston
1
123Jalen Wilson
1
124Jalen Williams
1
125Jalen Suggs
1
126Jalen Smith
1
127Jalen Johnson
1
128Jalen Hurts
1
129Jalen Green
1
130Jalen Duren
1
131Jalen Brunson
1
132Jaden Ivey
1
133Jack Horner
1
134Isaiah Stewart
1
135Gabe Vincent
1
136Final Four
1
137Drake Maye
1
138Doug Christie
1
139Dirk Nowitzki
1
140Dirk Diggler
1
141DeMarcus Cousins
1
142Dallas Mavericks
1
143Connor Wong
1
144Collin Sexton
1
145Cleveland Cavaliers
1
146Christian Gonzalez
1
147Chauncey Billups
1
148Cam Smith
1
149Buffalo Bills
1
150Boogie Nights (film)
1
151Blake Griffin
1
152Bill Murray
1
153Bam Adebayo
1
154Arizona Cardinals
1
155Anfernee Simons
1
156Andrew Nicholson
1
157Alvin Kamara
1
158All-NBA Second Team
1
159Aaron Judge
1

League Distribution

NBA
197 (78.8%)
NFL
30 (12%)
MLB
18 (7.2%)
NCAAB
4 (1.6%)
NHL
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Victor Wembanyama
11
2Jayson Tatum
11
3Luka Dončić
10
4Joe House
10
5LeBron James
7
6The Sports Gal
5
7Paolo Banchero
5
8Bill's Dad
5
9Bill Simmons
5
10Payton Pritchard
4
11Mike Brown
4
12Joe Mazzulla
4
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
14Anthony Davis
4
15Stephen Curry
3
16Spike Lee
3
17Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
18Rick Brunson
3
19Mike White
3
20Mikal Bridges
3
21Karl-Anthony Towns
3
22Josh Hart
3
23Dwayne Bacon
3
24Tom Cruise
2
25Shea Serrano
2
26Rafael Devers
2
27Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
28Magic Johnson
2
29Larry Bird
2
30Kevin Durant
2
31Jrue Holiday
2
32Jose Alvarado
2
33Jerry West
2
34Jaylen Brown
2
35Charles Barkley
2
36Cade Cunningham
2
37Anthony Edwards
2
38Zoe Simmons
1
39Zach Lowe
1
40Zach Guthrie
1
41Wilt Chamberlain
1
42Tom Brady
1
43Tim Duncan
1
44Taybor Pepper
1
45Steve Nash
1
46Scott Foster
1
47Scoot Henderson
1
48Saquon Barkley
1
49Russell Westbrook
1
50Rudy Gay
1
51Ron Harper Jr.
1
52Rashee Rice
1
53Quin Snyder
1
54Paul Pierce
1
55Paul George
1
56Nikola Jokic
1
57Moussa Diabate
1
58Moses Moody
1
59Mitchell Robinson
1
60Mat Ishbia
1
61Marvin Bagley III
1
62Mark Cuban
1
63Luke Kornet
1
64LaMelo Ball
1
65Kristaps Porziņģis
1
66Kobe Bryant
1
67Kemba Walker
1
68Kareem Hunt
1
69Jordan Walsh
1
70Jordan Hawkins
1
71JJ Redick
1
72Jerry Seinfeld
1
73James Harden
1
74James Dolan
1
75Jameis Winston
1
76Jalen Wilson
1
77Jalen Williams
1
78Jalen Suggs
1
79Jalen Smith
1
80Jalen Johnson
1
81Jalen Hurts
1
82Jalen Green
1
83Jalen Duren
1
84Jalen Brunson
1
85Jaden Ivey
1
86Jack Horner
1
87Isaiah Stewart
1
88Gabe Vincent
1
89Drake Maye
1
90Doug Christie
1
91Dirk Nowitzki
1
92Dirk Diggler
1
93DeMarcus Cousins
1
94Connor Wong
1
95Collin Sexton
1
96Christian Gonzalez
1
97Chauncey Billups
1
98Cam Smith
1
99Blake Griffin
1
100Bill Murray
1
101Bam Adebayo
1
102Anfernee Simons
1
103Andrew Nicholson
1
104Alvin Kamara
1
105Aaron Judge
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
28
2NBA Playoffs
16
3New York Knicks
13
4Boston Red Sox
12
5Gambling
11
6Boston Celtics
11
7Los Angeles Lakers
9
8Luka Dončić
8
9Jayson Tatum
8
10Joe House
7
11Victor Wembanyama
6
12NBA Draft
6
13LeBron James
6
14Most Valuable Player
5
15Bill's Dad
5

Jason Concepcion

1NBA
9
2Victor Wembanyama
3
3San Antonio Spurs
2
4Paolo Banchero
2
5Luka Dončić
2
6Los Angeles Lakers
2
7Golden State Warriors
2
8Gambling
2
9Steve Nash
1
10Rick Brunson
1
11Oklahoma City Thunder
1
12New Orleans Pelicans
1
13NBA Trade Deadline
1
14NBA Playoffs
1
15Most Valuable Player
1

Joe House

1New York Knicks
6
2Mike Brown
3
3Karl-Anthony Towns
3
4NBA Playoffs
2
5NBA Draft
2
6Mike White
2
7Mikal Bridges
2
8Madison Square Garden
2
9Gambling
2
10Boston Celtics
2
11All-Star
2
12Toronto Raptors
1
13Tom Cruise
1
14The Sports Gal
1
15Spike Lee
1

Bill's dad

1New York Knicks
6
2NBA Playoffs
6
3Victor Wembanyama
2
4Payton Pritchard
2
5Oklahoma City Thunder
2
6NBA
2
7Joe Mazzulla
2
8Boston Red Sox
2
9Boston Celtics
2
10Jayson Tatum
2
11UConn Huskies
1
12Super Bowl
1
13Spike Lee
1
14Shea Serrano
1
15Scott Foster
1
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