#133 USA...USA...USA

Useless Assumptions Episode 133 is here and Zach and Vance are coming in hot.The New York Knicks are NBA Champions for the first time since 1973 and we break down the entire series game by game. From stealing home court in San Antonio in Games 1 and 2 to OG Anunoby tipping in the most iconic shot in Knicks history with 1.2 seconds left in Game 4 to Jalen Brunson dropping 45 points in the closeout win Zach and Vance get into all of it. The drought is over and New York is going crazy.The World Cup is one week in and the USA opened with a dominant 4-1 win over Paraguay with Folarin Balogun going off and Christian Pulisic doing Pulisic things before leaving at halftime with a calf issue. We break down where Team USA stands heading into the Australia game Friday and talk about how the rest of the world is looking through the first week of the tournament.UFC Freedom 250 happened on the South Lawn of the White House on Flag Day and Trump's 80th birthday and we have all the results. Justin Gaethje upset Ilia Topuria for the lightweight title in what might be fight of the year. Ciryl Gane knocked out Alex Pereira in the co-main. Every single fight on the card ended by knockout. Seven bouts seven finishes. And yes we talk about the foiled attack plot that has a direct Nebraska connection with an Omaha man named the ringleader behind a plan to use explosive drones and snipers to target Trump Vance Elon Musk and Netanyahu at the event.The College World Series championship is set with Oklahoma taking on North Carolina starting Saturday in Omaha and we run through how both teams got there.On the local front the Norfolk City Council approved an ordinance establishing the framework for an entertainment district downtown despite some pushback from council members and residents who wanted more public discussion first. We break down what the ordinance actually does and what comes next for Norfolk.Then we get into the big national stories. The Situation Room tapes story is one of the wildest things happening in Washington right now. New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan have a book dropping June 23 called Regime Change that contains verbatim quotes from classified White House Situation Room meetings on the Iran war and the Epstein files. Vance went on The Megyn Kelly Show and said he was legitimately worried people were taping conversations which by the way is a felony. We lay out exactly what we know and what is still unknown.Then the MLB Bible verse story. Three San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Genesis 9 12-16 on their Pride Night caps and MLB warned them for a uniform violation. The verse they chose is the one where God creates the rainbow as a symbol of his covenant with creation after Noah's flood. The players said there was no hate behind it. MLB said it was a uniform violation. JD Vance posted Trump won we don't have to do this anymore. Senator Josh Hawley sent a letter to the commissioner demanding answers. Florida and Missouri attorney generals are threatening legal action. It is a full blown national story and we get into every angle of it.We also touch on California pressuring public utilities to award 633 million dollars in contracts specifically to LGBT owned businesses with an LGBTQ checklist required to qualify.As always we want to hear your own Useless Assumptions in the comments. Like and subscribe and we will see you next week.