Author: News Polite

Two things are true when it comes to the offseason plans of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Collin Sexton. Cleveland wants to extend Sexton; the other is Sexton will be a restricted free agent. Where the Cavs front office and Sexton may disagree is the amount of money Young Bull will…

Historian Claude Johnson has spent more than two decades researching and honoring the history of some of the game’s more revolutionary pioneers. Following the racial integration of professional leagues in the 1950s, dozens of African American teams, which were often called “fives,” were founded. In his new book, THE BLACK…

It’s a journey whose steps began long ago. A marathon that’s still being run.  A mountain that’s still being scaled.  But the grind continues. There’s no turning back now. Too much ground has been covered, and there’s still much more left. Women basketball players. Women who hoop. Ballers. Athletes on…

The future of college basketball has arrived. SLAM’s 2022 High School Boys All Americans are an elite group of certified bucket-getters who are already making serious waves on the court. From Amari Bailey to Naismith Player of the Year Dariq Whitehead, here’s who we’ve selected to our SLAM All American…

SLAM’s 2022 High School All Americans don’t got next, they got right now. On the girl’s side, this talented group of female ballers are already winning championship titles, snagging FIBA gold metals and making their impact known on, and off the court, from the booth to the classroom. Meet this elite…