Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes were excited to see Don Nelson emerge from his Hawaiian seclusion to dunk on Nico Harrison one more time.

While Adam Silver calls into question the perception or reality that decals on the NBA Finals court are a danger to player's health, as the media landscape is in a tizzy over the lack of a Larry OB on the court makes the event less special.

Truth Teller Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports reports live from Indianapolis on the pageantry of the finals and Tyrese Haliburton pulling a Keyser Soze.

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Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre are thrilled that Adam Silver finally fixed the All Star Game Format.

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Three plus years after investigating a conspiracy, Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes get full confirmation that LeBron was not allowed to be on Lakers loss graphics.

While the mainstream media wants you to believe that trading Paul George was the crucial domino for both the Pacers and Thunder to build their teams, it turns out there was an even more impactful trade that set the wheels in motion.

Truth Teller Nate Jones of Goodwin Sports analyzes the NBA Finals and the state of the association from a marketing perspective, highlighting how the consumer landscape is so drastically different since the height of monoculture.

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Zach Harper and Wosny Lambre welcome back the International Man of Mo-stery with a Thunder blowout.

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes recap Tom's amazing golf weekend where he joined a certain North Carolina legend's inner circle.

Amin Did His Own Research and discovered a Chicago Tribune columnist of questionable origin that's applying the Ballsack method to long-form journalism.

Then they dive headfirst into the swirling narratives emerging as hot button issues out of the Western Conference Finals: SGA's free throw merchantry and the fallacy of allowing teams to foul when up three.

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Zach Harper and Wosny Lambre give the official Jay King pick-up scouting report.

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes still haven't received their Most Valuable Podcast trophy.

The Conference Finals have arrived, boasting four shiny new championship contenders thanks to Adam 'The Equalizer' Silver and his new CBA. Are new champions actually good for the league?

Truth Teller Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote joins the show for an extremely insightful look at the Indiana Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton's unique playmaking qualities and to exorcise ghosts of Pacers past.

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Are Zach Harper, Wosny Lambre and Jay King worried that Cooper Flagg can’t dribble?

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes decrypt the combination of numbers that led to Dallas winning the draft lottery for Cooper Flagg.

NO MISTAKES NO COINCIDENCES.

Draymond is fed up with The Agenda, but Jayson Tatum's association altering achilles injury must be discussed.

Truth Teller Roland Beech of 82games.com has returned to the NBA analytics landscape with proprietary 'Physicality Ratings', tracking over forty types of contact, aggression, and resilience.

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Hach Zarper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre are getting baptized by the Proud American Pope!

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