Basketball Illuminati (Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan & Anthony Mayes)

Mas Miami was a roaring success! The Illumination came out in full force and a new one star General has enlisted in the Illuminarmy. The NBA has unveiled six newly designed trophies named after NBA legends, including the new Clutch Player of the Year, and something isn't quite right with the new MVP statue. Rudy Gobert and Zion Williamson have allegedly broken the unwritten rules of the NBA, inciting kerfuffles with their opponents, so the Illuminati are forced to write a new rule. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LeBron James has changed his number from 6 to 23 out of respect for Bill Russell in the midst of un-retiring out of respect for Michael Jordan. Joel 'Troel' Embiid had some curious comments at the Uninterrupted Film Festival, is he possibly in an empire state of mind? Victor Wembenyama is deflating his height from 7'5" to 7'3", and he's not the only athlete to do so. You won't want to Skip this segment. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to wake up, Illumination. Preseason action is here, and Return SZN is in full bloom, with Ben Simmons, Kawhi Leonard, Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. back on the court. Next on the docket, an investigation into the latest Lakers drama involving LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as we offer an explanation as to why LeBron's response was so brief. Finally, Tom Does His Own Research on the annual NBA GM survey that precedes the season. What's really going on with those ballots? We use 11 percent of our brains to reveal what's really behind these offseason content machines. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Illumination's borders knows no bounds -- and live from an undisclosed location, it's the Basketball Illuminati podcast. After the Illumination accepts another high-profile citizen, we untangle the numerology of the NBA's unprecedented scoring spree. 59, 51, 47 from 30, what does it all mean? To help decipher Stephen Curry's scoring rampage, we welcome his long-time trainer Brandon Payne of Accelerate Basketball to the Truth Teller series, who takes us behind the curtain on a hell-ish Trae Young workout this past summer and reveals which players Curry studies to achieve basketball nirvana.  Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The day after Novak Djokovic celebrated his 24th title and honored Kobe Bryant with a Mamba Forever shirt, Aaron Rodgers tore his achilles wearing the number 8. What is going on in NY? The league's competition committee is incorporating a new fine system to govern star player rest, however there are a plethora of exceptions, which we are calling the NBA Acceptable Rest Protocol. Team USA came up short of the bronze medal against Canada, so Tom Did His Own Research and put together 4 teams worth of players that could compete with Anthony Edwards and company. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the Illuminati continue to deliberate the new Tim Donaghy documentary on Netflix, some eyes need to be opened regarding RJ Barrett's surprising, poisonous extension with the New York Knicks. We break the code on what the reporting means for the Knicks brass and how it affects the purloining of Donovan Mitchell from the Jazz. Then we seek counsel from Jeff Stotts of InStreetClothes, the grim reaper only summoned when tragedy strikes, to discuss Chet Holmgren's unfortunate foot injury and learn the truth about the Lisfranc and the top pick's future. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a corgi out there predicting that the Warriors will come back from a 3-1 deficit against the Lakers, and the Illuminati are worried about containing it's burgeoning third eye abilities. Mat Ishbia, the steward of the community asset that is the Phoenix Suns, found himself in a controversial spotlight after an encounter with Nikola Jokic on Sunday. After some peculiar comments by Jalen Rose and Mike Greenberg regarding Miami's climate, Tom does his own research into the teams with the best and worst playoff home court advantage. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One day after we shed light on the Tony Brothers / Spencer Dinwiddie situation, they shared the court in Brooklyn for a game full of ejections. This year's first round of the playoffs has provided us with a litany of surprising series, and the Illuminarmy Generals reveal which is the rarest of them all. Amin has found the solution to the NBA's ratings woes, D'Angelo Russel has a special drink, and Tom did his own research on Joel Embiid's falling habits. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I don't know if you heard, but Draymond Green is back at it again with the flailing limbs. The Athletic has a new player poll with some rather interesting results for best and worst fans, most underrated player and most importantly greatest player of all time (that includes one vote for Tracy McGrady). Then Tom finally gets back to doing what he does best: his own research! And he brings in wonderful statistician Sam Cook to sift through the randomness. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On September 18th, ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski retired to become the GM of the men's basketball program at St. Bonaventure. On October 7th, Woj's former protegé Shams Charania replaced him as ESPN's new Senior NBA Insider. Much like a stunning twist in a season finale of Succession, this shakeup in the news breaker hierarchy came as a surprise to many, but for those with their third eye open, the clues were there. Tom, Amin and Mayes take you back to the point of origin, which led to a chain reaction that played out this summer as the Los Angeles Lakers searched for a new coach. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Illuminarmy Generals have broken their year long silence, Tom was the victim of a social media hack and Amin was taken captive on his trip to the Basketball HOF. Tom Did His Own Research on which agencies have the most salary accrued from and the largest volume of players on each team in the association. However, in order to make sense of it, we must explain the Camden Connection. Finally, Truth Teller and Executive Producer Zach Harper joins the show to explain the conspiracy swirling around the WNBA Finals. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Way back in March of 2022, Tom Amin and Mayes interviewed the entrepreneur behind Ballsack Sports, who was changing the social media landscape with his deceptive misinformation. Now we're living in a new era, where any unsuspecting person can get clipped by the Marlo to Ballsack's Avon Barksdale: NBA Centel. We also bring in Wosny Lambre aka Big Wos of the Ringer to discuss an aggrieved Clippers' staffer suing the team, and he reveals a conspiracy surrounding the new Intuit Dome. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Codebreakers abound this week on Illuminati. We're two weeks into the NBA season and some long simmering pots have come to a boil. In Charlotte, Grant Williams was ejected after he hip checked former teammate and alleged friend Jayson Tatum, ruining their dinner plans that evening. In Philadelphia, local columnist Marcus Hayes incited the wrath of Joel Embiid with some transgressive comments about the MVP's family. Finally, Compton's own Truth Teller Travonne Edwards taps in on the words indirectly exchanged between Drake and DeMar DeRozan in Toronto. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes check in on Woj's dormant twitter account and discover signs of life. The Lakers dreamy 3-0 start to the season has faded into a more true to life 6-4 record with some bumps and bruises along the way. However, this hasn't stopped Dream Journal LeBron sharing tales from his mind palace, that all seem to involved Duke for some reason. Tom did his own research on the surge in star player injuries and how it stacks up on the recent past. In our new segment "Do You Believe?", we put the undefeated Cavaliers and struggling Bucks under the microscope. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes discuss the implications of TNT's 'Inside the NBA' being broadcast on ESPN. This past weekend featured a heavy dose of the NBA taking accountability for bad calls in their Pool Reports & Last Two Minute Reports. Most aggrieved were the Bucks, who capped off a week of referee contention with a $25k fine for Doc Rivers and an Illuminati coded Thanasis tweet. Then we bring in Truth Teller Brandon Payne of Accelerate Basketball to take us behind the curtain of the Warriors hot start and Steph Curry's continued excellence at the age of 36. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes investigate a variety of frustrated coaches word choices after their teams got blown out. How should you behave after a loss? Reports of the 76ers team meeting last week were leaked in incredibly descriptive detail shortly after it took place. What motivations drove the rat or mole to share this information? Tom Did His Own Research on Donovan Clingan's consecutive games with a block to start his career, that placed him in interesting company. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes solve the problem that Will Hardy faced while trying to call a timeout in crunch time against the Lakers. Anthony Edwards is tired of his teammates having their own agendas, wants everybody to have the same agenda. But who specifically is he talking about? LaVar Ball is back in our lives, telling the Hornets not worry and promising that 'Help Is Coming'. Who is HE talking about? Enough with the vagueness ; Basketball Illuminati is here to connect the dots! Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes have discovered another member of Michael Jordan's inner circle (besides Amin, who joined in October). An intrepid conspiracist (@FrankBurner222) has unveiled a theory he claims to be the biggest scam in sports: Nikola Jokic's fraudulent manipulation of analytics nerds to farm MVPs. Finally, it happened folks, LeBron's quest to play all 82 games this season came to an end... or did it? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are here to remind you about the LeBron James of Feet and his Healing Hans. Recently crowned the top front office in the NBA, Amin has an Inconvenient Truth about Sam Presti's magical draft pick acquisitions. Finally, Truth Teller Jake Fischer makes his triumphant return to the podcast to discuss Dennis Schroder to the Warriors, the future of the NBA Cup and potential European expansion. You can read more of Jake's coverage entering a busy trade season at https://marcstein.substack.com/ Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Illuminarmy generals have been dispatched to get to the bottom of PunchGate and LeakGate in Golden State. To the naked third eye, could this actually help the Warriors in the long run? It's time to revisit some of the most notorious intra-squad scuffles in recent NBA history. Then we are joined by Truth Teller, dad hat ambassador and senior alien correspondent Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports to declassify the secrets of Victor Wembanyama and the code of tanking. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imposters, fakers and con artists -- oh my! To combat the widespread disinformation campaigns, this week's episode is holding everyone accountable. Millions are duped by Stephen Curry video, even though all the warning signs were there. Speaking of Curry, Illuminarmy general Amin Elhassan gets interrogated by his comrades about his presence at the Golden State Warriors loss thanks to a controversial Curry traveling violation before Tom identifies a new suspect of mayhem: referee John Goble. Lastly, it's time we teach the Illumination out there how to decode the latest Nike "news" in a fresh new Code Breakers segment that ensnares Third Eye Kai and Ja Morant. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the Illuminati can't help but acknowledge the EuroBasket legend that is Gianmarco Pozzecco, there are more pressing, important matters to discuss. First, we parse through the NBA's 40-page report on the investigation into Suns/Mercury governor Robert Sarver to discover why the punishment was so lenient, allowing him to maintain ownership of the team. Then we are joined by Truth Teller Matt Sullivan, who takes us behind the scenes of his Rolling Stone cover story on Stephen Curry and reveals which NBA legend's interview he cut from the final draft. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Conservation of Points has struck again, this time in the same game as Luka Doncic had his three points taken away and given to his Slovenian counterpart Vlatko Cancar. Meanwhile in Philadelphia, Giannis found out that free throws aren't free when he is intimidated postgame by the vicious duo of Montrezl Harrell and a ladder. Finally, the Illuminati have noticed an increase in traveling violations since the beginning of the season, and after some research, believe they have found the inciting incident. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As LeBron James closes in on Kareem Abdul Jabbar's scoring record, the Illuminati assess the validity of his latest insinuations of collusion by officials against the Lakers. News reports emerging from the Atlanta Hawks organization indicate a growing state of unrest due to the nepotistic shadow puppet regime pulling the strings. CJ McCollum offers up a cryptic comment about the Toronto Raptors on his podcast, euro-stepping around potential tampering, so we break his code. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Basketball Illuminati generals react to the NBA's Opening Night festivities and Russell Westbrook's recent comments. On the Agenda, we explore the implications of the Golden State Warriors' recent extensions as it pertains to the futures of their bank account and a particular mercurial linchpin, as well as informing the Illumination why Jordan Poole's contract was reported to be $140 million instead of the more accurate $123 million. Finally, we are joined by Knicks beat writer and SNY reporter Ian Begley to discuss the latest report of the New York Knicks banning dozens of lawyers and season-ticket holders from attending MSG events, providing insight into the perpetually mediocre and petty New York franchise. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though one of the generals enters Health and Safety Protocols, Basketball Illuminati must soldier forth because the truth waits for no one. After picking through the scrap heap of NBA headlines at ESPN, Tom, Amin and Mayes have no choice but to phone a friend, Ethan Strauss of the House of Strauss, to see what he's been writing about lately. Subscribe to Ethan's Substack: https://houseofstrauss.substack.com/ Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Basketball Illuminarmy has enlisted new soldier in the fight to uncover the truth, and he comes equipped with a keyboard and microphone. Ethan Strauss joins the show to discuss CAA v Klutch and just how far the agency tendrils extend into the seats of Power in the NBA. Tom and Amin also address Russell Westbrook's frustrations and LeBron taking The Shop's talents to Youtube. Subscribe to Ethan's Substack: https://houseofstrauss.substack.com/ Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Basketball Illuminati worldwide exclusive: the man behind Ballsack Sports joins the program. How did the Joker of sports media infiltrate ESPN and expose the industry’s blindness to reality? What’s the endgame? Mr. Ballsack explains the phenomenon behind his crusade for truth. Plus, KAT’s 60 and the Lakers play-in, Tom Did His Own Research about star trios and Amin has had enough of Draymond’s latest campaign. Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LeBron James dunked his way out of an invitation to Kevin Love's wedding, and he's having "the time of his life". Just like Kevin Love's pride, a lot of your favorite NBA players are hurt right now. Tom and Amin decrypt the coded language of NBA front office executives and reveal when we can expect to see stars such as Ben Simmons, Kawhi Leonard, and Jamal Murray back on the court. Then Tom parses the data on Russell Westbrook's shot attempts in an effort to free his mind from restrictions of conformity, and finally we monitor the level of spice in the beef stew simmering between the Warriors and a certain referee. Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An NBA player attacks one of our own, and we won’t hold our tongue. Fellow truth-tellers Kate Fagan and Jessica Smetana of the Off The Looking Glass podcast join us to expose a massive basketball injustice that plagues March Madness. And lastly, our eyes are opened to some graphic content and we keep digging to reveal which teams secretly coddle their stars, leading us to serve Kevin Durant with his newest nickname: The Scape-GOAT. Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the last week of the NBA season, where teams jostle for playoff positioning and MVP candidates make one last furious push to the finish line. Although the Lakers have been officially eliminated from the Playoffs, LeBron James still has something to play for. We are joined by Wosny Lambre of The Ringer to discuss his burgeoning status as a newsbreaker and render a diagnosis on the state of the process and its various moving parts. Finally, Kyrie knows something we are all too afraid to acknowledge. Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The regular season is over, but the Lakers are still attempting to control the narrative. Basketball Illuminati won't let it happen. On this week's episode, we'll unveil what's really going on in this Raptors-Sixers matchup -- the Medical Series between Doc and Nurse that promises to get bloody. Speaking of medicals, Tom Did His Own Research on NBA star absences and Amin proposes "a great solution" for commissioner Adam Silver. We bring in Truth-teller and injury guru Jeff Stotts of the In Street Clothes podcast to share intel about the biggest injuries in the NBA and when those players might be back. Last but not least, Amin shares a most Inconvenient Truth about Magic Johnson. Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NBA Playoffs have arrived and the deceptions out there are stronger than ever. Make sure to keep your third eye open as Stephen Curry returns to the Warriors and Kyrie Irving flips off an entire fanbase. To get the record straight on rampant strange block/charge calls, we bring in former NBA referee Don Vaden. Amin shares an Inconvenient Truth about technical difficulties and we defend against a misinformation campaign about NBA awards with some truth about the media voting process. Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get your brooms out, it's time to sweep this messy Nets season into the dust bin, but not before we decrypt one last message from Kyrie Irving. Misinformation spreads on the internet like wildfire, so consider us your source for verification and authentication as we sift through the headlines. Finally, the unexpected axing of James Borrego by the Charlotte brass calls our attention to the hiring methodology and practices of one Michael Jeffrey Jordan. What will the next Hornets coach need to have on their resumé? Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the NBA Draft Lottery upon us, the Illuminarmy generals talk to award-winning journalist Patrick Hruby about the 1985 Draft Lottery conspiracy theory, his fascinating hunt for truth and why his commissioned report got spiked at ESPN in 2012. Hruby, this week's Truthteller, reveals for the first time how his magazine feature ironically became a talking point for former commissioner David Stern during the 2012 NBA Finals. Plus, Amin reacts to the Winning Time season finale before we unveil the game within the game within the Boston-Milwaukee series. Lastly, Tom Did His Own Research about the tidal wave of offensive fouls. Read Patrick's article The Truth Is Out There Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Los Angeles Lakers coaching search comes full circle, the Zen Master just doesn't hold a candle to the Shadow GM. On this week's episode, we bring in famed NBA bettor and former Mavericks executive Haralabos "Bob" Voulgaris to reveal searing truths about the league. Voulgaris takes us behind the curtain in Dallas and shares his lessons from the room where it happens and the reasons why he retired from gambling. We'll also review Draymond Green's flagrant reputation and share surprising data about Scott Foster, the referee the Association told you not to worry about. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our exclusive Draft Lottery coverage continues this week with truth teller Howard Beck from Sports Illustrated, but not before choosing sides in the power struggle in Philly and examining the beefy backstory of Patrick Beverley and Chris Paul. After we pry open his third eye, Howard shares his favorite NBA conspiracy theory, taking us on a joyride to Los Angeles circa 2011. We also reminisce on our favorite draft lottery "winners" from years past with the help of Illuminarmy heroes Bomani Jones, John Skipper and Ethan Sherwood Strauss. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Doc Hollywood rumors continue to swirl, we ask our Illuminarmy not to fall for the agenda-driven narratives about Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, while Amin shares an Inconvenient Truth about fraudulent injury reports. Finally, we investigate the NBA’s latest press release bragging about its referee technology with the help of Truth Telling officiating experts Shelley Russi and Don Vaden of Thirdside Coaching. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the NBA Finals on the horizon, the Illuminati turn back the clock all the way to their first two episodes when a three pointer disappears due to the law of conservation of points. Darvin Ham is the new coach of the Lake Show, what does this mean for our favorite soap opera Doc & Daryl? With the Celtics and Warriors harvesting the bounty of their locally sourced, home grown talent, is the Super Team an endangered species? Was Max Strus' foot out of bounds? And who reviews the reviewer? We're just asking questions... Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we do every week on this show, it's time to run it back, Pat Riley style. First we pull back the curtain on the conversation everyone's talking about -- Draymond Green avoiding ejection in Game 2 while putting pressure on the officials as well as the Celtics, declassifying some data on the referees involved that will pry open your third eye. Then this week's Truth Teller is fearless NBA beat writer Andy Larsen from the Salt Lake Tribune, who CAAndidly connects the dots on Donovan Mitchell's unsettlement with Quin Snyder stunning, completely unexpected resignation.  Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Warriors push the Celtics to the brink of elimination, Steph Curry pushes the media to the brink of denying him his deserved Finals MVP. While the mainstream are distracted by these petty squabbles, the Illuminati turn back the clock to a simpler time. The year was 2014. Tom and Amin were a couple of naive, two eyed journalists covering the Heat/Spurs championship rematch, until a broken air conditioner changed everything. With the help of objective observers Izzy Gutierrez and Dan McCarney, we unveil our list of suspects in this conspiratorial whodunit. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we bid farewell to Parade 4 Klay and his championship hat, it’s time to welcome in the NBA’s misdirection season. Third-Eye Kai Irving is sending out cryptic tweets to kick off Draft week and the Illuminarmy generals decrypt it for the masses. Who's really pulling the Strings in Brooklyn? Then B/R’s newsbreaker Jake Fischer joins us for Truth Tellers and expands our minds with trade rumors and the truth behind league spin-cycling. And lastly, Tom Did His Own Research about draft intel they don’t want you to know about, which quickly turns into Amin’s Inconvenient Truth. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Third Eye Kai continues to manipulate his media pawns in the offseason chess game, but he's not the only point guard with an agenda; John Wall's defied the CBA by hopping aboard the Clipper's ship. After taking a victory lap at news of the Charlotte Hornets' family reunion, the Illuminati are joined by Truth Teller Yaron Weitzman of Fox Sports, who shares details from his exclusive interview with NBA powerbroker Michael Rubin now that he has been liberated from his 'impractical' ownership stake in the Philadelphia 76ers. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Illuminati soldier forth shorthanded as Tom enjoys a much deserved vacation, leaving Amin and Mayes to forage for scraps of NBA news in the summer wasteland. Is there any substance to the latest batch of Kevin Durant trade discussions? Then legendary Truth Teller J.A. Adande sets aside his professorial tweed jacket and dons the Basketball Illuminati robes once again, guiding us through the Joe Smith saga, the most severe punishment in NBA history, and just how Sterny former commissioner David Stern could get. Adande's LA Times Article from October 2000 Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie House is trading slaps with the Orlando Magic and Patrick Beverley tells Chris Paul he's too small... while down 20 plus points. As the Illuminati kick off the Agenda, breaking news strikes yet again regarding the sale of the Phoenix Suns to former Michigan State Spartan Mat Ishbia for $4 billion. How will this valuation affect the looming CBA negotiations? And finally, Truth Teller Zach Harper steps out from behind his producer curtain to give us a peek inside the MVP Conversation Bar, where the drinks are flowing amongst the NBA elite. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Illumination mourns the passing of Kyrie Irving's tenure in Brooklyn, but thankfully, not all those that wander are lost. LeBron James might be taking the trade a bit personally, but it won't interfere with his quest to break the scoring record. With the Trade Deadline looming, a double dose of Truth Tellers answer the call to discuss trades past, present, and yet to come. Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports returns for the third time and Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium breaks a trade DURING THE SHOW! Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we explain the NBA schedule being leaked before it was released and what the Christmas Day lineup really signifies. Shortly after our Tamper Tantrum episode, Bronaldinho James is dominating the airwaves again, dunking on the entire city of Paris. Tom Does Some More Research on his lack of college offers. On the two-year anniversary of the greatest scoring display in playoff history, we open some third eyes on the so-called Bubble Gangsters and whether we should take Bubble performances seriously. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Edwards is changing his jersey number, causing us to dip back into our numerology bag of tricks to interpret the significance. Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson are out while Doc Rivers and Doris Burke are in as ESPN shakes up their NBA Finals commentator team. Admiral of the IllumiNavy and Economics Professor Scott Kaplan joins the show to discuss his paper discussing 'The Distributional Impact of Maximum- and Minimum-Level Contracts on Player Compensation' Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don’t be fooled, Illuminarmy: The MVP has already been awarded. Then, Amin connects the dots on the scheme to accelerate Zion’s exodus to the Big Apple. Finally, Tom does his own research on the hidden hand of the NBA and which teams receive the best refs. We will not be silenced. Send tips to basketballilluminati@gmail.com and be sure to keep your third eye open. Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite eulogizing him on last week's episode, Kyrie Irving is back and spouting off witticisms at furious pace in Dallas. The rest of the trade deadline provided plenty of exciting developments, whether it be Suns' new owner Mat Ishbia emptying the coffers for Kevin Durant or the Lakers banishing a 'vampire' in Russell Westbrook. Finally, the All Star Game is rapidly approaching, and we break the code to reveal the subtext behind players selections in the All Star Draft. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dwyane Wade has started a campaign to tell every other superstar player that they were the reason he called and asked LeBron to take his talents to South Beach. The Warriors finally solved their depth issues... By bringing in renowned bleeping tough guy Rodney McGruder instead of Juan Toscano Anderson? Finally, limited fake Tim Bontemps Did His Own Research, surveying league insiders about who's gonna win the title, while Amin has some inconvenient insight into that investigation. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Illuminarmy generals are back! Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes have returned with their third eyes wide open to update the Illumination on a foundation shaking event that transpired while they were underground. In June, Tom discovered statistical irregularities in one of the most important pillars of Michael Jordan's mythology: his 1988 Defensive Player of the Year award. After the bombshell story went viral on Yahoo Sports, detailing evidence of home cooked stats, the startling revelation was clouded amid a morass of Klutch propaganda spurred by Nick Wright. Now, the Illuminati have enlisted Truth Teller and former NSA researcher Justin Jacobs to audit Tom’s findings and set the record straight. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the premiere episode of Basketball Illuminati, longtime NBA insiders Amin Elhassan and Tom Haberstroh connect the dots on the Harden-Simmons trade and plot where it goes next. For the first time, Tom publicly releases details about BuddyGate, a mysterious disappearance that happened before our very eyes. Finally, Tom does his own research and uncovers information about Amin’s old acquaintance. Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A script for this year's NBA playoffs got leaked onto the internet... Or was that all simply part of the script? Victor Wembenyama is headed to San Antonio, just as the Illuminarmy Generals predicted, as we take you through the eurosteps that led Wemby to the Spurs. Tom did his own research on Jimmy Butler's flagrant disregard for technical fouls, while Rudy Gobert has returned from the darkness. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Illuminati takes stock of the onslaught of Media Day content and try to ascertain just how much weight has been gained or lost this offseason. In order to fully understand the Ime Udoka scandal, you need to hear the story within the story from this week's Truth Teller, Ethan Sherwood Strauss of House of Strauss, who unpacks what the Worldwide Leader said in the wake of the news -- and more importantly, what they didn't say. Subscribe to Ethan's Substack: https://houseofstrauss.substack.com/ Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ja and Zion, the crown jewels of the 2019 draft, have been attracting attention off the court for all the wrong reasons. Is that draft cursed? What about 2nd overall picks? Denver has climbed to the mountaintop due to Nikola Jokic's workmanlike effort, as the Heat sink back to sea level and a summer of Damian Lillard rumors. Tom did his own research on Wake Forest journeyman and folk hero Ish Smith, using this Nuggets championship as an opportunity to leave no stone unturned. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mario Chalmers is back making waves in the news by telling everyone not to be afraid of the Big Bad Bron, and certain politician has his back. Michael Jordan is engaged in serious talks to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets. What does this mean for their chances in the Wembanyama lottery? Chris Herring of Sports Illustrated joins the program to navigate the thorny waters of the Ja Morant situation, especially in regards to players advantageously invoking mental health in serious matters in our Truth Tellers series. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former NBA social media employee took to Facebook to air his grievances and promote his new consulting business after asking how to log out of the official NBA account. The James Harden saga continues with a healthy hundred thousand dollar fine from the association, but DA Amin Elhassan takes the case to defend him in Illuminati Court. Finally, do the NY Knicks have a serious grievance with a former employee bringing alleged proprietary information to the Toronto Raptors and breaking the code, or are they just being dicks about it? Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be cautious, Illumination. These early season records are not what they seem. Except for the Lakers, they're going to continue to have issues unless they find a creative way out of the Russell Westbrook Category. Truth Teller Babak Somekh joins the program to discuss the paper he co-wrote with Paolo Falco and Mauro Caselli titled 'Inside the NBA Bubble: How Black Players Performed Better without Fans'. Finally, Amin shares his first Inconvenient Truth from the new season, concerning Adam Silver's flirtation with relegation and how to properly incentivize tanking teams. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyrie Irving's connection the number eleven has been called to the Illuminati's attention for further inspection, and whether his affinity for the number outweighs that of Klay Thompson. Donovan Mitchell's explosive seventy one point evening is indicative of a burgeoning scoring trend in the association, thanks to influences far beyond Mitchell himself. The Ghost of Christmas Future brought James Harden some interesting "news", while LeBron James has altered his DNA in the fight against Father Time. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre have to remind you that while A-Rod bought a team, Jeter did it clean. Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: The Wolves own the Nuggets? March Madness is better without upsets? Ja Morant shoots Memphis out of the playoffs? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre want all car purchases to come with chicken tenders now. Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: Nico Harrison has a shred of remorse? The Denver Nuggets will find their joy? A single team would trade places with the Suns? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre reminisce on the legend of Chris Dudley. Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: There can really be an upset in the West? The Bucks team doctors solved deep vein thrombosis? The Mavericks thought if they took away cameras, reporters wouldn’t remember what they said? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre will see you in LA on May 3rd for the Count The Dings Live Show. Get your tickets! Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: Chippiness favors the Rockets? A healthy Kawhi can win any series? Tyrese Haliburton is the most overrated player in the league? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After NBA Commissioner Adam Silver attempts to shut reporters out, Tom Haberstroh and Amin Elhassan urge the Basketball Illuminarmy to stay vigilant and keep their eyes open. We connect the dots and find that the prophecy is coming true: LeBron James is going back to Cleveland with Bronaldinho. Then Amin delivers his Inconvenient Truth about yet another referee cover-up and introduces the Law of Conservation of Points. And finally, Tom Does His Own Research, and everything comes full circle in Episode 2. We will not be silenced. Send tips to basketballilluminati@gmail.com and be sure to keep your third eye open. Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NBA officially announced a partnership with Hawk-Eye Innovations, but citizens of the Illumination knew this was coming months ago. Ja Morant and Andrew Wiggins are superstars without a timetable to return, a nebulous designation that keeps us guessing, while Kyrie Irving has exited the lineup and resurfaced on Twitch. Truth Teller Don Vaden of Third Side Coaching rejoins the program to help us understand the referee perspective on the altercation at the end of Kings-Bucks and Fred VanVleet's comments about Ben Taylor. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Donovan Mitchell saga has reached its next chapter, as he's headed out of Utah in a blockbuster trade with... the Cleveland Cavaliers?!? What does the inability to poach a superstar mean for Leon Rose and the CAA Knicks? And who's really negotiating these deals for various teams around the league? Sean Patrick Griffin returns to the Illuminati to dissect Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul, the Netflix documentary about Tim Donaghy. The author of Gaming The Game connects the dots on how the doc was made, declassifies some conversations he's had with a co-conspirator and reveals what crucial details were absent in our Truth Tellers segment. Stay vigilant, Illuminarmy soldiers; don't let yourself get second-hand #sacked. Buy Sean's Book Gaming the Game Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to pat ourselves on the back for predicting that Knicks-Heat VI would take center stage on ABC during the second round. The Illuminati explore the history of trading everything but the kitchen sink for a star player and determine who is responsible for this trendy trade technique. Tom did his own research on one of every seed, 1 through 8, advancing in the playoffs, something that has never happened before. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Finals are here, the Heat made history that the Celtics fell just short of, and there's a mysterious blackout at the new LeBatard Show HQ. Is it all connected? Bob Myers tenure in Golden State has come to an end, albeit a month earlier than anticipated. What's next for the championship architect, and who will fill the void in his absence? Finally, a Truth Teller emerges to share with us how he exposed NBA official Eric Lewis' burner account CuttliffBlair to the masses. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the doldrums of the summer, we turn back the clock in an interview with the legendary heckler Robin Ficker, although he objects to that term. Way back on January 25th, in our 'Stan Spittin' episode, we discussed the legacy of the Washington Bullets fan who stood toe to toe with Michael Jordan from his seat behind the visitor's bench. Now the 80 year old Maryland resident joins us on the podcast to share his therapeutic methods, the one player that was immune to his efforts and how David Stern targeted him personally. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre return to salivate over Cooper Flagg's work ethic. Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: The NBA should shorten games to 10 minute quarters? LaMelo Ball is an All Star? Draymond is right about KAT fronting Nikola Jokic? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Anthony Mayes are hoping to get hired by Mat Ishbia while Wosny Lambre celebrates his birthday. Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: Luka will retire a Laker just to spite the Mavericks? Jimmy Butler wanted to go to the Warriors, or just wanted out of Miami? Kevin Durant now wants out of Phoenix? Who DYB gets left out of the Western Conference play-in? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre have as many basketball hoops in their homes as Ben Simmons. Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: This new format will fix the All Star Game and make it competitive? Former Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is finally done once & for all? The Clippers are a fresh start for Ben Simmons? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre binged 'Court of Gold' to watch Steph Curry crucify France all over again. Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: The Denver Nuggets are the favorite in the west? Superstar players need agent representation? Team USA will lose the Olympics in 2028? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre brought NBACentel back to life. Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: The Detroit Pistons will win a first round series? Podcasting affects player performance? The Mavericks can erase Luka from their history? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes want to send the Jazz team name back to New Orleans, and play musical chairs to make it happen. A word keeps popping up that has caught our third eye: Accountability. Are Draymond Green, Zion Williamson, and Jimmy Butler truly accountable for their actions? Or simply the consequences? Finally, Amin has an Inconvenient Truth about the NBA's newest statistical metric: Dunk Score. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre have more ten game winning streaks than the Wizards. Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: The Dallas Mavericks are cursed? The Cleveland Cavaliers are the new 2014-2015 Atlanta Hawks? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the MVP? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes give JJ Redick some advice on how to respond to Charles Barkley's impromptu rant against him. The Jimmy Butler situation has escalated, and Tom connects the dots between Bradley Beal's benching in Phoenix and the family ties that could send him to Detroit. Truth Teller Jorge Sedano joins the show to discuss the state of Heat Culture, his top 5 Heat players of all time and if he can do more push-ups than Pat Riley. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre's trading window is done tomorrow, IYKYK. Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: OKC-Boston was a Finals preview? Minnesota has Denver figured out? Jeremy Lamb is the Kings Shadow GM? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes have been infiltrated by the NFL. Put Your Buffs On. Who is the Lamar Jackson of the NBA? Tom explains why James Harden isn't the right comp. Truth Teller Kalyn Kahler joins the show to discuss her article that pulled back the curtain on the pattern of coaching agent representation in the NFL. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are baffled by Mac McClung's hesitancy to go for the Dunk Contest 3-Peat. We direct our third eyes toward Adam Silver's Parisian press conference to parse out the hidden truths. Tom Did His Own Research on the most successful teams in the modern era to start two rookies. Plus, an unexpected Randy Livingston deep dive. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre are here to tell you that NYC Hoop is back! Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: The new Celtics owner just bought a roster pit? Cooper Flagg is the White American Savior? Draymond Green has a case for DPOY? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are here to remind you that we predicted Luka to the Lakers TWO YEARS AGO. When Nico Harrison needed to explore the possibility of trading his Slovenian Superstar, he turned to someone he knew he could trust, a confidant and fellow member of Kobe Bryant's inner circle: Rob Pelinka. Dallas lawyer Chris Kratovil did some pro bono work for the Illumination to connect the dots between the Mavericks ownership desiring to open a casino in Texas and the Luka trade. Finally, Truth Teller Marcus Elliott of P3 joins the show to discuss their role in the NBA's new league-wide biomechanics program announced earlier this year. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Anthony Mayes are ready to launch their own franchises in Europe. Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube This week's docket, Do You Believe: Doc Rivers gets enough credit? Steve Nash will get a coaching job because of Mind The Game? The NBA will have a Euro League in place by 2030? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes have their third eyes wide open on the templates used in this year's All Star Draft. The ripples of the Luka Doncic trade continue to spread as the Mark Williams trade has been rescinded, thrusting Luka's fellow Bill Duffy client Jaxson Hayes into the spotlight. Determined to squash conspiracies brought to our attention by Chris Kratovil last week, Mavs owner Patrick Dumont made some statements that only opened himself up to more criticism. Finally, Truth Teller David Purdum of ESPN joins us to break down the unusual betting activity related to Terry Rozier and the connections to the Jontay Porter investigation. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes will not be silenced by doubters, no matter how high profile they are. Following another beat down at the hands of the Celtics, have the Knicks hit their ceiling as a good but not great team? Meanwhile on the west coast, Jimmy Butler has shifted the Warriors mindset towards belief, and it's affecting the Illumination. A soldier in the field directs our attention to the proliferation of teams scoring over 140 points in a game. Finally, Surgeon General Jeff Stotts of InStreetClothes.com joins us to discuss Wemby's shut down and Joel Embiid's future. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are definitely all suiting up and podcasting in this episode. It's time to bust out the Super Agenda in the wake of yet another All Star Weekend kerfuffle, another flawed format and too much Kevin Hart. We shine a light on Adam Silver's ignorance of Mavericks' ownership ulterior motives echoing a David Stern quote from 2007. And speaking of ulterior motives, Amin has an Inconvenient Truth about LeBron's lack of participation in the games. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are the faces of NBA podcasting. As the situation in Dallas continues to decline while ticket prices rise, the Mavericks took away a signature stadium feature that set them apart from other organizations. Was LeBron's 'Face of the League' commentary secretly free publicity for the return of the "Mind the Game'?? Truth Teller Brandon Payne of Accelerate Basketball joins the show to explain why he thinks the Lakers can win it all and what makes Orlando more conducive to a Stephen Curry 56 point outburst. Finally, Amin Did His Own Research on the stipulations of medical retirement. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The energy of Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes is contagious. It's Tanking season, kid! Inexplicable DNPs, 4th quarter benchings and season shutdowns abound from sandbagging coaches all across the association. We Do Our Own Research to give a second opinion on New Owner Syndrome, assess whether it's a proper diagnosis and even develop a cure! Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes recognize the Chicago Bulls defying convention with their starting lineup last Saturday. Sometimes we set the Agenda, as national writers around the league have opened their third eyes to the massive tankjobs currently underway. Dan Hurley crashed out following a loss to Florida in March Madness, and to think he could be coaching Luka Doncic right now. Tom Did His Own Research on James Harden cookie jar fouls and searches for the outlier of all outlier stats. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes aren't satisfied with simply running leagues; it might be time to make a league from scratch. Truth Teller Tim 'Banned' MacMahon returns to the program to discuss his new book 'The Wonder Boy', which chronicles the Luka Doncic era in Dallas up until his stunning trade. Banned also helps us unpack the Taylor Jenkins firing in Memphis, the staffing changes made behind the bench and Ja Morant's future with the organization. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are working on their Parker Posey drawls to mock Duke's tough exit from the Final Four. Tonight is Luka Doncic's grand return to Dallas, and thanks to Marc Stein's reporting, a new influential figure has emerged in the sequence of events that led to the stunning trade. The Denver Nuggets stunningly cleaned house during our recording, firing Michael Malone (and GM Calvin Booth) with three games left in the regular season as the NBA continues to up the ante. Finally, master codebreaker Draymond Green is on the precipice of the greatest defensive play of his career: stealing the DPOY award from Evan Mobley's grasp because he spoke it into existence. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are stepping up their level of physicality for a deep podcast playoff run. Tom thought the season was over after spending two years with the Blazers not making the postseason, so we missed our episode last week. Truth Teller Jason Timpf of Hoops Tonight joins the show to discuss the Warriors vs. Rockets series, Steph Curry's brilliance, Jonathan Kuminga's disappearance and how LeBron made him fall in love with basketball. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the news that Robert Sarver is selling the Phoenix Suns and Mercury, the Illuminarmy generals get back in the trenches and deliver a bonus episode for the soldiers out there. We have an exclusive Truth-Teller interview with former Suns employee David Bodzin, one of the whistleblowers in the Sarver scandal, who opens some eyes about his incident with Sarver, how it was handled by his bosses and what he thinks Sarver's decision to sell the team.  Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Illuminati were forced to bust a conspiracy over the weekend when a reddit post highlighting Jaren Jackson Jr's peculiar home/road splits spread like wildfire. The officials made a gut-wrenching mistake on Saturday night, which will weigh heavily and cause sleepless nights for everyone involved, but was Eric Lewis the right target for Laker fans ire? Finally we are joined by Truth Teller Nate Jones of Goodwin Sports and co-founder of Move Insoles to discuss how to market more reserved superstars like Nikola Jokic, load management and his inspiration for making premium over the counter insoles. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victor Wembenyama has a direct line to the Universe thanks to a wide open third eye. Brandon Miller is a Hornet after some buzz moved the betting lines, and Fat Joe really wants us to know he likes Dick from Kansas. Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports returns as Truth Teller to give us the inside track on the upcoming free agent frenzy, teams afraid of the second apron and Dame scenarios. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Illuminarmy generals react to The Boardroom -- sorry -- KD news that dropped on Tuesday and what it means for Third Eye Kai's partnership with Brooklyn. Amin connects the dots for the listeners and explains why Udonis Haslem's signing foretold the groundbreaking renewal of vows. Speaking of groundbreaking, with the new Tim Donaghy doc coming out on Netflix, we spoke to Donaghy expert, Gaming The Game author and criminal justice professor Sean Patrick Griffin to separate the truth from the lies behind the betting scandal that rocked the NBA. Buy Sean's Book Gaming the Game Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirts - Hat 1 - Hat 2 Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bradley Beal got into an altercation with an angry gambler and Tom has to clarify his aggregated statements from last week in regards to Ben Taylor. Everyone is being cryptic about the alleged 'LeBron James of Feet', so the Illuminarmy deploys their expert codebreakers to find the identity of this mystery doctor. Investment fraud attorney Chase Carlson joins the program as a Truth Teller to discuss the prevalence of fraudulent financial advisors and strategies to help address this rampant issue in professional sports. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last Friday's news dump going into the weekend included a 25 game suspension for Ja Morant and the finalized sale of the Charlotte Hornets. The Bartelstein family celebrated Father's Day in a very public way this year as Bradley Beal was traded to Phoenix, while a shadow GM is taking the Suns in a different direction. Brandon Payne of Accelerate Basketball returns to the program to give us the scoop on Scoot Henderson's training and workout with Steph Curry before this year's draft. Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Merch: Shirt - Hoodie - Tank - Hat - Beanie Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices