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Patrick Beverley wants fans to stop acting like “CNN reporters” by constantly informing him about the situation in Israel. He finds it baffling that everyone suddenly feels the need to share what they’ve heard from the news, questioning if they’ve experienced it themselves. He mentioned speaking with an American who…

Former SLAM Ed. Russ Bengtson knows his stuff when it comes to basketball footwear. In this excerpt from his upcoming book, A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers, he tells the story of the first women’s signature sneaker, the Nike Air Swoopes. Order your copy of A History of Basketball…

Photo: Phoenix Suns/Twitter The Phoenix Suns have continued to locate trade scenarios involving Cam Payne, per Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports. Fischer pointed out that Indiana Pacers point man T.J. McConnell has emerged as a player under the radar for the Suns, and talks have appeared about executing a multi-team…

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. has taken a common sense stand against men participating in women’s sports. “The best woman to ever play could go in the NBA right now and it would be over for her. The worst NBA player… it could be a college basketball player and…

The signs were all there, even from the beginning. The budding potential. The confidence. While she’d yet to truly master her craft, the vision had already been there. She was unafraid to attempt deep threes, long before the range was really there. She was creative and wanted to dish out…

De’Aaron Fox has categorically denied any allegations of conflict or resistance towards Mike Brown’s coaching prior to Brown’s dismissal as head coach of the Sacramento Kings over the weekend. Continue reading De’Aaron Fox denies conflict with coach at TalkBasket.net. Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original…