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Basketball Illuminati

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan & Anthony Mayes

Tired of agenda-driven basketball talk that only offers glimpses of the truth? Wish there was a place you could get the full picture? Basketball Illuminati offers you salvation. Go behind the scenes with exclusive analysis previously restricted from the general public. Fearless NBA Insiders Amin Elhassan and Tom Haberstroh peel back the curtain on why things happen in the NBA.

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79:59

Moment Of Clarity

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/10/29

If you've been a member of the Illumination since at least July, your third eye has been open to NBA gambling issues long before last week's arrests. Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes attempt to clear up the confusion surrounding Terry Rozier's status.Truth Teller Nate Jones of Goodwin Sports joins us to discuss the league's new broadcast partners at NBC and Amazon, Anthony Edwards shoe going after SGA's and whether Wemby should be mandatory prime time viewing. Basketball

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73:21

Insights To Excellence

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/10/23

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes react to opening night, a mysterious timeout that was never called, the return of pageantry, Michael Jordan's segment and Wemby's mysterious height.Truth Teller Yaron Weitzman joins the program to discuss his new book A Hollywood Ending, which features some amazing stories from behind the scenes of all the prestige drama that has transpired in LA since LeBron took up residence. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings

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75:09

The Information Gap

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/10/15

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes woke up early to crush through Mark Cuban's second appearance on PTFO, and they didn't use ChatGPT to summarize it for you.Truth Teller Michael C. Wright of ESPN joins us to discuss his story about Victor Wembenyama's ambitious and diverse summer activities, react live to Harrison Barnes' AI music video and announce his upcoming Texas two step with Banned MacMahon. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings

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54:22

The Main Thing

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/10/08

Tom Haberstroh and producer Anthony Mayes have no contemplation of replacing Amin Elhassan in the Illuminarmy, just like Adam Silver has no contemplation to move the All Star Game.Truth Teller Travonne Edwards of Greatest of their Era joins to discuss the absurd reaction to LeBron James' "Decision of all Decisions", Michael Jordan's future as a broadcaster on NBC and who should trade for Giannis. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the

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95:28

What Would David Stern Do

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/10/01

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes cast the dramatization of this Pablo Torre Finds Out saga into a miniseries.Truth Teller Henry Abbott of TrueHoop and author of Ballistic joins us to propose his diabolical plan to penalize Steve Ballmer that should satisfy all parties involved. Henry also recalls his encounters with David Stern and wild Donald Sterling detail that was edited out of an old story. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings

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75:39

The Uncle Dennis System

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/09/24

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes react to the BRUTAL news about Fred Van Vleet's ACL injury and it's affect on the Rockets championship aspirations. Truth Teller Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star gives us the inside scoop on his story that details exactly what Uncle Dennis and Kawhi Leonard's camp asked for from the Toronto Raptors when negotiating as a free agent in the summer of 2019, and how it connects to the LA Clippers cap circumvention conundrum. Basketball

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74:05

Highlights Based Sport

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/09/17

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are betting on themselves and taking the qualifying offer!Adam Silver's press conference last week provided one hell of a promotional clip for the aggregators, and not in the way he would have wanted. Truth Teller Wosny Lambre of the Ringer walks us down memory lane to his previous attempts to interview Kawhi Leonard, including an 8 am drive out to Moreno Valley for a New Balance publicity stunt. The Clippers / Aspiration story continues

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55:11

Due Diligence

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/09/10

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes have identified their new favorite phrase that keeps popping up all over the place, and even consider renaming Tom's Research segment.Truth Teller Law Murray of The Athletic joins us to dig deeper into the Kawhi Leonard / Clippers cap circumvention situation that provides a boundless level of intrigue. If the allegations levied by Pablo Torre Finds Out are corroborated by the NBA, what type of punishment could Steve Ballmer be facing? Will

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79:19

Find A New Slant

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/09/03

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes have defeated every rival when it comes to analyzing LeBron's latest 'Forever King' commercial.Truth Teller Ben Detrick of Cookies Hoops joins the program to reminisce about the bygone era of AND1 Mixtapes and streetball, especially in contrast to the current state of affairs in an NBA full of what he describes as "nepo babies, foreign giants, and aura-challenged biracial suburbanites who play bloodless math-ball". Plus, we revisit his

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87:50

Third Eye Division

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/08/27

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes react to the latest update in the Malik Beasley situation and discuss Tyrese Maxey turning to IG live for help opening a can.Truth Tellers Ben Kaplan and Danny Parkins join the show to discuss their book Pipeline to the Pros , which details the impact of former Division 3 college basketball players that rose through the coaching and front office ranks of the NBA such as Jeff Van Gundy, Brad Stevens, Tom Thibodeau and Sam

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86:19

Woike Agenda

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/08/06

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are having deja vu with another week gone by and no movement on the Jonathan Kuminga situation.Truth Teller Dan Woike of The Athletic joins the show to discuss the state of the Lakers after Luka inked his extension. We're also DEEP into the offseason, discussing Happy Gilmore 2, which NBA Player would be the best guest on Hot Ones, Giannis discovering a cockroach in his home and Backstreet Boys vs N'SYNC. Basketball Illuminati is now part

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76:38

The Real Slim Luka

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/07/30

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are launching the Federal Bureau of Illuminati to keep a handle on all the illicit dealings across all sports.As we rapidly approach August with 4 major Restricted FAs still unsigned, who will blink first in these contractual standoffs? Truth Teller Ebenezer Samuel of Men's Health gets trainer nerdy with us to break down his Luka Doncic 2.0 cover story. Finally, Amin unveils an Inconvenient Truth about where gamblers could turn for their

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72:19

Trust Issues

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/07/24

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes admire the Clippers for assembling the most experienced (aka OLD) team in the association following the return of Chris Paul.Truth Teller Spike Eskin of The Rights to Ricky Sanchez and WIP joins the show to discuss the extremely insightful article about Joel Embiid written by Dotun Akintoye and the state of the 76ers . Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Count The Dings

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69:25

WikiMaliks

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/07/16

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are joined by investigative journalist extraordinaire and Peabody Award loser Pablo Torre to dive even deeper into the Malik Beasley story that aired yesterday on Pablo Torre Finds Out. What elements of the story were the most shocking? What didn't make the final cut? And how is Jussie Smollet involved? Tune in to find out. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Count The Dings

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58:47

Do You Believe... DominAYTON Fixes The Lakers?

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/07/03

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre officially induct Curious Mike into the Mount Rushmore of Podcasting.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This week's docket, Do You Believe: The Rockets & Nuggets are now on the same tier as the Thunder? Deandre Ayton fixes ALL the Lakers problems? What team Do You Believe has the most mortgages on their future? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Count The Dings Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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71:05

See The Vision

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/07/02

Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes love not-so-subtle LeBron, and offer three splashy landing spots for the disgruntled 40 year old. The Milwaukee Bucks have reached Defcon 1 in their quest to keep Giannis happy, mortgaging their future yet again by waiving and stretching Damian Lillard in order to sign Myles Turner. We break the code on the mysterious Malik Beasley situation that snuck into the news cycle on Sunday and cost the free agent a massive payday. Basketball

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61:31

Asterisky Business

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/06/25

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. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join

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55:49

Do You Believe... The Pacers Have One More Trick Up...

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/06/20

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre get wistful for the West Virginia Pittsnogles.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This week's docket, Do You Believe: The Pacers Have One More Trick Up Their Sleeves? The Lakers New Owner Will Be Able To Buy A Championship? Ace Bailey’s Machiavellian Scheme Will Come To Fruition? Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Count The Dings Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to support the show, get ad free

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57:16

The Finals Countdown

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/06/18

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. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings

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59:05

Do You Believe... The Thunder Win A Game On The Road?

Basketball Illuminati ·

2025/06/12

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre recognize the scent of desperation as James Dolan's stinky cologne.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Do You Believe? On YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This week's docket, Do You Believe: The Knicks Will Find A Coach? The Thunder Win A Game On The Road? Kevin Durant Ends Up In His Preferred Destination of San Antonio? 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

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