Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre Fest
Episode of Pardon My Take · May 1, 2026 · 2 h 30 min
The Pardon My Take crew previews Celtics-Sixers Game 7, recaps NBA and NHL playoffs and LIV's demise, and interviews Randy Moss on the Kentucky Derby and IndyCar driver Conor Daly.
Summary
Dan Katz and PFT Commenter opened with the upcoming Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, which set up a rivalry between Celtics fan Hank Lockwood and Sixers fan Max during Max's Las Vegas bachelor party. Max praised the Sixers' play but predicted the Celtics would win on regression in three-point shooting, while Hank argued the Celtics live and die by the three. Knicks fan Memes celebrated New York's 51-point rout of the Atlanta Hawks, and the hosts discussed Pistons-Magic, Cavaliers-Raptors, James Harden retrieving a ball in front of the Raptors bench, the Lakers' faltering 3-0 lead over the Rockets, and the NHL playoffs.
The group then discussed the Public Investment Fund's announced withdrawal of funding from LIV Golf after 2026. Hank said he would be shocked if the league existed next year, and PFT Commenter argued that a new league could not easily unseat the established PGA Tour.
In his tenth annual appearance, NBC analyst Randy Moss called the 2026 Kentucky Derby unusually wide open, picked Chief Wallaby to win based on trainer Bill Mott's addition of blinkers, dismissed the rail post position and Renegade's cracked hoof as non-issues, and recommended Always a Runner and Prom Queen in the Kentucky Oaks. He predicted a Japanese horse would win the Derby within a decade.
IndyCar driver Conor Daly then discussed differences between IndyCar and Formula One, the physical demands of racing, his near misses at the Indianapolis 500, and managing type 1 diabetes since age 14. The episode closed with Fyre Fest of the week segments, including Hank's lost tuxedo and PFT Commenter retiring from running.
Chapters
- 2:45
Celtics-Sixers Game 7 set
Hank and Max spar over the upcoming Game 7 during Max's bachelor party and the state of the Celtics.
- 20:30
Knicks rout the Hawks
Memes and Zach celebrate the Knicks' record-setting 51-point closeout win in Atlanta.
- 30:26
Wild, Oilers and Timberwolves-Nuggets
Quick hits on hockey series and a live Timberwolves-Nuggets game.
- 33:15
Pistons-Magic and Cavs-Raptors
Cade Cunningham and Paolo Banchero's duel, Dennis Schroder's fourth quarter, and the unwritten rule on retrieving balls from an opponent's bench.
- 43:13
Lakers on the brink of history
The hosts debate whether the Lakers could become the first team to blow a 3-0 lead.
- 51:06
NHL playoffs and the press-off
Flyers' series win, Pickensburg versus Icy Vert, and the Hurricanes matchup.
- 56:22
The end of LIV Golf
Hank mourns PIF pulling funding from LIV Golf and the group reviews its legacy.
- 1:08:42
Randy Moss on the Kentucky Derby
Moss discusses the Oaks, a wide-open Derby field, post positions, jockeys and his picks.
- 1:41:51
Conor Daly joins in studio
Daly explains IndyCar versus F1, simulators, speed, fitness and his path into racing.
- 1:59:09
Indy 500, teams and diabetes
Daly covers his Indy 500 record, teammates, pit crews and living with type 1 diabetes.
- 2:14:41
Fyre Fest of the week
Hank's missing tuxedo, PFT's running retirement, weather woes and Zach's AI stat mix-up.
Key points
What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.
- PFT Commenter
PFT Commenter argued Joe Mazzulla should be on the hot seat for failing to adjust when threes do not fall.
“at some point, you have to do something a little bit different, and he hasn't done it. So Missoula, hot seat”
- Hank LockwoodDidn’t happen
Hank predicted the Celtics would respond to criticism by winning Game 7 decisively.
“They come together. They win by 40. They use that momentum, and they keep going”
- Hank Lockwood
Hank argued the Celtics are built around three-point shooting and will win many games if they shoot 35 percent.
“If we can just hit 35%, we're going to win and we're going to win a lot of games like that”
- PFT CommenterCame true
PFT Commenter predicted the Lakers would avoid becoming the first team to blow a 3-0 series lead.
“I think that they're going to pull it off too. I think the Lakers will be fine”
- Hank LockwoodPrediction · due Dec 2027
Hank said he would be shocked if LIV Golf still exists next year.
“I would be shocked if it exists next year, which is just sad”
- PFT Commenter
PFT Commenter argued that LIV's failure shows a new league cannot quickly unseat the long-established PGA Tour despite money and stars.
“It's going to take more than like three years and I don't know, $3 billion to just like completely unseated”
- Randy MossCame true
Moss recommended an Oaks exacta of Always a Runner and Prom Queen, favoring Always a Runner to win.
“And I think always a runner has a great chance to win”
- Randy Moss
Moss said Renegade's cracked hoof is a common, easily repaired issue that should not concern bettors.
“Usually, you don't really have to be worried about it at all. It's not an uncommon thing with racehorses”
- Randy Moss
Moss argued the rail post's long winless streak is a statistical anomaly because horses breaking there have been long shots.
“the average odds of the horses breaking from the number one post position average is 31 to 1”
- Randy Moss
Moss said jockey Mike Smith is actually 59 and in better shape than most younger riders.
“He is a workout warrior, and he's in better shape at age 59 than 90% of the kids he's riding against”
- Randy Moss
Moss said the Florida Derby produced the strongest group of contenders this year.
“This year, yes. The Florida Derby looks like sort of the cream of the crop, in my opinion”
- Randy MossDidn’t happen
Randy Moss picked Chief Wallaby to win the Kentucky Derby.
“the horse that I picked, to win the Kentucky Derby's Chief Wallaby”
- Randy MossPrediction · due Dec 2036
Moss predicted a Japanese-trained horse will win the Kentucky Derby within the next ten years.
“Maybe next year we'll get it. It'll happen. It'll happen within the next decade”
- Randy Moss
Moss argued Japan's Forever Young was the best horse in the 2024 Derby despite finishing third.
“Forever Young was the best horse when he finished third, beating two noses by Mystic Dan and Sierra Leone”
- Conor Daly
Conor Daly contrasted Formula One team spending with the much smaller per-car budgets in IndyCar.
“Formula One, they're spending $250 million a year, whereas our budget's like $10 million a year per car”
- Conor Daly
Daly described racing at extreme speed as an addictive adrenaline experience.
“Honestly, I've never done recreational drugs, but racing is my drug for sure”
- Conor Daly
Daly said drivers can lose up to ten pounds during a race due to heat stress and physical demands.
“You can lose up to like 10 pounds in the race. Like I've definitely lost that before depending on the temperature outside”
- Conor Daly
Daly said he has finished in the top ten and led laps in each of the last four Indianapolis 500s.
“like the last four years in a row we've been in the top ten. We've led every race”
- Conor Daly
Daly said type 1 diabetes, diagnosed at 14, has never stopped him, and he monitors it aggressively.
“it's never stopped me from doing anything. You know, monitor it all the time, pretty aggressively”
People
In the conversation
- Dan KatzBarstool Sports personality known as Big Cat, co-host of Pardon My Take
- PFT CommenterBarstool Sports writer and co-host of Pardon My Take
- Hank LockwoodPardon My Take contributor and Boston Celtics fan
- Max DelentePardon My Take producer and Philadelphia 76ers fan whose bachelor party is referenced
- MemesPardon My Take staffer and New York Knicks fan
- ZachNewest Pardon My Take staff member, Knicks fan
- Randy MossNBC Sports horse racing analyst
- Conor DalyAmerican IndyCar driver and podcaster
Discussed
- Joel EmbiidPhiladelphia 76ers center and former NBA MVP
- Jayson TatumBoston Celtics forward returning from injury
- Joe MazzullaBoston Celtics head coach credited for the team's consistency
- LeBron JamesLos Angeles Lakers forward cited as a longevity outlier
- Luka DončićNBA guard on a high-scoring stretch
- James HardenGuard traded to Cleveland during the season
- RJ BarrettToronto Raptors forward who objected to Harden's ball retrieval
- Jerry O'ConnellAmerican actor and recurring Pardon My Take guest
- Bill MottHall of Fame thoroughbred trainer of Chief Wallaby
- Mike SmithVeteran jockey riding in the Kentucky Derby at age 59
- Irad Ortiz Jr.Jockey who chose Renegade over Further Ado
- Greg NormanFormer LIV Golf figurehead
- Phil MickelsonLIV Golf player
- Daniel RicciardoFormer F1 driver and friend of Conor Daly
- Cade CunninghamDetroit Pistons guard sidelined by injury
- Paolo BancheroOrlando Magic forward
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From the publisher
God is an AWL because the Max bachelor party dream matchup is set after the Sixers beat the Celtics in Game 6. Knicks absolutely destroy the Hawks and are ready for Round 2 (00:00:00-00:31:46). Hockey playoffs plus Cade vs Paolo and LeBron has the chance to do the funniest thing ever and we debate whether you can touch another man’s ball in front of their bench (00:31:46-00:56:11). Liv is dead and Hank is sad (00:56:11-01:08:12). Randy Moss joins the show to talk Kentucky Derby weekend, storylines, picks and bonus Zac though we were interviewing the other Randy Moss (01:08:12-01:40:06). Conor Daly joins us in studio for to talk Indy 500 and Indy car racing, how he got into it, what he would do if he won the big one and more (01:40:06-02:12:54). We finish with Fyre Fest of the week You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Netflix. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/pardon-my-take
Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on September 27, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.