Celtics release update on Kristaps Porzingis availability for Game 5

The Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns have both expressed interest in acquiring Houston Rockets wing Jae’Sean Tate. Both teams are actively seeking rotation upgrades, but their trade capabilities are somewhat limited. Tate’s salary for the current season is $6.5 million, and there is a team option for $7.1 million in…

Photo: Getty Images Oklahoma City Thunder big man Aleksej Pokusevski is set to be re-evaluated in a four to six weeks of timeline after suffering from a small right humerus fracture, per Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman. According to Mussatto, Pokusevski sustained the injury during an offseason workout. As such,…

For three decades we’ve covered many amazing basketball characters, but some stand above the rest—not only because of their on-court skills (though those are always relevant), but because of how they influenced and continue to influence basketball culture, and thus influenced SLAM. Meanwhile, SLAM has also changed those players’ lives…

Photo: Peter Baba In a greatly anticipated warm-up match leading up to the FIBA World Cup, Germany emerged victorious against Canada with a narrow score of 86-81. The outcome hung in the balance until the final minute, with the game deadlocked at 79-79. It was in this critical moment that…

For three decades we’ve covered many amazing basketball characters, but some stand above the rest—not only because of their on-court skills (though those are always relevant), but because of how they influenced and continue to influence basketball culture, and thus influenced SLAM. Meanwhile, SLAM has also changed those players’ lives…

Photo: Cleveland Cavaliers/Twitter Three teams – the Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors – may be showing interest in power forward Kevin Love, according to Hoops Wire’s Sam Amico. “Sources told Hoops Wire the Warriors, Lakers and Trail Blazers may be other teams with interest,” Amico…