Jon Stewart on a Knicks Disaster, the Soto Era, His ‘Daily Show’ Comeback, Bad Biden Coverage, and New York Fans | Plus: Is an OKC Title Now Inevitable?

May 23, 2025

Talk Time

Jon Stewart

66.0 min (60.7%)

Bill Simmons

42.7 min (39.3%)

Top Entities

1New York Knicks

22

2NBA Playoffs

6

3Karl-Anthony Towns

6

4NBA

5

5LeBron James

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6Boston Celtics

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7Bill Simmons

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8Reggie Miller

4

9New York Mets

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10Los Angeles Clippers

4

11Indiana Pacers

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12The Ringer

3

13New York Yankees

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14Juan Soto

3

15Jrue Holiday

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16Joel Embiid

3

17Gambling

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18Tyrese Haliburton

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19The Town (film)

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20The Rewatchables

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21Stephen Curry

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23NFL

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24NBA Finals

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25Malaki Starks

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27Devin Booker

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29Boston Red Sox

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30Jayson Tatum

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31Zoe Simmons

1

32Zach Randolph

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33World Series

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34Walt Lemon Jr.

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35Victor Wembanyama

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36Van Lathan

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37Tua Tagovailoa

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38Tom Thibodeau

1

39T.J. Watt

1

40Super Bowl

1

41Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

1

42Scott Foster

1

43Ryan Rollins

1

44Rudy Gobert

1

45Robert McDaniel

1

46Rob Mahoney

1

47Ray Allen

1

48Rashee Rice

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49Pittsburgh Steelers

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50Paul Pierce

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51Patrick Ewing

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52Oklahoma City Thunder

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53Nickeil Alexander-Walker

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54New York Jets

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56New England Patriots

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57NBA Draft

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59MLB

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61Miami Heat

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1

63Malik Willis

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64Malcolm Brogdon

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65Magic Johnson

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66Madison Square Garden

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67Luguentz Dort

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68Los Angeles Lakers

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69Los Angeles Dodgers

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70LaMelo Ball

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71Klay Thompson

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73Kevin Durant

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74Keni-H Lovely

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75Julius Randle

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76Joe House

1

77Jerry Seinfeld

1

78Jaylen Brown

1

79Jalen Hurts

1

80J.J. McCarthy

1

81Isaiah Hartenstein

1

82Houston Rockets

1

83Hakeem Olajuwon

1

84Golden State Warriors

1

85Frank Ragnow

1

86Francisco Mauigoa

1

87Doc Rivers

1

88Detroit Pistons

1

89Derrick Rose

1

90Denver Nuggets

1

91D'Angelo Russell

1

92Cousin Sal

1

93Collin Sexton

1

94Chicago Bulls

1

95Brandon Bass

1

96Bones Hyland

1

97Bill's Dad

1

98Baltimore Ravens

1

99Anthony Edwards

1

100Amar'e Stoudemire

1

101All-Star

1

102Alex Caruso

1

103Aaron Rodgers

1

104Aaron Nesmith

1

105Aaron Judge

1

106Aaron Gordon

1

League Distribution

NBA

67 (68.4%)

NFL

20 (20.4%)

MLB

10 (10.2%)

Boxing

1 (1%)

Top Players

1Karl-Anthony Towns

6

2LeBron James

5

3Bill Simmons

5

4Reggie Miller

4

5Juan Soto

3

6Jrue Holiday

3

7Joel Embiid

3

8Tyrese Haliburton

2

9Stephen Curry

2

10Malaki Starks

2

11Kawhi Leonard

2

12Devin Booker

2

13Jayson Tatum

2

14Zoe Simmons

1

15Zach Randolph

1

16Walt Lemon Jr.

1

17Victor Wembanyama

1

18Van Lathan

1

19Tua Tagovailoa

1

20Tom Thibodeau

1

21T.J. Watt

1

22Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

1

23Scott Foster

1

24Ryan Rollins

1

25Rudy Gobert

1

26Robert McDaniel

1

27Rob Mahoney

1

28Ray Allen

1

29Rashee Rice

1

30Paul Pierce

1

31Patrick Ewing

1

32Nickeil Alexander-Walker

1

33Muhammad Ali

1

34Manny Ramirez

1

35Malik Willis

1

36Malcolm Brogdon

1

37Magic Johnson

1

38Luguentz Dort

1

39LaMelo Ball

1

40Klay Thompson

1

41Kevin Garnett

1

42Kevin Durant

1

43Keni-H Lovely

1

44Julius Randle

1

45Joe House

1

46Jerry Seinfeld

1

47Jaylen Brown

1

48Jalen Hurts

1

49J.J. McCarthy

1

50Isaiah Hartenstein

1

51Hakeem Olajuwon

1

52Frank Ragnow

1

53Francisco Mauigoa

1

54Doc Rivers

1

55Derrick Rose

1

56D'Angelo Russell

1

57Cousin Sal

1

58Collin Sexton

1

59Brandon Bass

1

60Bones Hyland

1

61Bill's Dad

1

62Anthony Edwards

1

63Amar'e Stoudemire

1

64Alex Caruso

1

65Aaron Rodgers

1

66Aaron Nesmith

1

67Aaron Judge

1

68Aaron Gordon

1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1New York Knicks

11

2NBA

4

3Los Angeles Clippers

4

4Karl-Anthony Towns

4

5The Ringer

3

6NBA Playoffs

3

7Gambling

3

8The Town (film)

2

9The Rewatchables

2

10NFL

2

11New York Mets

2

12LeBron James

2

13Kawhi Leonard

2

14Juan Soto

2

15Boston Red Sox

2

Jon Stewart

1New York Knicks

11

2Reggie Miller

4

3NBA Playoffs

3

4LeBron James

3

5Joel Embiid

3

6Indiana Pacers

3

7Boston Celtics

3

8Bill Simmons

3

9Seattle Seahawks

2

10New York Yankees

2

11New York Mets

2

12Malaki Starks

2

13Karl-Anthony Towns

2

14Jrue Holiday

2

15Devin Booker

2

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