Euro NBA Thoughts, Plus Cody Rhodes on Being the WWE’s Guy, Leaving AEW, Feuding With John Cena, and the Rules of Kayfabe

Aug 1, 2025

Talk Time

Cody Rhodes
77.7 min (61.6%)
Bill Simmons
48.4 min (38.4%)

Top Entities

1Bill's Dad
19
2NBA
6
3NFL
5
4Jimmy Butler III
4
5New York Knicks
3
6MLB
3
7Joe House
3
8Gambling
3
9Boston Celtics
3
10Bill Simmons
3
11The Sports Gal
2
12The Rewatchables
2
13Philadelphia Eagles
2
14New York Yankees
2
15Magic Johnson
2
16Madison Square Garden
2
17LeBron James
2
18Dylan McMahon
2
19Dom Jones
2
20Dallas Cowboys
2
21Charlotte Hornets
2
22Atlanta Hawks
2
23Atlanta Falcons
2
24Atlanta Braves
2
25Zoe Simmons
1
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27Will Hardy
1
28Van Lathan
1
29Tony Parker
1
30Tom Brady
1
31The Ringer
1
32Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
33Super Bowl
1
34Shaquille O'Neal
1
35Seattle Seahawks
1
36Philadelphia Phillies
1
37Oklahoma City Thunder
1
38O.J. Mayo
1
39Nomar Garciaparra
1
40Nick Jackson
1
41NHL
1
42New York Mets
1
43New England Patriots
1
44NBA Playoffs
1
45NBA Draft
1
46Mookie Betts
1
47Milwaukee Bucks
1
48Mike Tyson
1
49Michael Corleone
1
50Miami Heat
1
51Maverick Carter
1
52Luka Dončić
1
53Los Angeles Rams
1
54Los Angeles Clippers
1
55Leonardo DiCaprio
1
56Las Vegas Raiders
1
57Kevin Garnett
1
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1
59Julius Erving
1
60Josh Hart
1
61Jalin Hyatt
1
62Jalen Virgil
1
63Jalen Hurts
1
64Hall of Fame
1
65Fred Warner
1
66Drake London
1
67Dirk Nowitzki
1
68Devin Booker
1
69Detroit Lions
1
70DeMarcus Cousins
1
71College Football
1
72Chicago Bulls
1
73Charles Barkley
1
74Boxing
1
75Boston Red Sox
1
76Boogie Nights (film)
1
77Bones Hyland
1
78Ben Brown
1
79Arizona Cardinals
1
80Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
36 (50%)
NFL
25 (34.7%)
MLB
7 (9.7%)
Boxing
2 (2.8%)
NHL
1 (1.4%)
CFB
1 (1.4%)

Top Players

1Bill's Dad
19
2Jimmy Butler III
4
3Joe House
3
4Bill Simmons
3
5The Sports Gal
2
6Magic Johnson
2
7LeBron James
2
8Dylan McMahon
2
9Dom Jones
2
10Zoe Simmons
1
11Will Hardy
1
12Van Lathan
1
13Tony Parker
1
14Tom Brady
1
15Shaquille O'Neal
1
16O.J. Mayo
1
17Nomar Garciaparra
1
18Nick Jackson
1
19Mookie Betts
1
20Mike Tyson
1
21Michael Corleone
1
22Maverick Carter
1
23Luka Dončić
1
24Leonardo DiCaprio
1
25Kevin Garnett
1
26Julius Erving
1
27Josh Hart
1
28Jalin Hyatt
1
29Jalen Virgil
1
30Jalen Hurts
1
31Fred Warner
1
32Drake London
1
33Dirk Nowitzki
1
34Devin Booker
1
35DeMarcus Cousins
1
36Charles Barkley
1
37Bones Hyland
1
38Ben Brown
1
39Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
4
2NFL
3
3Boston Celtics
3
4Bill Simmons
3
5The Rewatchables
2
6New York Knicks
2
7MLB
2
8Jimmy Butler III
2
9Gambling
2
10Dylan McMahon
2
11World Series
1
12Will Hardy
1
13Tony Parker
1
14The Sports Gal
1
15The Ringer
1

Cody Rhodes

1Bill's Dad
19
2Joe House
3
3Philadelphia Eagles
2
4NFL
2
5NBA
2
6Madison Square Garden
2
7Jimmy Butler III
2
8Dom Jones
2
9Atlanta Hawks
2
10Atlanta Falcons
2
11Atlanta Braves
2
12Zoe Simmons
1
13Van Lathan
1
14Tom Brady
1
15The Sports Gal
1
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