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From virtually the opening tip, this season has been a never-ending trial by fire for the young Celtics.

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Kobe was shocked. The post Kobe Bryant Reacts to Kanye West’s Slavery Comments appeared first on SLAMonline.

Find out what other players made the list of first and second teams.

Josh Richardson had an elite season as a defender for the Miami Heat, but he's still not earning the kind of recognition the franchise believes he deserves. On Wednesday, the …

Jazz center Rudy Gobert and Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, both finalists for Defensive Player of the Year, led the voting for the NBA's All-Defensive team.

Head coach Doc Rivers has agreed to a contract extension with the Los Angeles Clippers, the team announced on Wednesday. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer said the following in a ...

Our panel forecasts the NBA playoffs with each conference finals series tied at 2-2.

Center Hassan Whiteside leveled his latest dig against the Heat this week, suggesting on Instagram that he's not permitted to take perimeter shots. Meanwhile, there is strong sentiment inside the …

LiAngelo Ball interviewed with the Thunder and Suns on Tuesday at the Pro Basketball Combine in Bradenton, FL. In addition, Ball told Hoopshype‘s Alex Kennedy that he has private workouts scheduled with the Lakers, Cli...

The L.A. Clippers have agreed to a contract extension with head coach Doc Rivers. Clippers Chairman Steve Ballmer had this to say: "Doc is one of the top coaches in the NBA, coming off one of his finest seasons since joi...

Jazz center Rudy Gobert and Pelicans forward Anthony Davis received the most votes among the 2017-18 All-Defense First Teamers, the NBA announced on Wednesday. The big men are joined by Victor Oladipo, Jrue Holiday and R...

LeBron James says that Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum is on pace to become a great player in the NBA. During shootaround on Wednesday, LeBron said Tatum’s talent and composure have allowed him to “play above his age” ...

We got four of the five SLAM 2018 High School All-Americans — Zion Williamson, Cameron Reddish, Bol Bol, and Darius Garland — together to play a game of CHARADES. Future Duke teammates Williamson and Reddish took on ...

Meet SLAM’s 2018 High School All-Americans. We spent an afternoon with the top seniors — RJ Barrett, Zion Williamson, Cameron Reddish, Bol Bol, and Darius Garland — for our annual photo shoot and even got some of t...

Birthdays. Anniversaries. Certain days just hold special places. Sure, you'll have big moments dotted throughout the calendar, but a select few get a circle around them to signify their added importance. Looking back on ...

Blazers guard CJ McCollum thinks unrestricted free agent to-be Paul George will be playing in Los Angeles next season. While guesting on the Woj Pod, McCollum added that he stopped recruiting George. “[PG] left me on r...

The Rockets earned a huge Game 4 win last night in the Bay. They bottled up the Warriors in the fourth quarter, thanks to the efforts of James Harden and Chris Paul. While those two stars handled the majority of the scor...

"I might lose my lunch," Sue Phillips, who runs a juggernaut of a high school basketball program, said as she watched Golden State crumble in Game 4.

The WCF are tied 2-2. The post Kevin Durant: ‘I Definitely Wish I Had That Last Play Back’ appeared first on SLAMonline.

The Houston Rockets faced a double-digit deficit not once, but twice, in the most feared arena this postseason. But defense and composure were the key ingredients to a pivotal Game 4 win that tied the Western Conference ...

The Rockets plan to honor at Thursday's Game 5 the victims, survivors and first responders of the Santa Fe High School shooting.