Sophie Cunningham brought the Riley Gaines School of Victimhood to the WNBA, and then attempted to walk it back ? but not before protests, counter-protests, and all the social-media engagement that hate can buy. Also, Katie Nolan and Michael Cruz Kayne react to a troubling and unbelievable fetish map of the United States.

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How high up did Kawhi Leonard's silent deals go? Pablo ties a larger-than-life scoop to Steve Ballmer's "seemingly impossible aspirations," as Hunterbrook Media's Sam Koppelman follows the money from South Dakota to L.A. ? and Amin Elhassan is left to deconstruct the Death Star.

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Previously on PTFO:

? Part I: The Silent Superstar and the Rotten Apple Tree

? Part II: An Argument with Mark Cuban

? Part III: The Mystery Investor, the No-Show Payday and the "Smoking Gun"

? Part IV: Steve Ballmer, the Other Cuban and the $118 Million Infusion

? Part V: Steve Ballmer's "Inconceivable" Donation, the $20 Million Guarantee and a Head on a Spike

? Part VI: An IRL Showdown with Mark Cuban

? Part VII: The Briefcase, Ballmer's Social Network and Aspiration's House of Cards

? Part VIII: Uncle Dennis, Ballmer's $50 Million Sprint and the Side Deal That Wouldn't Die

? Part IX: Ballmer's Tree Money, the Whistle-Blowers and the Document You've Been Waiting For

? Part X: Steve Ballmer's Victim Impact, the Man Who Prosecuted Aspiration and the Abacus of Incarceration

? Part XI: Ballmer's Secret I.O.U., Aspiration's "Web of Lies" and the Zenith of Fraud

? Part XII: RIFC, the Impossible Deal and Life After Aspiration

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She notoriously parlayed a tie for fifth into a star turn on Fox News. Now, as MAGA's top sports troll takes the WNBA's Sophie Cunningham under her wing in the trans-athlete debate, re-visit our Emmy-nominated, six-month investigation in partnership with Madison Pauly from The Center for Investigative Reporting. Who's funneling money into the radicalization of Riley Gaines? And what's her dark past lurking beneath the surface?

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This episode originally aired November 20, 2025.

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The World Cup was a $15 billion jackpot. Then FIFA president Gianni Infantino overplayed his hand, with a secret plot to allegedly enrich the extended Trump family ? and himself. The Athletic's Adam Crafton explains the NFL-inspired motives, political naïveté and potential downfall of the man who would be king of sport.

? More from The Athletic: Inside the Week That Shook Gianni Infantino, FIFA and the Football World

? Previously on PTFO: America Signed Up for the World Cup. FIFA Stuck You with the Tab.

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Fans want a "smoking gun" with Kawhi Leonard. Portland doesn't want its new owner to move the team. Even Vegas is looking to fill a C-suite. TrueHoop's Henry Abbott ? the skeptic-in-chief of NBA insiders ? stops by for a reality check on the state of truth, big money and basketball scandal: Should you believe Adam Silver and his lawyers, who all answer to the 1 percent? Who gets to be in the most exclusive club in sports? And did an owner really have a threesome with the Larry O'Brien trophy?

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? Previously on PTFO: RIFC, the Impossible Deal and Life After Aspiration

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Just when you thought the Kawhi Leonard scandal was almost over, Pablo peels off another branch of the saga, with stacks of new documents and a group of reporters in tow. Amin Elhassan and David Samson reunite to trust the process of local journalism, meet another benevolent entrepreneur... and follow the public money, straight to the top ? and back to The House That Ballmer Built.

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Previously on PTFO:

? Part I: The Silent Superstar and the Rotten Apple Tree

? Part II: An Argument with Mark Cuban

? Part III: The Mystery Investor, the No-Show Payday and the "Smoking Gun"

? Part IV: Steve Ballmer, the Other Cuban and the $118 Million Infusion

? Part V: Steve Ballmer's "Inconceivable" Donation, the $20 Million Guarantee and a Head on a Spike

? Part VI: An IRL Showdown with Mark Cuban

? Part VII: The Briefcase, Ballmer's Social Network and Aspiration's House of Cards

? Part VIII: Uncle Dennis, Ballmer's $50 Million Sprint and the Side Deal That Wouldn't Die

? Part IX: Ballmer's Tree Money, the Whistle-Blowers and the Document You've Been Waiting For

? Part X: Steve Ballmer's Victim Impact, the Man Who Prosecuted Aspiration and the Abacus of Incarceration

? Part XI: Ballmer's Secret I.O.U., Aspiration's "Web of Lies" and the Zenith of Fraud

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The hosts of TrueAnon and Pablo Torre obtain Trump?s personal cell number and debate what to ask him. Plus: ?FreddyLA7,? Nicholas Adamopoulos, special presidential envoys, America 250, Woke 2, Tom Brady vs. Logan Paul, Zohran Mamdani vs. The Internet, Lori Lightfoot vs. The Fridge... and whether you should autograph a bomb.

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A three-hour puzzle in IMAX makes for great storytelling, but does Christopher Nolan make going to the movies feel like homework? The New York Times critic at large joins Pablo for a (relatively spoiler-free) cinematic sparring session: What goes wrong when an auteur plays with too many Hollywood toys? What goes right when Homeric text aligns with classic Damon? Is the casting really so "woke" after all? And why were those Greek islands so... neutered?

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Forget hold music and Kenny G. Move over Michael Jordan and HGH. Smooth jazz ? yes, smooth jazz ? is the "stimulax" you've been sleeping on. From geriatric hotel ballrooms to the moneymaker-shaking high seas, correspondent Mickey Duzyj fights off the jazz police to report on the communal power of a comeback genre... then outs a closeted, world-champion super-fan.

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James Bordeaux was a 23-year-old in Kentucky, playing EA Sports College Football 27 for a living. Then Electronic Arts ? the $50-billion mega-developer backed by the Saudis and Jared Kushner's private-equity firm ? tried to extract so-called "microtransactions" from inside his beloved video game. So the furious creator put his mouth where his money is: leading the type of organic, populist revolt that has become all too uncommon in American life. Bordeaux explains to Pablo how fans won a battle... but why consumers may never win the war.

? Previously on PTFO: The "Pay-to-Play" Scheme That (Almost) Ruined Video Games, with Dan Soder

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Victoria's Secret mogul turned mega-donor Leslie Wexner introduced Epstein to Harvard. Now, a growing protest movement to strip his name from university buildings is getting shut down. What did Epstein's money man know? When did he know it? And who really calls the shots in higher education? The Harvard Crimson's Dhruv Patel returns for Part 3 in our series on America's most prestigious school and most notorious predator, to examine Wexner and Epstein's "friendship," plus an exclusive interview and a new tranche of internal fundraising transactions that reveals $100 million in publicly unaccounted donations.

? Part 1: "The Jeffrey E. Epstein Fund for Women's Athletics"

? Part 2: How Harvard Whitewashed Jeffrey Epstein's Millions

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A superstar held up by the salary cap. A billionaire under the microscope. A league inquiry hidden from public view. De Smith has seen this playbook for punishment before. The former NFL union boss ? and white-shoe law-firm investigator ? returns to answer questions the NBA still won't: Who is "independent" when the league (and Steve Ballmer, in particular) pays the legal bill? Why would witnesses participate if they face potential criminal exposure? How do unions play the long game? And what obligation does a league have to its fans, if cheating can be the baseline?

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? Previously on PTFO: The Man Who (Relentlessly) Sued the NFL Has Receipts

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Virtual currency is a new cheat code. But when EA Sports tried to squeeze extra cash out of sports fans with so-called "microtransactions" inside its latest-college football title, gamers revolted... and won? Comedian Dan Soder, who's been playing video games with a future NFL coach since childhood, takes Pablo on a journey to the seventh circle of nerddom: What does this phenomenon say about private equity turning fun into an asset? How do we stop sacrificing community for convenience? And is shame still possible?

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? Share & Madden & Tell with Katie Nolan and Dan Soder

? We Smoked All the Athlete-Branded Weed We Could Find

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The Heisman? "An American classic." The World Cup? "Uncircumcised." A white-gloved Pablo welcomes back New York magazine's unfiltered, Pulitzer Prize-winning arbiter of taste to evaluate the history of competitive hardware as sculpture ? with a curated tour of shiny balls, stolen chalices and one gigantic mystery box.

? Previously on PTFO: Athlete Statues, Reviewed by Pulitzer-Winning Art Critic Jerry Saltz

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Why were Taylor Swift's wedding guests and celebrity Knicks fans assigned "risk" scores inside Madison Square Garden's secret VIP database? Who was the karaoke MVP at the wedding afterparty? And would you rather test-drive the "most potent weed beverage known to man" ... or Bill Simmons' colonoscopy? Plus: Guy Fieri, Shaboozey, Polyp George, The Mike Vrabel Sliding Scale of Chivalry, The Blandino Tier and fogging the glass of exclusivity.

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? Previously on PTFO: We Got Inside Knicks Surveillance ? and MSG's Deep State Is Stranger Than You Think

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The reason for this re-air is dire: A wrongfully convicted football fan is running out of time ? and legal avenues to pursue. When Pablo sat down with Cowboys superfan Charles Flores in January, Flores? legal team was working on a Hail Mary: petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to review his case ? and to consider whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals had violated his right to due process. On June 15, that effort failed. Public pressure is all that remains. Which means that the power of Charles? story is more important than ever. As is the urgency to sign the petition to encourage the Dallas County DA to stop his execution.

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? Previously on PTFO: Watching the Dallas Cowboys on Death Row

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After months of rumors, journalist Alan Shipnuck investigates why Phil Mickelson has basically vanished from the LIV Golf Tour ? and social media. Leading us down a rabbit hole of hidden misconduct claims and exits from three different golf clubs. Not to mention 19 sources, an off-shore oil pipeline and an ex-friend's ex-wife: Ashley Perez.

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Read Phil Mickelson?s spokesperson?s statement: https://x.com/_davidrumsey/status/2072655169792225420?s=46

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Ex-ESPN president John Skipper was once the most important soccer fan in America. But then he lost the World Cup to FOX ? and became a federal witness. So we wanted to know what it?s been like to watch America fall in love with the very tournament Skipper wasn?t allowed to win. And whether federal corruption trials, nine figures worth of commercials and a Trump Tower apartment full of cats can slow the spread of the world?s favorite game.

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PTFO keeps winning awards. But what do we do for an encore? How do you make something special without losing our standards ? or our minds? Do you guys even enjoy this? Pablo visits Miami to see his friend/boss, Dan Le Batard, and Dan?s producer, Chris Cote. They discuss balancing real life; perspective in the face of grief; Oprah; and figuring out how to serve an audience without missing the point.

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He covered soccer before it was cool, promised to go WikiLeaks on FIFA, then got detained and mysteriously collapsed in Qatar. If there was ever someone we needed to hear from, as a global conduit during this corrupt World Cup on American soil, it's Grant Wahl. So his former co-host, Chris Wittyngham ? along with his family and one of the many stars he inspired ? helps Pablo listen back to Wahl's lost tapes, re-live his fearless run for office and the rainbow target on his chest... then put the conspiracies to rest.

? Previously on PTFO: America Signed Up for the World Cup. FIFA Stuck You with the Tab.

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We are numb, as Americans, to the attention of the globe and the power structures of our sports leagues. But what if love of country could be simple again? And what if fans had more power than we thought? Pablo feels the football osmosis from the (banned) bestselling author and his old friend turned MacArthur Genius, as they offer a liberal-arts education in the beautiful game ? from the fault in our superstar interviews to the damage wrought by Alexi Lalas upon our would-be Neymars and Messis. Plus: a pump-up speech that Ted Lasso would never, ever fantasize about.

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New York is palpably horny right now. And happy. So we invited the patron saint of sex and this town to chase euphoria, appreciate the romance of the American idea, advise these young Knicks, remember the halcyon days of HBO... and make the case for reading books in the crowd.

? Previously on PTFO: Celebrating These Knicks Title Vibes, with Desus Nice

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He is the realest member of Team USA ? an activist athlete, from Brooklyn and the African diaspora, choosing to represent a divisive nation as it tries bringing the globe a little closer together. In a rare sit-down ahead of the U.S. men's national team match against Australia, Timothy Weah explains the pressure of this moment, the power of soccer over politics... and why the Knicks' good-luck charm might need to strike again.

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Did the Knicks owner's pump-up speech help them win it all? Did their players stop fornicating because of it? How much do billionaires matter to championships anyway? And should superstars sacrifice millions for the greater good? David Samson and Domonique Foxworth chart the power and powerlessness of the billionaire class.

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Transcendence on the court. Dancing in the streets. And a drunk Instagram Live for the ages. Why wait 'til the parade? Pablo raises a glass (while devouring an egg-and-cheese) with Desus ? his fellow New Yorker and bard of Knicks nation ? to the commute of a champion and the beauty of a bandwagon; to the drip of Landry Shamet and the sweat of Patrick Ewing; to KAT and OG and Wu-Tang and, yes, even Coldplay. Just not that traitor from Sesame Street.

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The president's birthday-party fight card is straight out of central casting ? and chock-full of political favor-trading. Who stands to gain the most? Luke Thomas unapologetically explains why everyone, from MMA fans to D.C. pundits, is missing the real story... then unearths fresh evidence of a purely transactional relationship.

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Previously on PTFO:

? The Right-Wing Takeover of Combat Sports Is Upon Us

? The White House's Dirty Takeover of Public Golf Courses

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The biggest party in global sport is underway, and soccer's governing body stands to profit nearly $9 billion. How did FIFA squeeze U.S. taxpayers with so many hidden costs? The Athletic's Adam Crafton crunches the numbers on wasted public money, as Pablo dissects comically absurd demands upon host cities ? from "clean" stadiums and super-V.I.P. treatment... to a pop-up jail.

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Further reading:

? "The U.S. signed up for the World Cup ? and its host cities are paying for it"

? "U.S. states waived taxes to host World Cup"

? "The $25.8m Kansas City 'World Cup jail'"

? Rahm Emanuel Q&A: 'The numbers don't work'"

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Madison Square Garden hasn't felt this alive since a little-known point guard from Harvard became the most popular person in New York City. On the occasion of his grand return, Jeremy Lin sits down with Pablo, who's been covering him since their dorm-room days, for a full-circle conversation about pressure, toughness, fleeting fame, the end of his run with the Knicks, squashing the beef with Carmelo Anthony and, yes, getting recruited by Kim Kardashian.

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As Adam Silver calls for the NBA's Kawhi Leonard probe to wrap up and Aspiration's co-founder gets 14 years behind bars, Pablo investigates how Steve Ballmer covered his tracks on a side deal of his own ? and with the SEC on the case. Former DOJ prosecutor Lou Manzo returns to make sense of the relationship between a billionaire and a fraudster, while David Samson is finally convinced that the richest owner in sports has lost credibility.

(Additional reporting by Anita Bennett)

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Previously on PTFO:

? Part I: The Silent Superstar and the Rotten Apple Tree

? Part II: An Argument with Mark Cuban

? Part III: The Mystery Investor, the No-Show Payday and the "Smoking Gun"

? Part IV: Steve Ballmer, the Other Cuban and the $118 Million Infusion

? Part V: Steve Ballmer's "Inconceivable" Donation, the $20 Million Guarantee and a Head on a Spike

? Part VI: An IRL Showdown with Mark Cuban

? Part VII: The Briefcase, Ballmer's Social Network and Aspiration's House of Cards

? Part VIII: Uncle Dennis, Ballmer's $50 Million Sprint and the Side Deal That Wouldn't Die

? Part IX: Ballmer's Tree Money, the Whistle-Blowers and the Document You've Been Waiting For

? Part X: Steve Ballmer's Victim Impact, the Man Who Prosecuted Aspiration and the Abacus of Incarceration

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Julie K. Brown went from working in a bell factory to ringing the alarm on masters of the universe and (finally) winning a Pulitzer. The Miami Herald reporter visits Pablo to shed light on the culture of silence that protected Epstein for so long, the legal dream team that struck his secret deal, then how Epstein pulled out all the stops... to stop her investigation. Plus: the whistleblower who gave away the A-Rod steroid scandal, sneaking into a hospital to interview Joe Frazier... and the maddening therapy of Philly sports.

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Previously on PTFO:

? Part 1: We Investigate Harvard's Hidden Epstein Files

? Part 2: How Harvard Whitewashed Jeffrey Epstein's Millions

? Plus: The NBA Player, the Congressman and the Epstein Files

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Pablo visits the mayor of New York in his backyard, on the eve of the NBA Finals ? and the cusp of heartbreak for his Arsenal F.C. ? to discuss Knicks joy, soccer pain, hair loss, Donald Trump, Charles Oakley, Victor Wembanyama's Eid fit and, yes, flopping. Plus: Fellow Arsenal die-hard Adam Friedland checks in, on the state of socialism... and optimism.

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Previously on PTFO:

? Lina Khan (and Zohran Mamdani) on Why Billionaires Never Learn ? and the Apolitical Absurdity of $6,000 World Cup Tickets

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Can Trump ruin these Knicks vibes? Why are billionaires so sensitive? Just how much of the White House is for sale? And is the pope radical? Or can decency levitate? Plus: the joylessness of a luxury box and? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as a war criminal.

Further content:

? The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr. (ProPublica)

? The Trader in the Oval Office (The Bulwark)

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Ten years ago today, one gorilla's death broke the internet, from sports and politics to million-dollar memes. But Harambe's life was a tragic battle over name, image and likeness ? including files the Cincinnati Zoo worked to suppress... until now. Desus Nice and Katie Nolan help Pablo get to the bottom of what gorillas in our midst can teach us about ourselves.

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How is preparing for a game show like playing in the NFL? What's the first rule of "Jeopardy!" Fight Club? And why would you bet zero dollars with a million on the line? Plus: Katie Nolan's secret pep talk, Daily Double brain glitch, Spygate... and a buzzer bibliography.

Previously on PTFO:

? "Celebrity Jeopardy!" Film Study with Mina Kimes and Timothy Simons

? Behind the Scenes of Pablo's History-Making "Family Feud" Adventure

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He dug up Dianna Russini's playlist for Mike Vrabel. And Osama bin Laden's p*rn stash from the CIA. He even got a DM from Bill Belichick's girlfriend on the prowl. Now, David Covucci is shattering the illusion of coaches' power ? and the unfathomable pastimes of the billionaire booster class ? one embarrassing document bomb at a time. Pablo finds a kindred spirit... and Jessica Smetana makes history.

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Have billionaire owners left us in the twilight of American fandom? Are crying Liverpool fans actually the cure for male loneliness? And is the NFL offseason running out of juice? Would you get married during the Super Bowl on Valentine's Day? Plus: Jim Thome's farm adjacency, Regis Philbin analytics, Gerry and the Pacemakers, institutional investors, the worst pandemic crowd... and feeding a sandwich to Stugotz on Microsoft Teams.

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He's wowed presidents, pro athletes and podcasters. But magicians tell us Oz Pearlman's viral act has crossed an ethical line. Stevie Baskin, after obsessively studying Pearlman's tricks, explains to Pablo how influencers from Charles Barkley to the White House were in on the act ? and why he thinks this brand of "mind-reading" amounts to fraud.

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? Previously on PTFO: The Unwritten Rules of Magic

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What do the tech titans of Silicon Valley and the old heads of traditional broadcast television have in common? Answer: they all need to kiss the ring of Roger Goodell. But will the NFL get too greedy in their continued pursuit of maximum return on their media rights? And why is Rupert Murdoch secretly meeting with Donald Trump? The Sporting Class ? aka ?Rich Guys OnlyFans? ? returns?

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Why is the Bulls legend hawking "the Mona Lisa of sports" as a talking Web3 meme-coin NFT? And who are the secret weapons turning the 60-year-old Hall-of-Famer into a crypto bro, with a last-ditch effort to cash in on The Last Dance? Pablo breaks out the folders for Jordan family friend Wyatt Cenac and former Pippen colleague Amin Elhassan, featuring revelations on MJ's son, Benihana, Lil Hippo... and so on.

? Previously on PTFO: The Last Dance of Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan

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The president may have ended his favorite sport's civil war ? by waging a war of his own. But what did we really learn from Saudi Arabia's multibillion-dollar golf experiment? Journalist Alan Shipnuck explains what insiders are texting about but won't say out loud: that golfers are the most overpaid athletes on Earth, that peacetime is suddenly more complicated for the PGA Tour... and that sportswashing is insidious because it works.

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? Previously on PTFO: Phil Mickelson, the Pipeline and Trump's (Alleged) 14-Inch Pipe

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The Knicks are surging. But politicians are condemning owner James Dolan and his tax breaks, after our investigation with WIRED. So Pablo tests the limits of facial recognition with his playoff ticket plug Ben Wizner, who just happens to be the Deputy Legal Director at the ACLU ? and one of America's foremost experts on modern privacy. Which makes him uniquely (if begrudgingly) qualified to break down everything from spooked NBA journalists and a banned puppy, to Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein connections? to, yes, the Mount Rushmore of whistleblowers.

? Previously on PTFO: We Got Inside Knicks Surveillance ? and MSG's Deep State Is Stranger Than You Think

? From WIRED: "The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden?s Surveillance Machine"

? Watch "CITIZENFOUR" by Laura Poitras

? Read "Permanent Record" by Edward Snowden

? Read "Your Face Belongs to Us" by Kashmir Hill

? PTFO Vault: We Found the Secret Rap Album That the NBA's Best Executive Doesn't Want You to Hear

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What does Mark Cuban think of Pablo's big Pulitzer Prize win? Did A.I. write that JPMorgan threesome lawsuit? And are the steroid Olympics in fact the Apollo mission of RFK Jr.'s America? Plus: third-tier "Mad Men" characters, self-canonization, the polymath of punch-ups, the lifespan of an inbred beagle... and Zoop.

Further content:

? Pablo Torre left the worldwide leader in sports to start a podcast. It just won a Pulitzer. (Poynter)

? Ex-JPMorgan banker Chirayu Rana files wild new claims against exec (New York Post)

? Inside the Enhanced Games, Where Athletes Compete on Steroids. And Growth Hormones. And Adderall. (Vanity Fair)

? Michael Cruz Kayne: Sorry For Your Loss (Dropout TV)

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As the Clippers await punishment, their owner is big mad at Pablo ? and appears worried about what Aspiration's founder might have told the NBA. So Pablo and David Samson (finally) sit down with a special guest: Lou Manzo, the former DOJ prosecutor who investigated this whole tree-planting fraud in the first place, to go inside the courtroom, comb through footnotes and focus on the end game.

(Additional reporting by Anita Bennett)

Previously on PTFO:

? Part I: The Silent Superstar and the Rotten Apple Tree

? Part II: An Argument with Mark Cuban

? Part III: The Mystery Investor, the No-Show Payday and the "Smoking Gun"

? Part IV: Steve Ballmer, the Other Cuban and the $118 Million Infusion

? Part V: Steve Ballmer's "Inconceivable" Donation, the $20 Million Guarantee and a Head on a Spike

? Part VI: An IRL Showdown with Mark Cuban

? Part VII: The Briefcase, Ballmer's Social Network and Aspiration's House of Cards

? Part VIII: Uncle Dennis, Ballmer's $50 Million Sprint and the Side Deal That Wouldn't Die

? Part IX: Ballmer's Tree Money, the Whistle-Blowers and the Document You've Been Waiting For

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Epstein wasn't just funding women's sports or creeping around campus. Our new files ? and Harvard's own audit ? show how a billionaire pedophile used the biggest brand in academia to launder his reputation. Pablo and The Harvard Crimson's Dhruv Patel continue their investigation, with exclusive internal files, letters and interviews with athletes who say the university normalized a monster ? and skirted accountability, until now.

? Part One: "The Jeffrey E. Epstein Fund for Women's Athletics"

? More from The Harvard Crimson: "Women's Rugby Players Were Told to Keep a $25,000 Gift Quiet. The Donor Was Epstein."

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How did an unforgettable donation from the most notorious pedophile in America get past the most prestigious university's self-investigation? And why did Harvard allegedly ask to keep it confidential? Pablo and The Harvard Crimson's Dhruv Patel unearth internal financials, the secret role of president Lawrence Summers, plus new Jeffrey Epstein correspondence ? and speak to the team that "never asked to be affiliated with this monster."

? More from The Harvard Crimson: Women?s Rugby Players Were Told to Keep a $25,000 Gift Quiet. The Donor Was Epstein.

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Secret salary caps. Accidental email attachments. Truth-serum texts from owners. Slide decks for ESPN. If anyone knows how to dork-out on billionaires taking your money ? and documenting their greed ? it's the former NFL Players Association boss who negotiated $100 billion for athletes... and sued the sh*t out of The Shield. With his union now plagued by scandal ? and America as unregulated as ever ? De Smith enters the studio in Gladiator Mode.

? Read "Turf Wars" by DeMaurice Smith

Previously on PTFO:

? Part I: The NFL's Secret Collusion Case, Revealed

? Part II: We Sparked an NFL Union Crisis. Here's the Sequel.

? Part III: We Followed the Money in the NFL Union Scandal. So Did the FBI.

? Part IV: We Investigated the Hollywood Cover-Up the NFLPA Ignored 

? Part V: The Silenced Top Cop and the Cabal of "Strip-Club Dreams"

? Plus: The State of the (NFL) Union, with Mike Florio

? The Sporting Class: Are NFL Players Ready to Strike?

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What are the business ethics of sh*tting where you eat? Can you be a journalist and an "insider" at the same time? And what happened after the Knicks' owner doxxed the man threatening his arena's beer? David Samson ? the Marie Kondo of sports infidelity and the watchful eye of Florida baseball ? helps Pablo decode the messy stories of Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel... and James Dolan versus his enemies.

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How does the game-show game clock move so fast? Why do you become 30% dumber when the cameras roll? And is Mina part of a sociopathic conspiracy with Ken Jennings? Plus: Andy Richter, button analytics, the dais height advantage, Daily Double anxiety, tanking board games for your kids... and a Stat Boy cameo.

? Subscribe to "The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny"

? Watch "Nobody Wants This" with Timothy Simons on Netflix

Previously on PTFO: 

? Share & Jeopardy! & Tell with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard

? Behind the Scenes of Pablo's History-Making "Family Feud" Adventure

? How "Veep" Predicted Trump, with the Real-Life Jonah Ryan

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The notorious conspiracy theorist profited from his vile Sandy Hook conspiracy. Then America's finest (fake) news source decided to troll the world's greatest troll. Ben Collins ? who transformed from reporting on the historic Infowars defamation trial to buying out his "ideological enemy" in a Storage Wars-style auction saga ? tells Pablo why The Onion committed to the ultimate bit: doing the right thing.

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Tracking players. Monitoring kids. Allegedly watching a fan enter the bathroom. The panopticon of notorious owner James Dolan has been caught in glimpses. But a WIRED investigation ? revealed in collaboration with PTFO ? lifts the veil on the Orwellian scope (and occasional clown show) of MSG security, from The Garden and The Sphere to the streets of New York and out across America. Correspondent Noah Shachtman and Pablo hear from spooked insiders, read snooping group chats, scour a second-by-second confidential report, plus view the facial-recognition database itself ? only to discover that paranoid billionaires... are all around us.

? Read the full digital cover story at WIRED

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