An NBA Six-Pack, Netflix’s WBD Pursuit, NFL Picks, and John Cena Finally Stops By, With Joe House and Matt Belloni

Dec 5, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
80.2 min (40.7%)
John Cena
75.2 min (38.2%)
Matt Belloni
21.4 min (10.8%)
Joe House
20.3 min (10.3%)

Top Entities

1Gambling
24
2Fred Warner
20
3NBA
19
4NFL
12
5New York Knicks
10
6Olivier-Maxence Prosper
9
7Miami Dolphins
9
8Houston Texans
9
9Joe House
8
10NBA Playoffs
7
11Kansas City Chiefs
7
12Jacksonville Jaguars
7
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
7
14The Ringer
6
15Philadelphia Eagles
6
16New York Jets
6
17New England Patriots
6
18Kevin Garnett
6
19Green Bay Packers
6
20Boston Celtics
6
21Anthony Davis
6
22Miami Heat
5
23Los Angeles Chargers
5
24Cleveland Browns
5
25Jayson Tatum
5
26Tua Tagovailoa
4
27The Rewatchables
4
28Ted Williams
4
29Seattle Seahawks
4
30Pittsburgh Steelers
4
31Nikola Jokic
4
32Minnesota Timberwolves
4
33Los Angeles Clippers
4
34Las Vegas Raiders
4
35Indianapolis Colts
4
36Houston Rockets
4
37Dallas Mavericks
4
38Chicago Bulls
4
39Chicago Bears
4
40Buffalo Bills
4
41Atlanta Falcons
4
42Trevor Lawrence
3
43Toronto Raptors
3
44The Town (film)
3
45TD Garden
3
46Russell Westbrook
3
47Philadelphia 76ers
3
48Orlando Magic
3
49Oklahoma City Thunder
3
50Most Valuable Player
3
51Milwaukee Bucks
3
52Magic Johnson
3
53Los Angeles Rams
3
54Joe Burrow
3
55Dom Jones
3
56Denver Nuggets
3
57Denver Broncos
3
58Chris Paul
3
59Baltimore Ravens
3
60Vin Baker
2
61UFC
2
62Tyrod Taylor
2
63Tyler Herro
2
64The Sports Gal
2
65Tari Eason
2
66Shaquille O'Neal
2
67Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
68San Francisco 49ers
2
69San Antonio Spurs
2
70Sam Darnold
2
71Phoenix Suns
2
72New Orleans Saints
2
73Manny Ramirez
2
74Jaylen Johnson
2
75James Harden
2
76Indiana Pacers
2
77Golden State Warriors
2
78Dwyane Wade
2
79Detroit Pistons
2
80Cousin Sal
2
81Cincinnati Bengals
2
82Charlotte Hornets
2
83Carolina Panthers
2
84Brock Bowers
2
85Ben Affleck
2
86Atlanta Hawks
2
87All-Star
2
88Aaron Rodgers
2
89Zoe Simmons
1
90Wilt Chamberlain
1
91Washington Commanders
1
92Trey Lance
1
93Tennessee Titans
1
94Super Bowl
1
95Stetson Bennett
1
96Stephon Gilmore
1
97Sixth Man of the Year
1
98Shea Serrano
1
99Seth Curry
1
100Scottie Barnes
1
101Sauce Gardner
1
102Ryan Rollins
1
103Rocky (film)
1
104Rashid Shaheed
1
105Rajon Rondo
1
106Pittsburgh Pirates
1
107Paul Pierce
1
108NFL Playoffs
1
109New York Giants
1
110NBA Finals
1
111NBA Draft
1
112Mr. Miyagi
1
113MLB
1
114Minnesota Vikings
1
115Michael Jordan
1
116Maxx Crosby
1
117Max Brosmer
1
118Marcus Mariota
1
119March Madness
1
120Los Angeles Lakers
1
121Leonardo DiCaprio
1
122LeBron James
1
123Kyle Anderson
1
124Kirk Cousins
1
125Kevin Durant
1
126Karl-Anthony Towns
1
127Kansas City Royals
1
128Justin Herbert
1
129Josh Allen
1
130Joel Embiid
1
131Jason Kidd
1
132Jacoby Brissett
1
133Jabari Smith Jr.
1
134Isaiah Collier
1
135Immanuel Quickley
1
136Hall of Fame
1
137Grady Jarrett
1
138George Clooney
1
139Geno Smith
1
140Esa Pole
1
141Dylan McMahon
1
142Drake Maye
1
143Dontayvion Wicks
1
144Diamond Stone
1
145Detroit Lions
1
146DeMar DeRozan
1
147Daniel Jones
1
148Daniel Gafford
1
149Dallas Cowboys
1
150Cooper Flagg
1
151Collin Sexton
1
152Collin Gillespie
1
153Cleveland Cavaliers
1
154CeeDee Lamb
1
155Capital One Arena
1
156Brook Lopez
1
157Brandon Ingram
1
158Bradley Beal
1
159Boxing
1
160Boston Red Sox
1
161Bobby Portis
1
162Bill Simmons
1
163Bam Adebayo
1
164Anthony Edwards
1
165Anfernee Simons
1
166Andrew Wiggins
1

League Distribution

NBA
135 (49.6%)
NFL
122 (44.9%)
MLB
10 (3.7%)
UFC
2 (0.7%)
NCAAB
2 (0.7%)
Boxing
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Fred Warner
20
2Olivier-Maxence Prosper
9
3Joe House
8
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
7
5Kevin Garnett
6
6Anthony Davis
6
7Jayson Tatum
5
8Tua Tagovailoa
4
9Ted Williams
4
10Nikola Jokic
4
11Trevor Lawrence
3
12Russell Westbrook
3
13Magic Johnson
3
14Joe Burrow
3
15Dom Jones
3
16Chris Paul
3
17Vin Baker
2
18Tyrod Taylor
2
19Tyler Herro
2
20The Sports Gal
2
21Tari Eason
2
22Shaquille O'Neal
2
23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
24Sam Darnold
2
25Manny Ramirez
2
26Jaylen Johnson
2
27James Harden
2
28Dwyane Wade
2
29Cousin Sal
2
30Brock Bowers
2
31Ben Affleck
2
32Aaron Rodgers
2
33Zoe Simmons
1
34Wilt Chamberlain
1
35Trey Lance
1
36Stetson Bennett
1
37Stephon Gilmore
1
38Shea Serrano
1
39Seth Curry
1
40Scottie Barnes
1
41Sauce Gardner
1
42Ryan Rollins
1
43Rashid Shaheed
1
44Rajon Rondo
1
45Paul Pierce
1
46Mr. Miyagi
1
47Michael Jordan
1
48Maxx Crosby
1
49Max Brosmer
1
50Marcus Mariota
1
51Leonardo DiCaprio
1
52LeBron James
1
53Kyle Anderson
1
54Kirk Cousins
1
55Kevin Durant
1
56Karl-Anthony Towns
1
57Justin Herbert
1
58Josh Allen
1
59Joel Embiid
1
60Jason Kidd
1
61Jacoby Brissett
1
62Jabari Smith Jr.
1
63Isaiah Collier
1
64Immanuel Quickley
1
65Grady Jarrett
1
66George Clooney
1
67Geno Smith
1
68Esa Pole
1
69Dylan McMahon
1
70Drake Maye
1
71Dontayvion Wicks
1
72Diamond Stone
1
73DeMar DeRozan
1
74Daniel Jones
1
75Daniel Gafford
1
76Cooper Flagg
1
77Collin Sexton
1
78Collin Gillespie
1
79CeeDee Lamb
1
80Brook Lopez
1
81Brandon Ingram
1
82Bradley Beal
1
83Bobby Portis
1
84Bill Simmons
1
85Bam Adebayo
1
86Anthony Edwards
1
87Anfernee Simons
1
88Andrew Wiggins
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Gambling
16
2NBA
14
3NFL
8
4Houston Texans
8
5New York Knicks
7
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
7
7Fred Warner
6
8Boston Celtics
6
9Philadelphia Eagles
5
10New England Patriots
5
11NBA Playoffs
5
12Kansas City Chiefs
5
13Jacksonville Jaguars
5
14Anthony Davis
5
15The Ringer
4

Joe House

1Houston Rockets
4
2Gambling
4
3Trevor Lawrence
3
4Nikola Jokic
3
5New York Knicks
3
6NBA
3
7Miami Dolphins
3
8Green Bay Packers
3
9Tyler Herro
2
10Tua Tagovailoa
2
11Toronto Raptors
2
12Sam Darnold
2
13Russell Westbrook
2
14New York Jets
2
15NBA Playoffs
2

Matt Belloni

1Fred Warner
14
2Olivier-Maxence Prosper
6
3Ted Williams
4
4UFC
2
5The Rewatchables
2
6Shaquille O'Neal
2
7Pittsburgh Steelers
2
8Gambling
2
9The Town (film)
1
10The Ringer
1
11Seattle Seahawks
1
12San Antonio Spurs
1
13NBA
1
14March Madness
1
15Leonardo DiCaprio
1

John Cena

1TD Garden
3
2NFL
3
3Magic Johnson
3
4Chicago Bulls
3
5Miami Dolphins
2
6Los Angeles Chargers
2
7Kevin Garnett
2
8Joe House
2
9Gambling
2
10Vin Baker
1
11Super Bowl
1
12Stetson Bennett
1
13Ryan Rollins
1
14Rocky (film)
1
15Pittsburgh Pirates
1
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