Warriors promote Pat Spencer to standard contract

Photo: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr., who is the son of Chicago Bulls legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, has agreed to a two-way NBA contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. After the news, Scottie Pippen took to Twitter to react to his son’s accomplishment:…

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…

Photo: latimes.com NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has mocked Rudy Gobert on several occasions in the past. Recently he was teased by Spice Adams on The Big Podcast who said that he thought the Jazz center would hold Shaq to 12 points. O’Neal once again responded by taking a shot at…

JaMychal Green is headed to San Franciso to play with the Golden State Warriors after completing a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder last month. Green is on an expiring $8.2M contract. Vet minimum (8 years of service) is $2.63M. Golden St. would incur a $1.83M cap hit (2…

Photo: Michal Fludra/NurPhoto via Getty Images Lithuanian-American player Domantas Sabonis (15 points and nine rebounds) was understandably heartbroken after Lithuania lost the nerve-wracking, intense battle to Spain in overtime 102-94 in the last 16 of EuroBasket 2022. The Sacramento Kings big man spoke to Emmet Ryan of BallinEurope about where…

Boston’s newest acquisition, Blake Griffin, is getting acclimated well with his new team. In his first preseason game with the team versus the Charlotte Hornets, the veteran notched seven points and nine rebounds in sixteen minutes. With Robert Williams still out due to a knee injury, Griffin should see the…