Curry Survives, Trae Melts Down, and Ant’s Crazy Shooting with Kirk Goldsberry. Plus, WWE President Nick Khan Stops by

Apr 16, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
66.2 min (48.8%)
Nick Khan
43.6 min (32.1%)
Kirk Goldsberry
25.9 min (19.1%)

Top Entities

1NBA
41
2Golden State Warriors
18
3NBA Playoffs
17
4Boston Celtics
17
5Houston Rockets
14
6UFC
13
7Orlando Magic
12
8Gambling
11
9Stephen Curry
10
10NFL
10
11Los Angeles Lakers
9
12Atlanta Hawks
9
13Boxing
8
14Trae Young
7
15MLB
7
16Hall of Fame
7
17Bill Simmons
7
18The Ringer
6
19New York Knicks
6
20Chicago Bulls
6
21Oklahoma City Thunder
5
22Memphis Grizzlies
5
23Malik Beasley
5
24LeBron James
5
25Sacramento Kings
4
26Nikola Jokic
4
27Most Valuable Player
4
28Miami Heat
4
29Los Angeles Rams
4
30Los Angeles Clippers
4
31Jimmy Butler III
4
32Denver Nuggets
4
33Cole Anthony
4
34Sixth Man of the Year
3
35Minnesota Timberwolves
3
36Klay Thompson
3
37Draymond Green
3
38Dana White
3
39Dallas Mavericks
3
40College Football
3
41Anthony Edwards
3
42Jayson Tatum
3
43Wendell Carter Jr.
2
44The Rewatchables
2
45Sylvester Stallone
2
46Super Bowl
2
47San Antonio Spurs
2
48Philadelphia 76ers
2
49Payton Pritchard
2
50Paul Pierce
2
51Paolo Banchero
2
52NBA Finals
2
53NBA Draft
2
54Marvin Hagler
2
55Luka Dončić
2
56Kirk Cousins
2
57Kevin Garnett
2
58Joe House
2
59Jarren Duran
2
60James Harden
2
61Jalen Suggs
2
62Ja Morant
2
63Ime Udoka
2
64Franz Wagner
2
65Dwyane Wade
2
66Chris Paul
2
67Arizona Cardinals
2
68Anthony Black
2
69Amen Thompson
2
70All-NBA First Team
2
71Zoe Simmons
1
72Zach Edey
1
73Xavier Worthy
1
74Washington Wizards
1
75Tom Brady
1
76Terence Crawford
1
77Ted Williams
1
78Tari Eason
1
79Steven Adams
1
80Stephen A Smith
1
81Stefon Diggs
1
82Spike Lee
1
83Sean Fennessey
1
84Sam Martin
1
85Ryen Russillo
1
86Ryan Rollins
1
87Russell Westbrook
1
88Rudy Gobert
1
89Rocky (film)
1
90Portland Trail Blazers
1
91Patrick Mahomes
1
92Patrick Ewing
1
93Milwaukee Bucks
1
94Mike Tyson
1
95Mike Brown
1
96Maverick Carter
1
97Malik Monk
1
98Madison Square Garden
1
99Leonard Floyd
1
100Las Vegas Raiders
1
101Larry Bird
1
102Kevon Looney
1
103Kevin Durant
1
104Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
105Kemba Walker
1
106Kawhi Leonard
1
107Karl-Anthony Towns
1
108Karate Kid (film)
1
109Jrue Holiday
1
110Josh Hart
1
111Joel Embiid
1
112Jerry Buss
1
113Jaylen Johnson
1
114Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
115Jalen Virgil
1
116Jaden Springer
1
117Jacksonville Jaguars
1
118Indianapolis Colts
1
119Indiana Pacers
1
120Immanuel Quickley
1
121Graham Glasgow
1
122Gary Payton II
1
123Fred Warner
1
124Fred VanVleet
1
125Floyd Mayweather
1
126Final Four
1
127Ezra Cleveland
1
128Errol Spence Jr.
1
129Ed Davis
1
130Dyson Daniels
1
131Dylan McMahon
1
132Doc Rivers
1
133DJ Reader
1
134Dirk Nowitzki
1
135Devin Booker
1
136Detroit Pistons
1
137Desmond Bane
1
138Dejounte Murray
1
139Crypto.com Arena
1
140Charlie Heck
1
141Cade Cunningham
1
142Buddy Hield
1
143Boston Red Sox
1
144Bill's Dad
1
145Ben Simmons
1
146Bam Adebayo
1
147All-Star
1
148All-NBA Third Team
1
149Aaron Judge
1

League Distribution

NBA
133 (63.9%)
NFL
35 (16.8%)
UFC
13 (6.2%)
Boxing
12 (5.8%)
MLB
11 (5.3%)
CFB
3 (1.4%)
NCAAB
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Stephen Curry
10
2Trae Young
7
3Bill Simmons
7
4Malik Beasley
5
5LeBron James
5
6Nikola Jokic
4
7Jimmy Butler III
4
8Cole Anthony
4
9Klay Thompson
3
10Draymond Green
3
11Dana White
3
12Anthony Edwards
3
13Jayson Tatum
3
14Wendell Carter Jr.
2
15Sylvester Stallone
2
16Payton Pritchard
2
17Paul Pierce
2
18Paolo Banchero
2
19Marvin Hagler
2
20Luka Dončić
2
21Kirk Cousins
2
22Kevin Garnett
2
23Joe House
2
24Jarren Duran
2
25James Harden
2
26Jalen Suggs
2
27Ja Morant
2
28Ime Udoka
2
29Franz Wagner
2
30Dwyane Wade
2
31Chris Paul
2
32Anthony Black
2
33Amen Thompson
2
34Zoe Simmons
1
35Zach Edey
1
36Xavier Worthy
1
37Tom Brady
1
38Terence Crawford
1
39Ted Williams
1
40Tari Eason
1
41Steven Adams
1
42Stephen A Smith
1
43Stefon Diggs
1
44Spike Lee
1
45Sean Fennessey
1
46Sam Martin
1
47Ryen Russillo
1
48Ryan Rollins
1
49Russell Westbrook
1
50Rudy Gobert
1
51Patrick Mahomes
1
52Patrick Ewing
1
53Mike Tyson
1
54Mike Brown
1
55Maverick Carter
1
56Malik Monk
1
57Leonard Floyd
1
58Larry Bird
1
59Kevon Looney
1
60Kevin Durant
1
61Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
62Kemba Walker
1
63Kawhi Leonard
1
64Karl-Anthony Towns
1
65Jrue Holiday
1
66Josh Hart
1
67Joel Embiid
1
68Jerry Buss
1
69Jaylen Johnson
1
70Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
71Jalen Virgil
1
72Jaden Springer
1
73Immanuel Quickley
1
74Graham Glasgow
1
75Gary Payton II
1
76Fred Warner
1
77Fred VanVleet
1
78Floyd Mayweather
1
79Ezra Cleveland
1
80Errol Spence Jr.
1
81Ed Davis
1
82Dyson Daniels
1
83Dylan McMahon
1
84Doc Rivers
1
85DJ Reader
1
86Dirk Nowitzki
1
87Devin Booker
1
88Desmond Bane
1
89Dejounte Murray
1
90Charlie Heck
1
91Cade Cunningham
1
92Buddy Hield
1
93Bill's Dad
1
94Ben Simmons
1
95Bam Adebayo
1
96Aaron Judge
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
18
2Boston Celtics
11
3Golden State Warriors
10
4NBA Playoffs
9
5Houston Rockets
8
6Gambling
7
7Stephen Curry
6
8Los Angeles Lakers
6
9Orlando Magic
5
10UFC
4
11The Ringer
4
12MLB
4
13Trae Young
3
14Sacramento Kings
3
15Oklahoma City Thunder
3

Nick Khan

1NBA
10
2UFC
9
3NFL
8
4Boxing
7
5Los Angeles Rams
4
6Bill Simmons
4
7MLB
3
8Hall of Fame
3
9Gambling
3
10Dana White
3
11The Ringer
2
12Super Bowl
2
13NBA Finals
2
14Marvin Hagler
2
15Dwyane Wade
2

Kirk Goldsberry

1NBA
13
2NBA Playoffs
7
3Golden State Warriors
7
4Orlando Magic
6
5Houston Rockets
6
6Atlanta Hawks
6
7Trae Young
4
8Stephen Curry
4
9Boston Celtics
4
10Nikola Jokic
3
11Memphis Grizzlies
3
12LeBron James
3
13Draymond Green
3
14Cole Anthony
3
15Chicago Bulls
3
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