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Photo: Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press The Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki answers a series of rapid-fire questions, including his picks when forced to choose between rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G, plus Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James and shooting a one-legged fadeaway or a deep three-pointer: Check out our Latest…

Photo: N.Y. Post/ Charles Wenzelberg Evan Fournier‘s future is sealed. His season is far below expectations and the only way for the Knicks to solve this embarrassing problem is to trade him. However, this will not be easy. Fournier is making $18 million this season and will make $18.9 million…

SLAM is built on amazing imagery—photos that tell stories, photos that capture both reality and imagination, photos that explain history to generation after generation in ways text and videos could never. So we decided to compile the images that tell the story of the NBA for the past seven or…

Photo: @kingjames/Instagram A Twitter user @LakeShowYo spotted a doppelganger of the Lakers superstar LeBron James. It’s Cameroonian footballer Bryan Mbeumo who is currently representing his nation at FIFA World Cup in Qatar. “I mean I got work to do in other places too!” the four-time NBA champion laughed on Instagram….

Photo: NBAE LeBron James has missed five games due to a left adductor strain. While he still remains on the injury report for tonight against the Spurs, his status has been upgraded by the Lakers. The four-time NBA champion is listed as questionable and could play tonight. Anthony Davis (low…

Photo: Brooklyn Nets/Twitter Ben Simmons appears to have a different mindset this season. His superstar teammate Kevin Durant recalled a moment by the point guard that stood out for him. It was a play in which KD made a back door cut to the basket and got a pass from…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter The NBA suspended Patrick Beverley for three games for shoving Deandre Ayton in the back during the game between the Lakers and the Suns. Pat Bev took to Twitter to express his disapproval of the suspension. “Hear they trying to give me the book,” the 34-year-old…

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 25: Christian Wood #35 of the Dallas Mavericks reacts after scoring a three point basket during the third quarter of an NBA game at Smoothie King Center on October 25, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by…

Photo: Ethan Mito/Clarkson Creatives/Getty Images DeMarcus Cousins could be on the move next to continue his career in Asia. Per Taiwan News, Cousins is reportedly preparing to take his acts in Taiwan’s T1 League “very soon”, potentially joining fellow big man Dwight Howard. Though there is no official news yet…

Credit: AP The New York Knicks big man Isaiah Hartenstein acknowledged on Wednesday that he has been asked to play more like a traditional center with the team. “It’s adjusting to a different role where it’s playing more like (the Knicks’ other centers), I guess. Not more of what I’m…