My research team just called in. They’re still on vacation and all geeked about the “Game 6 Fix,” as they call it.

If you’ve been under a rock, that’s the latest allegation from disgraced referee Tim Donaghy. He writes to the feds that during the 2002 playoffs, two NBA “company men” refs “influenced” a Game 6 and helped to force a Game 7. The only seven-game series that year was the Kings-Lakers Western Conference finals, which had a controversial Game 6.

Apparently, the research team has been watching marathon showings of the “X-Files.” They say the Game 6 Fix fits along the lines of the conspiracy theories Mulder and Scully investigate.

After I warned them there was no “Smoking Man” involved, they mentioned Vlade Divac and handed me a list of Web sites involving NBA conspiracy theories. Oh, brother.

As their phone call faded into silence, they started mumbling, “The truth is out there.” Unfortunately, I was shocked that there were so many conspiracy URLs:

Game 6 Fix

Site:www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Tim-Donaghy-NBA- Conspiracy-Theory-Videos-of-the-Day-Blog-9502

The skinny: FanIQ has some fun with Kings’ controversy with two videos. One is former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy addressing Donaghy’s allegations. The other is a montage of photos and quotes.

The call: Depending on your love for the Kings, you either need to check this out or wince and turn away.

Ewing Theory 101

Site:sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id1193711

The skinny: This is a classic column by Bill Simmons, ESPN’s “Sports Guy.” He espouses ideas not only about how the Knicks got Patrick Ewing in the 1985 NBA draft lottery, but why they got him, with other examples of the Ewing Theory in action.

The call: This column is required for anyone who believes in any conspiracy theories in sports. And it’s darn funny, too.

Jordan’s ‘suspension’

Site:nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/24940292/site/21683474/

The skinny: Go to NBCSports.com for a comprehensive look at the league’s conspiracy theories – and this was published June 4, almost a week before the latest Donaghy allegations. It touches on the theory that Michael Jordan didn’t retire in 1993, but that he was suspended for a season for gambling and his baseball career was just something to pass time before he could come back.

The call: The author, contributor Bill Woten, makes very good points. This column is good enough to make Scully a believer.

No Jordan, no title

Site:espn.go.com/page2/s/list/readers/worstcalls.html

The skinny: The theory was that after Jordan retired, the NBA wanted the Knicks in the 1994 Finals (against the Rockets). At the end of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, referee Hue Hollins called the Bulls’ Scottie Pippen for a foul on Knicks guard Hubert Davis, who was in the act of shooting a three-pointer. Davis made all three free throws, and the Knicks won that game and the series in seven.

The call: This made No. 7 on an ESPN.com’s list of Readers’ Worst Calls in Sports. This, too, is required reading.