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This story appears in SLAM 242. Get your copy now. The basketball bond between Josh Giddey and Dyson Daniels had a bumpy beginning. On the flight to an Australian national under-12 tournament, Daniels—who had made the team at age 11—started feeling queasy. Before long, he was heaving and hurling. Giddey and his parents comforted the…

Before the school year begins, freshmen on the Duke Men’s Basketball team take an unofficial summer course together. It’s called “The Brotherhood Class.”  Daily subjects vary—some lessons center on basketball, others are focused more broadly on the transition from high school to college. Professors vary as well—the recently retired Coach K spoke to the 2022…

Meet the Black women’s college basketball head coaches who are changing the game. This month SLAM and the BCA are celebrating the Black head coaches in women’s college basketball making major impacts at their respective schools. You can read part 1 of this series here. Katrina Merriweather, Memphis Katrina Merriweather has been a culture changer…

WNBA champions. Olympians. Former alumni making waves at their alma mater and successful women and men who understand the game unlike any other. Black head coaches at every level, from high school to the pros, have continued to transcend the sport, and this month, SLAM and the Black Coaches Association are spotlighting the many women’s…

NBA G League Player to Watch (February Edition): Carlik Jones It was hard not to go with Mac McClung.  In the span of a few days, the Delaware Blue Coats guard earned a call-up from the Philadelphia 76ers, signed a sneaker deal with Puma, and, oh yeah, brought back the NBA Slam Dunk Contest with…

When you’re putting together a puzzle, you begin by zooming out and seeing all the pieces you have. It is here when you’re able to see how each piece is unique—the specific edges every individual piece has, what colors they hold and how those factors play into the final image you’re trying to put together. That’s…

After playing in her last college game ever against Mississippi State in the 2017 NCAA Sweet 16, Kelsey Plum didn’t have much time to get ready for the WNBA. She was selected as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft on April 13, and had exactly six days before she had to be in…

More and more, the lines between digital and physical are blurring. Our lives are now tied together by invisible strands of data. As this trend continues, the physical is being informed by the digital with greater frequency. This new way of living has shown up in how people dress and speak, in how they spend…

Isaiah Collier might soon get used to having rappers and Heisman Trophy winners sitting courtside at his games, in college at USC next season or in the NBA after that. But when he took the court in his soon-to-be home gym in L.A. back in January, the star-studded crowd was a bit of a novelty….

This story appears in SLAM Presents DUKE, an entire special issue dedicated to the Blue Devils Men’s Basketball Team. Shop now. THIS EMAIL IS CONFIDENTIAL. PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ITS CONTENTS WITH ANYONE. So it began. Was the Duke student who received this email—from a university email address—in trouble? Not exactly.  You have been identified…