Jamal Murray on people comparing him to Kobe Bryant

Photo: Washington Wizards New Washington Wizard Jordan Poole spoke about playing next to Tyus Jones after the two guards combined for 54 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals on 51.6% shooting from the field at Madison Square Garden last night (Wizards defeated Knicks 131-106). (via Washington Wizards): Reporter:…

Photo: FIBA In a game where Bogdan Bogdanovic’s hot shooting was instrumental, Serbia secured an 87-68 victory over Lithuania at the Mall of Asia Arena. This win propels Serbia once again into the Semi-Finals, and should Canada and the United States emerge victorious in their Quarter-Final matchups, it would also…

The Slovenian basketball federation has honored Goran Dragic by retiring his No. 3 jersey before his farewell game on Saturday, according to Askounis of Eurohoops. Dragic was instrumental in leading Slovenia to a EuroBasket title in 2017 and was named MVP of the tournament. “Words and actions are not enough…

Photo: New York Post According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Brooklyn Nets veteran guard Patty Mills has declined his $6.2 million option and will become a free agent. In 81 games with a career-high 48 starts, Mills averaged 11.4 points and 2.3 assists while shooting 40.8 percent from the…

Photo: Dallas Mavericks/Twitter According to Jovan Buha of The Athletic, the Los Angeles Lakers are unlikely to pursue veteran guard Kyrie Irving due to a lack of salary cap space. The Lakers would need to renounce the free agent rights of D’Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura, decline Malik Beasley’s team…

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…