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De’Aaron Fox is on a mission this season. Since getting drafted by the Sacramento Kings in 2017 as the fifth pick, the franchise has not made the playoffs. This year, Fox wants to be at the forefront of getting them there. The Kings reshaped their roster for the second half…

The Miami Heat have returned 13 players from last year’s roster, forcing Erik Spoelstra to remix his rotations. Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin jumped into the starting lineup, moving Max Strus back to the Heat bench. Strus appeared and started all 18 of Miami’s playoff games last season.  Despite his…

This story appears in SLAM 240. Get your copy here. 94 feet of uneven asphalt is one of the most intimate environments that hoopers find themselves in. Barely visible three-point lines. Cracked and shifted baselines. Sun-faded half-court circles. Weeds sprouting from the sidelines. Chipped backboards with rusted chainlink nets. The…

The Los Angeles Sparks are reportedly finalizing a deal to make Curt Miller their next head coach, per Rachel Galligan of Just Woman’s Sports. Miller will be coaching the Sparks for the second time. He worked for the Sparks as an assistant in 2015 before he took over as the…

It started out of necessity. That’s how Colombian professional hooper Braian Angola got into sports at a young age growing up in a small town in Colombia. At the time, Angola says, there was a war going on between the rebels and the government, but sports kept him away from…

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was asked about the team’s recent shooting performances after suffering their second straight loss to start their 2022-2023 campaign. After last night’s 103-97 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, where the Lakers shot 9 of 29 from three-point range, James had the following statements…

Following a rocky season with the 2021-22 Brooklyn Nets and a nagging hamstring injury, James Harden vowed to come back a different player for the Philadelphia 76ers.  Harden reflected on his last two years in the League, per USA Today,. “These last two years, it was a lot of drama,…

After returning to the court after surgery and rehab for an ACL injury, Kawhi Leonard decided to come off the bench in the Clippers’ recent game versus the Los Angeles Lakers. The SLAM 240 cover star opened up about why coming off the bench was the correct choice. In a…

Coach Darvin Ham told reporters on Thursday that he and Russell Westbrook have “moved on” and have formed “an understanding” after the former MVP linked the hamstring injury he suffered to coming off the bench during the Lakers’ preseason finale against the Kings. Westbrook has started every game he’s played…