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Is the MLBPA screwed because its (outgoing) leader allegedly had an affair with his sister-in-law? Is a salary cap a red herring? How much does winning a Super Bowl boost the valuation of the Seahawks? And can the NBA really stop tanking? John Skipper and David Samson return for our semi-regular panel on sports business — and taking down Big Pharma.

• Previously on PTFO: The FBI, the NFLPA and the $10 Billion Money Trail:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjOpA-N24Cc

• Subscribe to "Nothing Personal with David Samson"
https://www.youtube.com/@NPDS

The story of one of the most pivotal pickup games in American history has never been told, in depth, in public. Until now. Former Miami Heat center — and current DJ — Rony Seikaly opens up to PTFO correspondent Foster Kamer about his shocking decision to do what nobody in the NBA would, in the midst of HIV/AIDS paranoia. And how Seikaly was fated to become the person that Magic Johnson credits with changing his life in 1992.

• Subscribe to Foster Kamer’s Substack: https://www.readfostertalk.com/

• Subscribe to "Basketball History 101" with Rick Loayza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFq8Tq8UI_Q&list=PLuviCJkXJEc8O0T7uNNliTOKk4mHaHn-6

"Lose Your Love" (with Nico de Andrea), "Carrot Cake (Radio Edit)" and "Out of Time (Original Mix)" produced and performed by Rony Seikaly; used with permission by Rony Seikaly.

Hit-making record executive Jason Flom has turned his instinctual superpower as a music talent scout into an obsession with getting innocent people out of prison. Flom, now the host of the Wrongful Conviction podcast, helps us explain why the unbroken, indomitable grace of Charles Flores is far from alone inside the deeply American system of incarceration — and how you can help, too.

• Sign the petition to stop the execution of Charles Flores:
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/charles

• Previously on PTFO: The Wrongfully Convicted Football Fan Who’s Running Out of Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-GnKLFY_Gc

• Subscribe to "Wrongful Conviction" with Jason Flom:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVix8d69sPe4Kf6aguo3wv6JVr_aG9y7H

The editor of The New Yorker and the director of the best documentary ever join Pablo Torre for an hour of media naval-spelunking: What does the death of The Washington Post sports section mean for the future of sports, journalism and propaganda? Was "Melania" a movie — or crypto? And how does LeBron guarantee his story now? Plus: Tony Kornheiser, Paul Thomas Anderson, Nuke LaLoosh, New Yorker clickbait, Carmelite nuns, the glue of commonality… and the uselessness of despair.

Further content:

• "Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight" (David Remnick)
https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/democracy-dies-in-broad-daylight

• Watch "The New Yorker Radio Hour" with David Remnick
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo1TdazaYsopEyBiaUfAlyJxM0LMKuEtp

• Watch The New Yorker’s Oscar-nominated short films
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo1TdazaYsorOnCxdERXhvWyN4GhuotSW

• Previously on PTFO: Ezra Edelman Speaks Out on the Banned Prince Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X93Y4ECBCeA

The alleged Jon Stewart of his generation steps down from his YouTube throne and into Pablo Torre’s studio for a post-Super Bowl catch-up on what LeBron’s agent taught him; how it felt to try out for the Sam Bankman-Fried biopic; and attempting to interview Clavicular. Plus: Bob Kraft, Hasan Piker, David Stern, Max Friedland, Steve Ballmer, Lena Dunham, "league sources," the real-life Rod Tidwell… and Tony Kornheiser protesting the only thing tech has made that’s good.

• Subscribe to The Adam Friedland Show: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAdamFriedlandShow

• Get tickets to see Adam Friedland live: https://theadamfriedland.show/pages/tour

As the Clippers host NBA All-Star Weekend 2026, Pablo Torre’s "thorough due diligence" leads us down a trail of Kawhi Leonard side deals involving his Uncle Dennis, plus hall-of-fame sh*t-talking from lawsuits, Steve Ballmer "hush money" for his right-hand man… and a potential government whistleblower. David Samson and Amin Elhassan return with a new prescription and — perhaps — judgment day.

• Binge-watch Pablo Torre’s Kawhi Leonard investigation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp43H6Vt_yDoUarxNb_fVK9_6bSiA2aHo

• Subscribe to Pablo’s newsletter for exclusive access, documents and invites:
https://www.pablo.show/

(Pablo Torre Finds Out is independently produced by Meadowlark Media and distributed by The Athletic. The views, research and reporting expressed in this episode are solely those of Pablo Torre Finds Out and do not reflect the work or editorial input of The Athletic or its journalists.)

Sir Mix-a-Lot reveals how a Super Bowl ad inspired "Baby Got Back," why he was live-tweeting a Seattle Seahawks comeback at 80 miles an hour… and what happened to that viral lady grinding with him at the symphony.

• Previously on PTFO: The NFL Coach and Sir Mix-a-Lot’s Mercedes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmLQUJexh5s

• Sign the petition to stop the execution of Charles Flores:
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/charles

A wrongfully convicted football fan is running out of time. So Pablo Torre travels from the free world to death row in Texas, to sit with Charles Flores for the one hour a day when he’s not in solitary confinement. To learn what it feels like to watch the NFL through the bars of a super-max prison. To understand why Charles continues to await execution, a decade after the real killer went free. And to find out how the road might go on, before it’s too late.

• Previously on PTFO: "Watching the Dallas Cowboys on Death Row — Our Visit to a Supermax Prison"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUm2YgmBG1o

"The Road Goes On Forever" written and performed by Robert Earl Keen, with permissions from Songs of Universal, Inc., and Keen Productions.

(Pablo Torre Finds Out is independently produced by Meadowlark Media and distributed by The Athletic. The views, research and reporting expressed in this episode are solely those of Pablo Torre Finds Out and do not reflect the work or editorial input of The Athletic or its journalists.)

He is the accidental creator of prediction markets. So how does James Surowiecki feel about Kalshi, Polymarket and the wisdom of crowds, now that even the market for a missile launch can be manipulated? On the eve of the Super Bowl, he re-traces the rise of the casino in your pocket, debunks the cult of the CEO… and forecasts the disturbing possibilities when insider trading maneuvers all the way to the White House (or at least The Dark Lord of the Pentagon).

• Read "The Wisdom of Crowds": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/175380/the-wisdom-of-crowds-by-james-surowiecki/

• Previously on PTFO: "NBA’s Top Gambler Has a Solution — and a Warning" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4RrHWCQh08

Which voters made sure Bill Belichick was not a first-ballot Hall of Famer? Did Tom Brady only become a better broadcaster… because he couldn’t get much worse? And what’s so bad about rooting for Sam Darnold’s Seattle Seahawks? Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard join Pablo Torre for a Super Bowl preview — and a pageant of nonsense.

• Take a PTFO audience survey for your chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card: http://theathletic.com/survey26

• "In the ‘no’ camp is a known liar…’" (Ollie Connolly):
https://x.com/OllieConnolly/status/2016449665340752186

• "Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer" (Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham):
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47747076/belichick-not-first-ballot-hall-famer

• "Tom Brady knew he needed to improve on TV. So he channeled his ‘quarterback’ days" (Andrew Marchand):
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6990290/2026/01/22/tom-brady-fox-nfl-afc-championship/

• Subscribe to the Mina Kimes YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@minakimes