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Photo: Peter Baba The Orlando Magic legend Penny Hardaway believes that social media is to blame for some of Ja Morant’s recent antics, which include flashing a gun during an early-morning Instagram Live stream in Glendale, Colorado. “I [don’t] think people understand how hard it is for young guys in…

Photo by Josh Willink Legendary former Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum has died at 86. Crum led Louisville to six Final Four berths and two national championships – 1980 and 1986 – in a 30-year career in which his teams went 675-295. “We are saddened to share the passing of…

Here’s Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse applauding Kelly Oubre’s energy/explosiveness (averaging 14.3 PPG/4.4 RPG/1.1 SPG/50.3% FG/35.5% 3-PT/75.7% FT). (via Jeff Skversky): “He just gives us kind of like this X-Factor type player who’s going to jar some balls loose defensively, get us out in transition, usually has a tip…

Photo: Orlando Magic/X Jonathan Isaac of the Orlando Magic is gearing up for the upcoming 2023-24 NBA season, marking his seventh season since being selected as the sixth overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. His journey in the NBA has been far from smooth. A significant knee injury sidelined…

The Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal is coming to the nine-time Grammy Award winner’s defense. “All you people disrespecting my Rihanna, shut your face. Shut it up,” he said on The Big Podcast. “I was there – it was beautiful. She did a great job. I didn’t know she…

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…