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Olympic hosts France impressed as they put on an all-around clinic to beat Germany 84-71 in the women’s basketball quarter-finals in Paris. This will be France’s fourth straight Olympic semi-final appearance, as they had too much firepower for their counterparts. Leading 23-19 after the first, the French burst into life…

Credit: Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images The Dallas Mavericks contained the Miami Heat to 90 points, setting a new season low for opponent scoring. Those results occurred after giving up 406 points over their three previous games. Dallas wing Reggie Bullock shared his thoughts on the Mavericks’ defensive improvement: “It…

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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…

Karl-Anthony Towns delivered a dominant performance with 31 points and 11 rebounds, guiding the New York Knicks to a 122-103 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Continue reading Towns leads Knicks past Wizards in dominant win at TalkBasket.net. Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook…

Candace Parker. Tamika Catchings. A’ja Wilson. Breanna Stewart. Elena Delle Donne. Maya Moore. These are just some of the WNBA players who have had impressive, eye-opening rookie seasons. Add to that list Caitlin Clark, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Not since Parker—who went on to be…