Self-made Founder's setback by VC Nepotism, Sports Proxy Wars, OpenAI’s Verdict | Best Of 5/18/26

The best moments from MTS on May 18: Avi Patel, founder of Kled AI calls out General Catalyst and Lightspeed for backing a fraudulent copycat with $31 million, Adam Silver's decade-long decline of the NBA driven by political proxy wars and Twitter obsession, and why Elon Musk's OpenAI trial was dismissed on statute of limitations rather than merit.Timecodes:(00:00) Introduction(00:20) Avi Patel on General Catalyst drama, copycat fraud claims, lab relationships(27:22) Nik on Musk trial verdict, statute of limitations, OpenAI nonprofit control(41:12) Ethan Strauss, reporter for Golden State Warriors on Adam Silver backlash, NBA's liberal proxy war, Twitter addictionMTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | https://twitter.com/MTSliveYouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituationSpotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM Apple | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763 Substack | https://mtslive.substack.com/MTS is brought to you by:Granola - The AI notepad. Try it once and never go back. ⁠⁠⁠https://granola.ai/mts⁠⁠⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. ⁠⁠⁠https://konghq.com⁠⁠⁠Blitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. ⁠⁠⁠https://blitzy.com⁠⁠⁠Merge — OpenAI, Dropbox, and Ramp use Merge to get AI to production faster.  ⁠⁠⁠https://merge.dev/mtsAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. ⁠⁠⁠https://adquick.com⁠⁠⁠Macroscope - AI codebase understanding for engineering leaders. ⁠⁠⁠https://macroscope.com/mts⁠⁠⁠