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This Story Appears in the SLAM All-Star Weekend Newspaper. Shop Now It’s easy to explain the 1993 NBA All-Star Game in today’s terms: Lauri Markkanen and Jordan Clarkson are MVPs as their team wins an OT classic. Neat as it would be for the locals if Markkanen and Clarkson played a big role in this…

Zion Williamson embodies redefinition.  He’s shown us new aerial possibilities. Ruthless left-handed spikes on the heads of poor souls just trying to rotate over from the weak side. But they just can’t hover above in the way that he can.  He’s shown us new layers of fandom. Most old heads don’t think that a superstar…

For Alissa Pili, her decision to transfer to the University of Utah from USC was about more than just basketball. The landscape of the area reminded her of her. Home, Alaska, from the rolling plains to the rivers to the weather.  “[The transition was] definitely tough,” Pili says. “But I just think how supportive the…

Remember when it seemed like everyone around the NBA, from LeBron James to Russell Westbrook to Dwyane Wade was wearing those really nerdy glasses? Think back to 2012 and those all-black, Clark Kent-style glasses, or the bright red, rimless-frames that Russ wore in the postgame presser after Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Well, when…

About 40 minutes south of where Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton star on a nightly basis at Vivint Arena, and just steps from where Jimmer Fredette had all of college hoops in a frenzy over a decade ago at BYU, sits a small storefront called Thifthood. The shop has become a popular spot…

Jordan Clarkson has told this story before. Amidst catastrophic flooding that occurred in the Philippines, the Utah Jazz guard had seen a photo of young children playing basketball on a hoop that had, somehow, survived the natural disaster. The photo touched him, painting a larger portrait of just how universal and impactful the game truly…

Patience  Patience.  Patience.  Patience.  Patience.  Patience.  And…  Patience.  Patience.  Patience.  Patience.  Patience. Still there? We’re on Lauri Markkanen time right here.  His story is one of patience. Like, one where nothing, like, nothing really, um, even kinda, sorta happens at first. Or at second. Enough doesn’t happen that what has happened gets forgotten. But that…

“Who’s paying the bill?” While on set for their SLAM 242 cover shoot, we had Zion, CJ and BI play Point ‘Em Out—and let’s just say, they did not disappoint. The New Orleans Pelicans trio had us cracking up. Check it out below. Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum, and Brandon Ingram, who just appeared on the…

With his family in attendance, LeBron James drained a fadeaway jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter against the OKC Thunder and become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer with 38,388 career points. He’s surpassed legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s record of 38,387 points. Beginning the game with 38,352 points on the list—needing only 36…

With about two minutes to go before the clock strikes 2 p.m., the Pelicans trio begins to emerge from the opposite side of the empty gym. Technically, they’re a couple of minutes early to our shoot, but it’s a welcomed sight, considering how unpredictable NBA players’ schedules can be while in season.  The team’s practice…