Nets release Yongxi Cui

Photo: Dallas Mavericks/Twitter The Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, who competed in two NBA Finals while the San Antonio Spurs dominated the Western Conference for twenty years and secured five NBA championships between 1999 and 2014, openly confessed on Friday that he held a strong dislike for the Spurs. “I’m…

The Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant and his agent, Jim Tanner, have ended their professional relationship. Tanner had been Morant’s representative since Morant departed from Murray State in 2019 and was drafted as the No. 2 overall pick. During their collaboration, Tanner negotiated Morant’s lucrative five-year, $197 million contract…

A black-winged butterfly stops Damian Lillard mid-sentence. He looks up to watch it float through his weight room. It’s doing a solo aerial dance near the highest point in the building, fluttering near the elongated skylight that is flooding the room with natural rays. Several rows of wooden beams support…

In the summer of 2018, a silent time bomb detonated in the SLAM kingdom. Maya Moore claimed a historic spot on a three-part cover series that completed the issue 217 set. Significantly, she was only the second female to do so. The first was when we asked the NBA if…

Photo: Miami Heat/Twitter P.J. Tucker wasn’t entirely willing to leave the South Beach in last year’s free agency, but a much better opportunity up in North Philly ultimately convinced him to pack his bags. Tucker told Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald that he openly expressed his desire to remain…

Andrew Wiggins was a revelation on a night when the super-hot fire known as Stephen Curry fizzled out in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics. Instead of allowing Curry’s slow night to deter him and his Warriors teammates, Maple Jordan showed up and showed out, finishing the Warrior’ 104-94 win…