Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes can't get enough of Mat Ishbia's unconventional ownership style.

The Thunder are Champions! However, a shadow was cast over the Finals due to Tyrese Haliburton's unfortunate injury. What does it say about the state of the game today?

Tom Did His Own Research on how this title should be annotated, and how it might fit a larger pattern than anyone might think.

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Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre get wistful for the West Virginia Pittsnogles.

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes spend a lot of time thinking about Stephen A. Smith's solitaire habits.

As Tyrese Haliburton nurses a strained calf and Oklahoma City celebrates Jalen Williams 40 point outburst, the Illumination revels in the return of the starting lineup introductions.

Tom Did His Own Research on how Scott Foster's "Extender" nickname is actually more apt than you ever could have known.

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Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre recognize the scent of desperation as James Dolan's stinky cologne.

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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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