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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 65Published Jun 1, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 65 · Jun 1, 2025 · 121 min · With Ryen Russillo, Van Lathan

"Indiana’s Incredible Finals Run, a Knicks Summer Strategy Session, and the 'Inside the NBA' ESPN Fit With Ryen Russillo and Van Lathan Jr."

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons57.1 min · 48.5%
Ryen Russillo37.7 min · 32.1%
Van Lathan22.8 min · 19.4%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
CFB
WNBA
MLB
UFC
NCAAB
NBA · 138 · 79.3%NFL · 18 · 10.3%CFB · 10 · 5.7%WNBA · 4 · 2.3%MLB · 2 · 1.1%UFC · 1 · 0.6%NCAAB · 1 · 0.6%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
121
minutes
Distinct entities
129
Word count
23,384
Episode №
65
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
41
02
New York Knicksteam
35
03
Indiana Pacersteam
32
04
Boston Celticsteam
21
05
Van Lathanperson
21
06
NBA Finalstopic
18
07
Pascal Siakamperson
17
08
Ryen Russilloperson
17
09
Bill Simmonsperson
14
10
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
14
11
Karl-Anthony Townsperson
13
12
NBA Playoffstopic
13
13
College Footballtopic
10
14
Tyrese Haliburtonperson
10
15
Giannis Antetokounmpoperson
7
16
LeBron Jamesperson
7
17
Gamblingtopic
6
18
Jayson Tatumperson
6
19
Los Angeles Lakersteam
6
20
Finals MVPaward
5
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
New York Knicks
Indiana Pacers
Boston Celtics
Van Lathan
NBA Finals
0 min130 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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