Durant & Jokic Fall short, Spurs, Celtics, Thunder dominate, Rams draft Ty Simpson | 04.27

Durant & Jokic Fall short, Spurs, Celtics, Thunder dominate, Rams draft Ty Simpson | 04.27

From The Right Time with Bomani Jones by Wave

April 27, 2026 · 1h 9m

About this episode

Bomani Jones discusses the recent NBA playoffs, focusing on key players and matchups, along with NFL draft insights and cultural commentary.

Bomani Jones breaks down a wild stretch of playoff basketball, starting with why Kevin Durant keeps catching blame in Houston and what the Rockets’ mess says about the team around him. He also gets into Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets getting pushed around by Minnesota, and the kind of James Harden playoff history that somehow never stops following him. Later, he discusses the impending showdown between the Spurs and the Thunder and why it's both the best and worst thing for the NBA. After that, Bomani hits on the Rams’ surprising Ty Simpson pick and what it says about Sean McVay, the Klay Thompson/Megan Thee Stallion breakup discourse, the strange fallout from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, and a voicemail segment that turns into a great conversation about Nate Dogg, branding, and why being interesting still matters. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at Mengotomars.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bomani Jones

Topics covered

  • NBA playoffs
  • Kevin Durant
  • Nikola Jokic
  • Spurs vs Thunder
  • NFL draft
  • Klay Thompson
  • Nate Dogg

Keywords

  • NBA playoffs
  • Kevin Durant
  • Nikola Jokic
  • NFL draft
  • Ty Simpson
  • Spurs
  • Thunder
  • Klay Thompson
  • Nate Dogg

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Organizations: Rockets, Nuggets, Spurs, Thunder, Rams

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