Basketball

Photo: Toronto Raptors/X Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam recently applauded the energy/focus of 4th year point guard Malachi Flynn (averaging 6.3 PPG/2.0 RPG/2.4 APG/47.3% FG/40.0% 3-PT).(via Toronto Raptors):“I love his energy. I always…
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This story is featured in SLAM Presents UConn. Shop now. The phone rings. Geno Auriemma’s name pops up on the caller ID. It’s October, and the UConn head coach is surprisingly upbeat and pretty chatty given the business-first demeanor he…
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Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez are working on a deal with the Carlyle Group to bring the U.S.-based private equity company in as a minority investor in the Minnesota Timberwolves. Lore and Rodriguez agreed to buy the Wolves in 2021 via a…
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Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler surprised fans by jetting off to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with a special mission—to watch his teammate Nikola Jovic in action for the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Heat’s G League affiliate.Butler, expressing his…
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Welcome to another installment of Hoops, Rap and Everything Black, a weekly column that zeroes in on the two fundamental components of SLAM—hoops and rap—while threading in other aspects of the vibrant tapestry of Black culture. Let’s get…
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Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown is questionable for Sunday's game at the Memphis Grizzlies due to a right adductor strain. Brown was injured when he slipped on the In-Season Tournament court in Toronto on Friday night. Brown wasn't the…
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Photo: Los Angeles Clippers/Twitter Amid a six-game losing streak, the Clippers faced a lineup adjustment as Russell Westbrook voluntarily moved to the bench, contributing to a victory against the Rockets in the NBA In-Season…
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Pearls lie not on the seashore. A dive is required to find the prize. Time is necessary. And nothing is guaranteed. Some oysters don’t contain any jewels. But some do. Some hold the secret of precious beauty. Only after journeying into the…
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Kelly Oubre Jr. could return to the Philadelphia Sixers lineup at the end of November, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Oubre suffered a fractured rib, as well as several bruises, after getting hit by a car.  "Kelly Oubre Jr. has been in…
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Photo: Milwaukee Bucks/X Milwaukee Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin discussed the high basketball IQ of veteran Khris Middleton following Monday’s 118-109 home win vs. the Chicago Bulls (13 points/6 rebounds/2 assists/1 steal/6-10 FG/1-5…
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