Basketball News
Post Up: Russell Westbrook Scores 34 Points in First Return to OKC
SLAMonline - 10 Jan 2020 06:55
Cavaliers 115 (11-27), Pistons 112 (14-25) Tristan Thompson put up a career-high 35 points and 14 rebounds to help Cleveland win in overtime. Andre Drummond led the Pistons with 28 points and 23 rebounds. Celtics 98 (25-...
Steph Curry Says He Was Recruiting Giannis to Play Video Game
SLAMonline - 10 Jan 2020 06:50
TV cameras caught Stephen Curry possibly tampering with Giannis Antetokounmpo, but he claims this was simply not the case. Curry’s story is that he was merely recruiting Antetokounmpo to team up in PUBG, a popular onli...
Bulls lose Wendell Carter Jr to severe ankle sprain
InsideHoops - 10 Jan 2020 05:49
The Chicago Bulls announced today the below injury updates on center Wendell Carter Jr. and forward Otto Porter Jr. upon the team's return to Chicago. Carter Jr. underwent an MRI and CT Scan which confirmed a severe righ...
Bristol Studios x SLAM Collection is LIVE--
SLAMonline - 10 Jan 2020 23:19
SHOP THE SLAM x BRISTOL STUDIOS COLLAB HERE For Luke Tadashi, the pages of SLAM are where his love for basketball grew beyond just the sport itself. "[SLAM] was the first place where I connected the dots between basketba...
Heat's Butler, Pacers' Warren fined for altercation
ESPN - 10 Jan 2020 21:10
Miami's Jimmy Butler and Indiana's T.J. Warren each were fined for exchanging bumps and gestures during Wednesday's game, with Butler's fine being $10,000 more for "escalating the incident on social media."
Russell Westbrook: 'I Don't Regret Anything That I Did' in OKC
SLAMonline - 10 Jan 2020 14:15
Fans and the Thunder organization had nothing but love Thursday night for Russell Westbrook, in his first game back in OKC since being traded last summer. Westbrook scored a game-high 34 points, but his Houston Rockets f...
UConn Loses to Baylor, and Home Winning Streak Ends at 98
The New York Times - 10 Jan 2020 08:05
It was the second consecutive year that the Bears (12-1) ended a long UConn run. Last season, Baylor stopped the Huskies' 126-game regular-season winning streak.
The Celtics have a big 76ers problem
ESPN - 10 Jan 2020 07:32
Even with Joel Embiid out, Philadelphia's size befuddled Boston, which has lost all three meetings between the teams this season.
Steve Kerr: Kevin Durant 'Faded from the Group' in Golden State
SLAMonline - 10 Jan 2020 06:43
Kevin Durant had “faded from the group” by the end of last season, according to Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. “Sometimes you just have a feeling about things,” says Kerr. Kerr adds that he never di...
Hamstring to sideline Clips' George vs. Warriors
ESPN - 10 Jan 2020 04:07
Clippers guard Paul George has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Warriors due to a left hamstring strain, the team announced Thursday.
76ers' Embiid set to have surgery on hand
ESPN - 10 Jan 2020 00:25
The 76ers say Joel Embiid will have surgery on his left hand and will be re-evaluated in 1-2 weeks.
Joel Embiid Suffers Torn Ligament In Hand
SLAMonline - 10 Jan 2020 00:24
Update #1, 6:16pm: Tim Bontemps of ESPN reports that Embiid will have surgery in New York tomorrow and will be re-evaluated in one-to-two weeks. Philadelpha 76ers center Joel Embiid has torn a ligament in his left hand, ...