Kevin Durant on Nic Claxton: “He’s learning by the day”

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…

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Photo: Peter Baba Damian Lillard has completed his 11th year in Portland after he was shut down for this season by the Trail Blazers. The 32-year-old superstar point guard has remained loyal to the team that drafted him to the NBA despite all the struggles that it went through. Former…

Photo: Getty Images He’s one of a kind. He’s controversial. He’s a pest. He’s an all-time great. Ask a hundred people how they feel about him, and you’ll probably get a hundred different responses. But these are the facts: he’s an irrepressible champion; the heartbeat of one of the most…

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Photo: LA Clippers/Twitter The Los Angeles Clippers veteran guard Russell Westbrook talked about where he’s seen his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Kevin Durant grow: “He’s always been very efficient, but his ability to be even more efficient and still score the ball at a high rate. Probably one of…