Lakers sign Dr. Leroy Sims as Director of Player Performance

To celebrate SLAM’s 30th anniversary, we’re spotlighting the 30 most influential men’s college teams from our past 30 years. Stats, records and chips aren’t the main factor here, it’s all about their contribution to the game’s cultural fabric. For the next 30 days—Monday through Friday— we’ll be unveiling the full list…

Photo: Cleveland Cavaliers/Twitter Three teams – the Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors – may be showing interest in power forward Kevin Love, according to Hoops Wire’s Sam Amico. “Sources told Hoops Wire the Warriors, Lakers and Trail Blazers may be other teams with interest,” Amico…

Photo: FIBA Basketball The Los Angeles Clippers veteran forward Nicolas Batum is preparing to lead the French team as they aim for a medal in the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup. Additionally, he intends to participate with the National Team in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Batum had previously declared his…

This past week, Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver was in headlines across the League as allegations had arisen that he issued workplace harassment. The misconduct in ownership featured racist and misogynistic comments that forced the NBA to suspend Sarver for one year while handing him a $10 million…

2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown felt like past adversity pushed the Boston Celtics towards becoming champions (defeated the Dallas Mavericks 4-1). (via Boston Celtics): Bill Burt: “A year ago against Miami, you sort of lost the series that was played this way. This was a gritty, tough series. Less…

Photo: Portland Trail Blazers/Twitter The Trail Blazers are dangerously close to missing the postseason for the second straight season. It is also the second year when Chauncey Billups is the head coach of the team. Some attribute Portland’s disappointing performance to Billups but the team’s star Damian Lillard thinks the…