As the country continues to deal with the fallout of the infamous Jeffery Epstein files, The Root is taking a closer look at some of the most polarizing conspiracy theories in American history.

"He told me he had been taught not to embarrass his opponents," Dawson shared when he asked Ming about it back in 2002. While Carroll understood his reasons, he urged Yao to change his approach.

"Probably because we were fighting against all odds. We were definitely swimming upstream through a league that had been ...