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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 06:51:56 +0000
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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. Yeah. And if he goes to game four, it'll double down. I do think that anything you say within 30 minutes of a big win, that's like talking to a lawyer. Oh, no, this was the next morning. Oh, it was the next morning.
Yeah, the next morning he said, I'll suck you off. So you had a night to go to bed thinking about sucking Stephen Che off. He got horny. You had an overnight where you could have dreamed about sucking him off, and you woke up in the morning and you chose sex. No, no, no. It was after the game. Oh, shit. You're right. It was. My bad. It says p.m. I thought it was a.m.
I think you get a little grace period, like talking to a lawyer, whatever you say to your husband or wife, you know, inadmissible in court. If you say it after a big win, you can't be persecuted for it.
I got a question. Memes. So everyone knows the schedule this week. We're doing Tuesday. We're doing a show today that's coming out Tuesday, and then the next show will be Friday. So two shows this week. You have Tuesday night off. We live three hours away from Indianapolis. Why don't you and Stephen Chay go to the game? You could suck them off there. I would love to. Why don't you?
PFT and I will buy you tickets, you and Stephen Shea tickets, to the game, game four. Sure. But you have to suck them off. You have to suck them off. If they win? Roadhead, on the way down. All right. All right, so you're in. Yeah, I'm in.
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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,
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. Oh, Marlins man. What a twist. I love the not in the text. I could see the word not there at the end of that sentence. It's a good not.
It's a good not. Nationally, people are asking about your mom. Listen, I think that my mom would say, son, your friend Marlins man seems like a good guy, but tell him it's strictly platonic. Yeah. So, yeah, I'd agree with you. I think the Panthers will win that series.
I think it's going to be over in five. And the Oilers look awesome. Real quick, memes, and just all New York fans, what is up with New York Knicks fans just saying Knicks in whatever, like, four games in a row is going to be at that point? They're just proving they can count.
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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.
This is also... I feel like people get confused with like... Fans should celebrate however they want. The team didn't celebrate anything. It's stupid politicians that put up the street signs who like try to get in on the sports, whatever sports moments. Vote them out. That wasn't like I doubt that the Knicks themselves put up those signs. No.
So it's I feel like it's, you know, like if the if the Knicks themselves were like jobs finished after beating the Celtics, then you could clown them. But I didn't hear them say that.
No, it's the fans, and the fans should enjoy themselves. Even if you're in Raleigh tonight, you won one game in the Eastern Conference Finals. Yeah, stay out until 2 a.m. at whatever local craft pub that you like to go to. Enjoy it.
And I'm not saying don't make the jokes. I mean, people are going to make the jokes about the street signs. Hank, you made some jokes about street signs, I'm sure. It's fine to make the jokes, but I'm just saying that's not... No, it's not the team's fault. The fans. The city. The city. But the city, politicians always try to do that when they get involved. New York, bad sports sound?
That's a bad sports sound move. Having fun? They're in this series. They are in this series. Yeah, people buried him pretty quickly. Way too quickly. It was halftime. Way too quickly. They only downed 13 and a half. It's the NBA. Well, in the second quarter, it looked like it was going to be over. And to make it 13 points at half, that was a major win for the Knicks. Yeah.
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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.
Yeah. I had an idea for an app that if anybody out there wants to make and give me 50% of you can do it. It's just an app that you can download onto your phone that screens out AI videos for you. So it just shows up on your phone on social media. It's like the actual video has a big line across the center that says, this is AI. Click to accept.
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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. Yeah. That's all it took. Why didn't you? I don't know.
I just need you to say he plays golf. I just said I needed to get a clue. Yeah. Okay. I knew it was up there. I knew it was a golfer. Yeah. Okay. Let's get. Who is it for real? Do we even know? It's Thomas Peters. It is? Yeah. For real? Yeah. That's a guy? Yeah. Oh, I thought we were still. I knew it was like two first names or something. You know where he's from?
No. Ireland. Belgium. Belgium. I knew it was for him. belgium it's pretty good heaters yeah oh it sounds like you know his career rapid fire he's an ace yeah he's an ace you don't get to be an ace just by happenstance You got to sign up and get like hundreds of millions of dollars and then you become an ace.
So don't, it wasn't part of the deal that the live guys got equity in their teams. I believe so. So they became like owners of the team. What happens if live golf just, if the merger that they've got the framework in place for goes, that's probably what the stumbling blocks are right now. Yeah. Like how do we pay these guys out from the PGA? What Hank?
No, it's just like maybe there's like this team might not be worth that much. So why should we? It's probably worth a lot. Imagine if you bought the four aces. That'd be cool. That'd be so cool. I mean, if they do some sort of fire sale after the framework, you could buy a golf team that doesn't exist anymore. I would never buy your team. That would be fucked up.
Never buy it. As a man, you don't buy another man's team. I'm also kind of, you know, Ripper GC. What? Ripper. You changed? You changed? I like Cam Smith, man. You can't change. Wait, you're a Ripper GC guy? Why aren't we Smash guys anyway? Brooks. I'm a Smash guy. I'm a Smash guy. Those are my three teams. How many teams are there? Like six? You root for half the league? There's the Mystics.
The Mystics? That's a WNBA team. There is the Mystics, yeah. Ripper. Smash. 13 teams. Wow. I did not know there was that many teams. Torque. Torque? Torque. Okay. All right, so the Cleeks, the Aces, the Crushers, the Fireballs, the High Flyers, the Ironheads, the Legion. Legion 13. That's wrong. Majestics. Majestics. What did you call them, Hank? The Mystics?
The Range Goats? What other majestic things? Yeah. The Ripper GC. Ripper. Smash. That's our guys. We got Gooch. Stinger. Torque. These just sound like really bad apps. Hank, it just said that we had Gooch on the starting four. He's in our starting four.
These sound like someone would be pitching you after watching Josh Allen win the MVP. Like, hey, I got this new app. It's called the Range Goats. And I'd say, yeah, 100%. And we're taking golf to the next level. Is it louder? It's so loud. Yeah, I'm in.
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