Jeremy Fears Jr. shot in leg while home for a holiday break

Photo: Dallas Mavericks/Twitter The Dallas Mavericks guard Jaden Hardy talked about learning from fellow teammate Kyrie Irving: “Since the time he has been here, he has helped me a lot. He is always in my ear, giving me feedback on what he sees and thinks when I am out there…

In a thrilling matchup in San Antonio, the Spurs (10-36) orchestrated a stunning upset against the formidable Minnesota Timberwolves (32-14), with Victor Wembanyama recording a double-double, securing 23 points and 10 rebounds. Devin Vassell added 25 points to the Spurs’ triumphant night, as they rallied to beat the Timberwolves 113-112…

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: NBA.com A veteran NBA coach details why the league players might have difficulty adjusting to a female head coach. “You can’t have a hot woman [coaching] in the NBA. Guys will be trying to f— her every day. By and large the NBA is an incredibly sexist environment. I…

The Lakers will return home being down 0-2 in the Western Conference Finals against the Nuggets. The Purple and Gold are 7-0 at home this postseason including the play-in tournament. LeBron James, who scored 22 points for the Lakers in the Game 2 loss (103-108), was asked if having a…

Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason strongly believes that Alperen Sengun should be a 2024 NBA All-Star (averaging 20.4 PPG/9.2 RPG/5.2 APG/0.9 SPG/0.9 BPG/53.3% FG/31.7% 3-PT/70.1% FT). (via Vanessa Richardson): “Alperen Sengun is an All-Star, I’m just letting everybody here know it. The Wizard is an All-Star, you heard it here…