The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

May 15, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
57.7 min (51.7%)
Cathy Engelbert
27.4 min (24.5%)
David Jacoby
26.5 min (23.8%)

Top Entities

1NBA
55
2New York Knicks
32
3Boston Celtics
27
4WNBA
21
5Jayson Tatum
20
6NBA Playoffs
17
7Karl-Anthony Towns
12
8Luke Kornet
10
9Indiana Pacers
10
10NFL
9
11Gambling
9
12Nikola Jokic
8
13Bill Simmons
8
14Oklahoma City Thunder
7
15NBA Draft
7
16Jalen Brunson
7
17NBA Finals
6
18Jaylen Brown
6
19Golden State Warriors
6
20Derrick White
6
21Stephen Curry
5
22Portland Trail Blazers
5
23Jrue Holiday
5
24LeBron James
4
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
26Caitlin Clark
4
27Toronto Raptors
3
28Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
29San Francisco 49ers
3
30Most Valuable Player
3
31Michael Porter Jr.
3
32March Madness
3
33Madison Square Garden
3
34Kevin Durant
3
35JuJu Smith-Schuster
3
36Final Four
3
37Derrick Rose
3
38Denver Nuggets
3
39College Basketball
3
40Tom Brady
2
41The Ringer
2
42The Rewatchables
2
43Seattle Storm
2
44Seattle Seahawks
2
45San Antonio Spurs
2
46Sabrina Ionescu
2
47Russell Westbrook
2
48Patrick Ewing
2
49NHL
2
50NBA Free Agency
2
51MLB
2
52Mikal Bridges
2
53Miami Heat
2
54Marcus Paige
2
55Klay Thompson
2
56Kevin Garnett
2
57Josh Hart
2
58Houston Rockets
2
59Golden State Valkyries
2
60Dallas Mavericks
2
61College Football
2
62Boston Red Sox
2
63Anthony Edwards
2
64Al Horford
2
65World Series
1
66Victor Wembanyama
1
67Utah Jazz
1
68UConn Huskies
1
69Tyjae Spears
1
70Tony Brothers
1
71Tim Duncan
1
72Ted Williams
1
73Tank Dell
1
74Steve Nash
1
75Stefon Diggs
1
76Stanley Cup
1
77Shaquille O'Neal
1
78Sam Hauser
1
79Rui Hachimura
1
80Rob Mahoney
1
81Rick Carlisle
1
82Rashee Rice
1
83Pittsburgh Steelers
1
84Peyton Manning
1
85Payton Pritchard
1
86Patrick Mahomes
1
87New York Yankees
1
88Minnesota Timberwolves
1
89Milwaukee Bucks
1
90Memphis Grizzlies
1
91Matt Damon
1
92Luguentz Dort
1
93Los Angeles Rams
1
94Los Angeles Clippers
1
95Las Vegas Raiders
1
96Larry Bird
1
97Kobe Bryant
1
98Joe House
1
99Jimmy Butler III
1
100James Harden
1
101Jackie Young
1
102Ja Morant
1
103Isaiah Thomas
1
104Isaiah Collier
1
105Indiana Hoosiers
1
106Indiana Fever
1
107Dwight Howard
1
108Diana Taurasi
1
109Devin Booker
1
110Detroit Pistons
1
111Defensive Player of the Year
1
112Davion Mitchell
1
113Darius Garland
1
114Cooper Flagg
1
115Cleveland Cavaliers
1
116Chris Ryan
1
117Chicago Bulls
1
118Chelsea Gray
1
119Chase Center
1
120Carmelo Anthony
1
121Buffalo Bills
1
122Breanna Stewart
1
123Bill's Dad
1
124Bill Russell
1
125Bill Buckner
1
126Ben Affleck
1
127Atlanta Dream
1
128Angel Reese
1
129All-NBA First Team
1
130A'ja Wilson
1

League Distribution

NBA
174 (70.7%)
WNBA
28 (11.4%)
NFL
26 (10.6%)
NCAAB
9 (3.7%)
MLB
5 (2%)
NHL
2 (0.8%)
CFB
2 (0.8%)

Top Players

1Jayson Tatum
20
2Karl-Anthony Towns
12
3Luke Kornet
10
4Nikola Jokic
8
5Bill Simmons
8
6Jalen Brunson
7
7Jaylen Brown
6
8Derrick White
6
9Stephen Curry
5
10Jrue Holiday
5
11LeBron James
4
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
13Caitlin Clark
4
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
15Michael Porter Jr.
3
16Kevin Durant
3
17JuJu Smith-Schuster
3
18Derrick Rose
3
19Tom Brady
2
20Sabrina Ionescu
2
21Russell Westbrook
2
22Patrick Ewing
2
23Mikal Bridges
2
24Marcus Paige
2
25Klay Thompson
2
26Kevin Garnett
2
27Josh Hart
2
28Anthony Edwards
2
29Al Horford
2
30Victor Wembanyama
1
31Tyjae Spears
1
32Tony Brothers
1
33Tim Duncan
1
34Ted Williams
1
35Tank Dell
1
36Steve Nash
1
37Stefon Diggs
1
38Shaquille O'Neal
1
39Sam Hauser
1
40Rui Hachimura
1
41Rob Mahoney
1
42Rick Carlisle
1
43Rashee Rice
1
44Peyton Manning
1
45Payton Pritchard
1
46Patrick Mahomes
1
47Matt Damon
1
48Luguentz Dort
1
49Larry Bird
1
50Kobe Bryant
1
51Joe House
1
52Jimmy Butler III
1
53James Harden
1
54Jackie Young
1
55Ja Morant
1
56Isaiah Thomas
1
57Isaiah Collier
1
58Dwight Howard
1
59Diana Taurasi
1
60Devin Booker
1
61Davion Mitchell
1
62Darius Garland
1
63Cooper Flagg
1
64Chris Ryan
1
65Chelsea Gray
1
66Carmelo Anthony
1
67Breanna Stewart
1
68Bill's Dad
1
69Bill Russell
1
70Bill Buckner
1
71Ben Affleck
1
72Angel Reese
1
73A'ja Wilson
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
29
2New York Knicks
16
3Boston Celtics
15
4Jayson Tatum
12
5NBA Playoffs
11
6WNBA
7
7Luke Kornet
6
8Indiana Pacers
6
9Gambling
6
10Nikola Jokic
5
11Stephen Curry
4
12Oklahoma City Thunder
4
13NBA Finals
4
14Karl-Anthony Towns
4
15Jaylen Brown
4

David Jacoby

1New York Knicks
14
2Boston Celtics
12
3NBA
10
4Karl-Anthony Towns
8
5Jayson Tatum
8
6Luke Kornet
4
7Jalen Brunson
4
8Oklahoma City Thunder
3
9Nikola Jokic
3
10NBA Playoffs
3
11Michael Porter Jr.
3
12Indiana Pacers
3
13Derrick White
3
14Madison Square Garden
2
15Jrue Holiday
2

Cathy Engelbert

1NBA
16
2WNBA
14
3NFL
5
4NBA Draft
5
5NBA Playoffs
3
6Golden State Warriors
3
7Gambling
3
8Toronto Raptors
2
9Seattle Storm
2
10Seattle Seahawks
2
11Sabrina Ionescu
2
12Portland Trail Blazers
2
13NHL
2
14New York Knicks
2
15NBA Free Agency
2
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