Luol Deng reacts to Gilbert Arenas’ xenophobic rant

Photo: New York Knicks/Twitter The New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters that power forward Julius Randle, who suffered a sprained ankle on March 29, is making ‘good, steady progress,’ but it’s still not clear if he will be ready for the start of the first-round playoff series…

Photo: Boston Celtics/Twitter The Celtics crushed the Pacers 120-95 with Jayson Tatum (34 points), Jaylen Brown (27 points) and Derrick White (22 points) leading the charge for Boston. But according to Brown, the key to his team’s success is Robert Williams III who scored 4 points and grabbed 8 rebounds…

Basketball icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is in the hospital after fracturing his hip. The 76-year-old, standing at 7 feet 2 inches, took a fall at a concert in Los Angeles, leading to a broken hip. Emergency medical personnel quickly transported Abdul-Jabbar to the hospital. Although the specifics of his condition remain…

This is where things start to get realer than real. This week, SLAM is unveiling our TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time list that ran in our special issue, SLAM Presents TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time. It wasn’t an easy list to make, but one thing’s for…

The New Orleans Pelicans have bolstered their roster by signing guard Malcolm Hill to a two-way contract, confirms ESPN’s NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Hill has been lighting up the court for the Pelicans’ G League affiliate in Birmingham, averaging 24.6 points per game. He is shooting at 44 percent from…

Photo: Sarah Stier/Getty Images Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant won’t suit up for this year’s NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City this Feb. 19, per Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. This marks the third-straight year that he won’t be available for the festivities amid eligibility to participate. Durant remains out…