NBA G League Player To Watch (December Edition): Kenneth Lofton Jr.

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…

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, who was expelled from the league in February 2022 for expressing outspoken views on the treatment of Uyghur Muslims by communist China, criticized nepotism in the NBA after the Lakers drafted LeBron’s son, Bronny, despite him being deemed “not an NBA prospect” by a…

Photo: NBA Summer League It hasn’t been finalized yet amid the non-stop chatter, but plenty of experts from ESPN do already consider Chris Paul as the bonafide Sixth Man for the Golden State Warriors. But what’s even more surprising is that they picked the star point man as a favorite…

The Brooklyn Nets have been recognizing the value of Nic Claxton by giving him increased playing time, particularly in the absence of key players like Day’Ron Sharpe, Ben Simmons, and Dorian Finney-Smith. Claxton has taken on additional responsibilities, averaging 34.4 minutes per game in the last 12 games, compared to…

The New York Liberty’s playoff run is over after the Chicago Sky closed out the series with a 90-72 win on Tuesday. The Liberty were hosting their first playoff game in Barclays Center and the first WNBA playoff home game since 2017 when they lost to the Washington Mystics in…

Photo: sdna.gr Serbian big man Miroslav Raduljica, who last played for South Korea’s Goyang Carrot Jumpers, is getting ready for the next challenge, via Eurohoops: “I train every day, more than ever. I’ve never been in better shape. Maybe because of age and experience, the fact that I am much…