Basketball News
The Terry Rozier Ripple Effect Of The 2019 Offseason
SLAMonline - 15 Aug 2019 05:11
Terry Rozier has a new home in Charlotte, though he had other options leading up to his decision to join the Hornets. Rozier told Jonathan Abrams of Bleacher Report that on the eve of free agency, he thought he was going...
Fox's quickness impresses Team USA veterans
ESPN - 15 Aug 2019 04:03
Point guard De'Aaron Fox said he has probably gotten faster and that has caught the attention of veteran Kemba Walker who says Fox's "quickness is crazy." Fox is vying for a spot with the senior team as USA Basketball pr...
Jaylen Brown: 'Do You Think We're as Good as the 1986 Celtics Team?'
SLAMonline - 15 Aug 2019 00:36
Jaylen Brown asked a bemused Danny Ainge if the current Celtics are on the same level as the legendary 1986 team that steamrolled through the NBA on the way to a title following a 67-win regular season. “He’s so youn...
Patrick Patterson Agrees To Deal With Los Angeles Clippers
SLAMonline - 15 Aug 2019 23:39
Recently bought out forward Patrick Patterson has agreed to a one-year, veteran’s minimum deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. The 30-year-old had been linked to the franchise weeks p...
SLAM Partners with the Illawarra Hawks, LaMelo Ball's New Team
SLAMonline - 15 Aug 2019 21:08
SLAM is proud to announce a partnership with the Illawara Hawks, LaMelo Ball’s new team in the National Basketball League, for the 2019-20 season. Here is more info on the deal, per the Hawks’ press release: The anno...
Terry Rozier Says He Had No Rift With Kyrie Irving
SLAMonline - 15 Aug 2019 21:00
Terry Rozier and former teammate Kyrie Irving are no longer in Boston, but Rozier says there were no issues between the two point guards. Rozier was a big fan of Irving prior to him being traded to the Celtics, and tried...
Sources: Lakers' Cousins has serious knee injury
ESPN - 15 Aug 2019 18:26
Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins is awaiting further tests after suffering a serious injury from "bumping knees" with another player during workouts in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN.
DeMarcus Cousins Suffers Possible Knee Injury
SLAMonline - 15 Aug 2019 17:22
A long two years may get slightly longer for DeMarcus Cousins, one of the latest additions to an already formidable Los Angeles Lakers team. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that the big man has potentially suffered a ...
Former Rockets Center Zhou Qi Signs Contract In China
SLAMonline - 15 Aug 2019 15:18
Former Houston Rockets prospect Zhou Qi has signed a contract to return to China, a report from the Xinhua News Agency states. The 23-year-old was drafted with the No. 43 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft and spent the next thr...
#NYvsNY Semifinals Recap
SLAMonline - 15 Aug 2019 00:34
West 4th and Dyckman won tight match-ups in the #NYvsNY semifinals to earn a spot in this weekend’s championship game at Rucker Park. Check out below for the full semifinals recap. West 4th: 70, Watson: 65 Dyckman 59, ...
Kemba Walker 'Could Care Less' About Trash Talk from Serbian National Team Coach
SLAMonline - 15 Aug 2019 00:15
Team USA will need help from a higher power should it face Serbia in the upcoming FIBA World Cup, according to Serbian national team head coach Sasha Djordjevic. "Let's let them [Team USA] play their basketball and we wi...