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Damian Lillard says “people are sleeping” on the Portland Trail Blazers heading into the postseason. “Let them,” Lillard adds. The four-time NBA All-Star vows to “bounce back” from a humiliating first round p...

Dirk Nowitzki moved past Wilt Chamberlain and into sixth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list Monday night. Nowitzki, 40, was happy to “get it over with” quickly by making his first two shots of the game. The N...

Pelicans guard Elfrid Payton joined an illustrious list of NBA greats on Monday by recording a triple-double in his fifth straight game.

Jeremy Lin led the Raptors in scoring, and Fred VanVleet posted a double-double, but a collision between Mitchell Robinson and Lowry left the All-Star guard hurting.

Almost a year and a half after Isaiah Thomas was traded away from the Boston Celtics, he finally made his return to TD Garden on Monday night.

After bottoming out defensively during a 1-7 rodeo trip in February, the Spurs are playing some of the NBA's best defense since coming home.

GRAB YOUR COPY OF SLAM PRESENTS THE GREATEST COLLEGE PLAYERS OF ALL TIME. These 12 guys didn't go to college, instead jumping straight to the pros back in the days when such a move was fair game. But...imagine if they di...

Star sophomore Jaquan Carlos of Thomas Jefferson High School already has a target on his back. South Shore knows it--this was the sixth time they've faced off against Carlos in the last two seasons. Down 69-68 in the PSA...

Brandon Boston knows how to mix in work and pleasure. In the latest episode of SLAM Practice, we traveled to Georgia to mic up Boston and his Norcross squad to capture what goes down in the gym. We also spent a whole day...

Lakers star LeBron James will again be sidelined, returning to the bench with a sore groin as Los Angeles takes on Milwaukee, which will be without Giannis Antetokounmpo (ankle).

With Malcolm Brogdon out indefinitely with a plantar fascia tear in his right foot, the Milwaukee Bucks signed guard Tim Frazier to try to shore up their backcourt.

It's safe to say it. The sample size is big enough now. March is just the Heat's month. After Monday's impressive road win against the Thunder, the Heat moved to …

Kevin Durant debuts his Nike KD 12 and Isaiah Thomas returns to Boston rocking Celtic colored Kobes. The post NBA Kicks of the Night appeared first on SLAM.

Nuggets 114 (47-22), Celtics 105 (43-28) Isaiah Thomas got the win in his return to Boston as Denver pulled ahead in the final period. Nikola Jokic stuffed the stat sheet with 21 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, two s...

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat's 116-107 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder (42-29) on Monday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. It marked the Heat's seventh win in its past nine …

Erik Spoelstra speaks after Heat's impressive road win over the Thunder on March 18, 2019. …

Knox, 19 and still adjusting to N.B.A. life, scored 19 points in the Knicks' victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

Monday's game against the Thunder marked the start of a difficult, but important, stretch for the Heat. Well, Miami is off to a strong start. The Heat (34-36) defeated the …

Giannis Antetokounmpo is questionable with a right ankle sprain for the Bucks' matchup Tuesday against the Lakers.

While the Thunder will be without All-Star guard Russell Westbrook as he serves his one-game suspension for receiving his 16th technical foul of the season, the Heat will also play …