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We’ve dedicated an entire special issue,SLAM’s TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time, to ranking the best 75 individual season teams ever. This week, we’re unveiling which squads made it on our top 10. To find out who else made it on the list, read here. 9. 2000-01 Los Angeles…

We’ve dedicated an entire special issue,SLAM’s TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time, to ranking the best 75 individual season teams ever. This week, we’re unveiling which squads made it on our top 10. To find out who else made it on the list, read here. 10. 2012-13 Miami Heat…

Photo: Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images Eastern Conference finals MVP Jayson Tatum led the way with 26 points, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each added 24 and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 100-96 on Sunday night to earn a berth in the NBA Finals against the Golden State…

The Celtics returned to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2008 when Boston won a championship. It will be the first time for Marcus Smart as well for his teammates to play at this stage. The 28-year-old point guard, who was one of the top three scorers for…

Photo: Getty Images In this VladTV clip, former NBA star guard Gilbert Arenas shares his thoughts on the incident in which Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage during the “Netflix is a Joke” festival. This prompts a discussion about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. To that, Gilbert Arenas emphatically states…

The Boston Celtics are on their way to their first NBA Finals since 2010 after the C’s beat the Miami Heat, 100-96, on the road in Game 7. The Celtics’ Eastern Conference Finals series win was largely thanks to their efforts of inaugural Larry Bird winner, Jayson Tatum. Tatum finally…

Photo: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Numerous fans and figures in the NBA have praised the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coaching signing of Darvin Ham, which includes his former teammate with the 2004 champion Detroit Pistons in Chauncey Billups.  In an interview with Dan Woike and Broderick Turner of the Los…

Photo: AP Photo/Nell Redmond With one win away to advance to their second NBA Finals in three years, the Miami Heat will seriously bet on Tyler Herro to play his best basketball.  League sources have confirmed that the microwave two-guard is set to take the floor this Sunday after missing…

The Lakers started working out players that could be added to their roster if they don’t get drafted in this year’s NBA Draft because Los Angeles has no picks t use. One of those players is Drew Peterson out of University of South California. The 22-year-old shooting guard peaked in…

Philadelphia, PA – March 21, 2019 – Wells Fargo Center: Mike Breen during a regular season game (Photo by Ben Solomon / ESPN Images) Unfortunately, there will be no “Bang!” calls for this Sunday’s Game 7 hoops. Renowned broadcaster Mike Breen will be unavailable to deliver ESPN’s play-by-play voice for…