Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are here to report on conspiracy theories, much to Jason Kidd's frustration.

LeBron James publicly confronted Stephen A. Smith courtside not as a basketball player, but as a father. Meanwhile, Charles Barkley called out 'fool' Kendrick Perkins for his talking points. What was the hidden agenda for all parties?

Truth Teller Ben Alamar, the former Director of Sports Analytics at ESPN, joins the show to discuss a study he presented at the Sloane Conference with Dean Oliver on Quantifying Chemistry between NBA players.

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