Evan Fournier explains why scoring in NBA is easier than in Europe

In Kawempe, Uganda, where Khaman Madit Maluach grew up as a refugee from South Sudan, it’s a challenge just to play basketball.  The closest public court to Maluach was a 45-minute walk away and shared by multiple areas. “It was always packed,” he says. “If you had to go work…

Gabe Vincent, the guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, is thinking about having surgery on his troublesome left knee. If he decides to go through with the surgery, he will be out of action for six to eight weeks. Despite recently making a comeback to the Lakers’ lineup, Vincent experienced…

Milwaukee Bucks small forward MarJon Beauchamp is high on 2024 #23 pick AJ Johnson. (via Milwaukee Bucks): “We need young wings, young guards actually. He’s a point guard, so we need that, and he’s only going to get better each game and he has a bright future, for sure. He’s…

Photo: Golden State Warriors/Twitter Memphis Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway loves the way Lester Quinones is developing with the Golden State Warriors (scored 30 points in FIBA World Cup tune up game for the Dominican Republic vs. his alma mater). (via Let’s Go Warriors): “He played for me for three…

Photo: Toronto Raptors The Raptors lost at home against the Pacers (114-118). It was the second straight loss for Toronto. After the game Fred VanVleet, who scored 28 points and dished out 11 assists for the Raptors, talked about the connection between the support of the fans and how the…

This story appears in the second edition of WSLAM 2. Get your copy here. How do you measure legacy? More specifically, how do you measure the legacy of 15-year WNBA veteran Sylvia Fowles? Do you measure it in championships? Fowles has two titles. Is it in awards? She’s a two-time…