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Episodes/Vol. II · № 167Published Feb 15, 2026 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 167 · Feb 15, 2026 · 100 min · With Zach Lowe

"They Saved the NBA All-Star Game? Plus, the NBA’s Tumultuous Week, With Zach Lowe"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons60.3 min · 62.2%
Zach Lowe36.7 min · 37.8%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
UFC
NHL
Boxing
NBA · 163 · 88.6%NFL · 14 · 7.6%MLB · 4 · 2.2%UFC · 1 · 0.5%NHL · 1 · 0.5%Boxing · 1 · 0.5%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
100
minutes
Distinct entities
117
Word count
19,601
Episode №
167
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
45
02
All-Staraward
28
03
Boston Celticsteam
11
04
NBA Drafttopic
10
05
Utah Jazzteam
10
06
Bill Simmonsperson
9
07
Anthony Edwardsperson
8
08
Jayson Tatumperson
8
09
Kawhi Leonardperson
8
10
Most Valuable Playeraward
8
11
NBA Playoffstopic
8
12
Nikola Jokicperson
8
13
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
8
14
Victor Wembanyamaperson
8
15
Los Angeles Clippersteam
7
16
Milwaukee Bucksteam
7
17
James Hardenperson
6
18
LeBron Jamesperson
6
19
New York Knicksteam
6
20
NFLtopic
6
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
All-Star
Boston Celtics
NBA Draft
Utah Jazz
Bill Simmons
0 min110 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
thefootnote.fm · v0.1 · data updated April 10, 2026