Lucky 13’s: Klay Thompson Reaches Career Milestones in Warriors Loss

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…

Stephen A. Smith had once hoped Donovan Mitchell would join the New York Knicks, a common theme with Smith. Despite such predictions, Mitchell recently signed a three-year, $150.3 million extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In a MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME podcast interview, Mitchell revealed that Smith’s criticism, not recruitment,…

Photo: Memphis Grizzlies/X Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins praised new center Bismack Biyombo following earning their first 2023-24 regular season win vs. the Portland Trail Blazers (8 points/11 rebounds/4 assists/3 blocks/3-6 FG/2-2 FT/+18 +/- in starting role). (via Memphis Grizzlies): “Biz was phenomenal. The screen setting, the playmaking, the…

Tempers began to flare with just under four minutes to go in the Tuesday night game between the Pheonix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers. After Lakers guard Austin Reaves tried to lay the ball up strong against Suns star shooting guard Devin Booker, Reaves was met with a block…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter Patrick Beverley recently revealed on his podcast that he had a conversation with Russell Westbrook in which both players expressed desire to get rings if the Lakers win the championship this year. The two point guard were moved by the Lakers just before the trade deadline…

Third time lucky for Belgium. After failing at the semi-final stages in the last two Women’s EuroBasket editions, they finally lifted the trophy for the first time in Ljubljana by beating Spain 64-58 in a captivating final. Arguably head and shoulders above everyone else in the tournament, Belgium overcame the…