Pardon My Take
Brian Windhorst, All American Rejects Lead Singer Tyson Ritter, Knicks Save Their Season, Thunder 1 Game Away From Finals, Recapping The Sports Weekend + Jordon Of The Week
Tue, 27 May 2025
We're back after the long weekend and pumped to talk ball with the boys. The Knicks season was saved on Sunday night and KAT took over. John Halliburton is being allowed to attend games again (00:00:00-00:18:28). We talk some hockey and the Hurricanes have finally won an ECF game (00:18:28-00:25:27). We were live for end of Thunder/Wolves and it feels like the series is over. We get a little sideways talking baseball, sneezes, and sperm (00:25:27-00:41:42). Who's back of the week including Lacrosse Natty, USA Hockey dominating and Ryan Clark still going (00:41:42-01:01:09). Brian Windhorst joins the show live from Game 4 in Minneapolis to talk Thunder/Wolves, how scary the Thunder are, what the future is for the Timberwolves, plus Knicks/Pacers, what Thibs may do for Game 4 and a great Halliburton story (01:01:09-01:45:06). Lead singer from The All American Rejects Tyson Ritter joins us in studio to talk about his music career, doing pop up shows this summer at random locations, the ebbs and flows of creativity and being in a band and tons more (01:45:06-02:11:51). We finish with a monday reading and Jordon of the week (02:11:51-02:29:32).You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/pardon-my-take
Chapter 1: What updates do we have on the NBA playoffs?
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On today's part of my take, we are back. And we've got two great interviews for you. We've got Brian Windhorst talking NBA playoffs. We obviously were gone for a few games. We've got a lot to recap. We also have... Uh, lead singer of the all American rejects who played a concert in our office on Thursday, Tyson Ritter. Awesome interview with him.
They're doing a very cool thing this summer doing like random pop-up shows. Really cool guy talking about the music industry. We are going to recap everything that took place over the weekend. Uh, Nick's pacers. We're going to talk wolves and thunder with wind horse. We have a Jordan of the week. We have a Monday reading. Uh, We have who's back of the week, a lot to get to.
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Chapter 2: How did the Knicks save their season?
Yeah, yeah. So this game, though, I mean, Carl Anthony Towns, that's the guy. It was – I love him so much. He's so fun. And I know that he's kind of captured the internet of being zesty and there's always – some people feel like they're making fun of him. I just – I love the fact that he's like a unique character. Yeah. He's totally different than it seems like all the other players.
And then last night in the fourth quarter, Jalen Brunson in foul trouble – Carl Anthony Towns is like, you know what? I got to do this. And he scored 20 points in the fourth quarter. And he was like, you know when Carl Anthony Towns is going to that next level where he realizes, oh, yeah, I'm seven feet. I could just go to the rim and score on these guys.
Yeah, so he was also hitting threes. He was, but it's when he goes where he puts his head down and he just goes at people. And he yammed on a few folks yesterday.
It feels like the threes happen. He can get into that groove of threes after he reminds himself like, oh yeah, I can drive on these guys. He got like a big and one and it almost like unlocked something in his brain. He's like, I'm Carl Anthony Towns.
I'm big per. I think what he likes to do, he likes to hit a three because he just holds his hand up in the air for like 10 seconds afterwards. He loves a full spin around with his hands still up. He realizes occasionally that after he dunks on somebody, he can also celebrate after that. And then once he gets fired up, then it's like you don't know how to defend the guy in that situation.
But with Tibbs, Tibbs was forced into playing his bench, which he didn't want to do. No. But everybody got in foul trouble, so Tibbs is like, okay, I have to do this. And it turns out that the bench was really, really good, at least defensively.
Yeah, and it also is very funny because he changed up the Knicks. Starting five was historically bad defensively, and that was the storyline going into game three. You have to change something up. So they put Mitchell Robinson in the starting lineup. I like how he did it where he basically was like, Josh Hart, you're not starting, which Josh Hart said afterwards it was his decision.
So instead, Josh Hart would just sit for the first four to five minutes of each half and then play the rest of the half. Well, it's because they can't do Hakimich. Yeah, right. You can't do Hakimich when he starts. But Josh Hart... He is... I mean, he's the heart of the team. That's a very bad pun, but it's the truth.
His rebounding and his grit and Jalen Brunson was sitting on the bench for this comeback in the fourth quarter, and it was just... It felt like the Knicks had a moment. I don't know what happened in that halftime locker room speech, but... Their season was over. They were going to quit. It was over. They were going to go out sad.
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Chapter 3: What happened in the Thunder vs. Timberwolves game?
So if it goes poorly... I'm fully ready to flip on his dad. Yeah. I've been the number one Halliburton father supporter of all time. And in this case, I feel like it could be very, very good for the Pacers. But if they get their ass kicked at home, I'm fully ready to just flip and be like, you've got to ban this guy again. Yeah, no, I completely agree. I think it's like game to game. Yeah.
Depending on what they do the most recent time at home, either he's welcome and they give him like a pregame ceremony or he's not allowed inside the arena at all.
Yeah, he's cheering for his job. Yep. We should put out the graphic. He's cheering for his job.
This is a John Halliburton legacy game.
Yeah, absolutely. Speaking of legacy games, our friend Stephen Che had a legacy game because he went down to Indianapolis to watch the Knicks. He said, I'm here for business. So I put it all on him. Memes, you said I will suck you off, quote, to Stephen Che. Was that taken out of context? That was just guys being dudes. Stephen Chase said, no smiles, all business. It's a game three.
I'm here to save the season. And you just replied, I'll suck you off.
Yeah, he saved the season. That's just a guy putting himself for the team. He's for the team. I'll be for the team. Wait, did you say this before the game or after the game? After the game. It was after the game.
You didn't say if. That's just a... He can cash that in whenever he wants.
That was a statement. It was a reward for winning the game.
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Chapter 4: Why is Brian Windhorst's insight valuable for basketball fans?
Okay, so looks like the Thunder are going to go up 3-1. The game on, what was that? I've lost track of all days. The game on Saturday. Timberwolves kicked the shit out of the Thunder. Screwed up their point differential, which they were on a historic run. Beat them by 40. Which, that should count as two wins. It doesn't. But to beat the Thunder, how good the Thunder are, that soundly was...
That was impressive.
They had to do it. They had to have a statement at home. And I thought that they might come out hot, but I did not think that they were going to win by that many points.
Yeah, they came out more physical and just took it to them. All right, so we're watching right now. We have nine seconds left, and the T-Wolves are – sorry, Timberwolves. I shouldn't say T-Wolves. People get mad. Let's talk hockey while we watch the end of this. Should we talk some hockey? Let's talk some puck. The Carolina Hurricanes have finally won an Eastern Conference final game.
So congrats to them. 15 losses in a row in the Eastern Conference finals. Crazy. Yeah, since 2006. Yeah, insane stat. I thought they were dead in the water, but they win a game. They go back to Carolina. We get a little bit of a series. I'm at the point, too. I don't know if you agree with this, BFT, but when it comes to all these series, because I got no real rooting interest in any of this stuff,
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Chapter 5: What did Tyson Ritter share about his music career?
I'm just rooting for more.
Okay, so I'm not necessarily rooting for more. What I'm rooting for is for the Stanley Cup and the NBA Finals to happen at the same time. Around the same time. I don't know how the schedules work out with how they're set, but I would just prefer to not have one series be over while the other sport is still going on.
I'd agree. I basically get to this point when I have nothing left, no futures, no teams in it. I'm basically rooting in all of the sports like Mario Kart. Whoever's at the end, I just want them to get a Lightning or a Blue Shell, and I want them to catch up, and I want to go to game six or seven, and I want more playoffs.
This feels like a gentlemen's sweep, though. I don't think that the Hurricanes are going to come back. I think that the Panthers are a much, much, much better team. They've got a couple injuries, though. I do realize that, but I feel like this is the very definition of gentlemen's sweep. They get game four, and then game five is going to be all Panthers.
so we were talking about jinxes baby. Can I throw a jinx, a potential jinx out there for the, all right. So, uh, the thunder, Oh, Shay's going to the free throw line again. That was actually an intentional foul. Uh, can I throw out a potential jinx for the Panthers hurricane series that I received, uh, 10 minutes after puck dropped?
Yes.
Uh, here was the, what I received. I received a text message, uh, Hi, Dan. If the Florida Panthers make the Stanley Cup Finals, I'm inviting you, Hank, and PFT to come to a Finals game. First row, on the glass. VIP food and drink included. My treat. I know who this is. If you all can't come, you can send PFT's mom.
God damn it.
She's asked about wherever I go nationally. God damn it. Nationally? Nationally. Daniel's a good guy. Sorry about Portnoy Celtics. Not. He wrote not. Is this Brooks Koepka? You are all missed, though. Keep up the great work. Marlins man.
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Chapter 6: What are the highlights from the weekend sports recap?
Yeah. Why not? I haven't heard anybody say, like, I think it's going to be Knicks in seven. It's either Knicks in six. It's the rhyme scheme. But it's not always Knicks in six. It's always Knicks in six. I've heard people say Knicks in five before. That's true. When it was 2-1 against the Celtics. I think they just say the numbers, yeah. They just say whatever for – it's pretty cocky.
I don't think people want to think about a Game 7.
By the way, I'm going to back Knicks fans because there was a lot of clowning when they were down at half and the street signs. Again, this goes back to my point a week ago. You have to enjoy the ride. People just pull the plug so quickly on enjoying the ride.
That's small town nonsense. If you're New York, if you're big, bad New York.
But they haven't won anything in forever.
Act like you've been there.
But they haven't.
I hate when people are like, act like you've been there. They have not been there. Not Eastern Conference finalists.
No, have fun. Enjoy the ride. You don't know if it's going to happen again. Yeah, I agree, Hank. For you, yes, you should always act like you've been there. But you never do. Also, this is like... You don't really act like it either.
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Chapter 7: How does AI influence today's media landscape?
Another one. It does blow my mind that they just made a music video for that. That's such a money grab. I can't even knock it on Lynyrd Skynyrd. Good job. Get your money, guys. My other who's back of the week is Anne Hathaway. Personally, I would never support a band doing money grabs like 60 years after.
No, but I mean, I had a great time, so I'm sorry that I missed the music video coming out at the ACDC concert. Yeah. So, yeah, Anne Hathaway's back. Oh. Anne Hathaway's back. And if you look at the stats, our guy Riggs posted about this, OG Ananobi ran into Anne Hathaway courtside. He was jumping out of bounds to save the ball.
Since that moment, he's had 24.3 points per game, six rebounds per game, one and a half steals per game, 45.2 three-point percentage per game. And now Anne Hathaway is leaning into it. So she's like posting pictures of OG and Inobi on her Instagram, all this stuff. Love is in the air.
And she knows how to scout talent because the one other obscure-ish athlete that she's developed a fixation for over her career was Danny Woodhead. She was a massive Danny Woodhead fan. And now she's moved on. I think OG and Anobi is, I don't want to say he's the Danny Woodhead of the NBA, but he's a gritty guy. Yeah. He's a spark plug. I like this.
So maybe, Memes, what if we got Anne Hathaway to go to the game at Indy with you? That'd be cool.
Fuck yeah.
Yeah.
Bet you would, you pervert. My other who's back of the week is AI. AI is back because I think half the pod, not just Hank this time, got fooled with a fake man on the street video that's done using all AI. And we've reached the point where now we can't tell. We officially can't. Sometimes we should be able to tell. But now I feel like it's just, we're fucked.
Yeah, when they do the human beings, I can't. It's the large snakes that have never been seen before. I'm like, oh, cool, that's AI. But yeah, this stuff where it's... It just looks as real as real could be.
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Chapter 8: What are the latest trends in lacrosse and baseball?
Yep. He's also, I think he's one of five brothers who all are sick of the cross.
Love that.
Yeah. So he's got good lineage. Hank?
I don't think I'm going to get it.
The fourth ace.
What if I gave you... Give us the fourth ace. I would get it. Give me a clue. I'll get it.
He plays golf.
Thomas Peters.
Yeah.
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