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Just eight minutes into the New York Knicks’ victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, Obi Toppin exited the game with a right leg injury. He finished the contest with three points and one rebound. After undergoing an MRI on Thursday, the team revealed that the Knicks forward suffered a non-displaced fracture on his right…

Since he first broke into the League as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Kevin Durant has had his fair share of battles against some of the greatest players of his generation. Hall of Famers in the present and future like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, and Paul Pierce. When…

After 294 days of being wrongfully detained in Russia, Brittney Griner is finally coming home. The WNBA superstar’s release garnered reactions across the W and the women’s basketball world. The WNBA superstar’s release has garnered reactions across the W and the women’s basketball world. From her Phoenix Mercury teammates to her many supporters, here’s what the hoops community…

No. 7 and No. 11 did their thing on Wednesday night, combining for 62 points, 17 assists, and 14 rebounds in a 122-116 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Known as offensive machines, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving simply did what they did best: score the ball and create shots for their team.  Durant had 29…

This cover story is featured in SLAM 241, which is available now. June 17, 2022. The morning after. The iPhone is downstairs, on the counter. The screen lights up every few seconds as texts pour in. They’ve been rolling in for hours. Those will go unanswered for a while. If answered at all.  It’s only…

The Memphis Grizzlies announced Desmond Bane would miss an additional 3-4 weeks while recovering from the big toe injury he suffered in November. The @memgrizz announced the following medical update: pic.twitter.com/dqrovrIQYW — Grizzlies PR (@GrizzliesPR) December 8, 2022 The Grizzles said Bane is progressing in rehab and that if his sprained toe responds positively to…

Brittney Griner is FREE! The WNBA star has been released from Russia detention after a successful prisoner swap exchanging the former champ for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to multiple reports. BREAKING: Brittney Griner has been freed in a prisoner-swap and is now in U.S. custody. pic.twitter.com/zZlIxNYAEo — WSLAM (@wslam) December 8, 2022…

The Denver Nuggets are off to a sluggish start in December after taking a third straight loss last night to the Dallas Mavericks. Although they finished November with four straight wins, the Nuggets seemed to have steadily climbed the ladder of the Western Conference with the typical MVP play of Nikola Jokic. However, in the…

Donovan Mitchell’s arrival in Cleveland has propelled the Cavaliers to becoming one of the most dominant teams in the NBA right now. After sinking the Lakers, 116-102, with a clutch triple over Matt Reaves’ extended hand, the Cavs are 16-9 and third in the Eastern Conference, locked squarely into the Eastern Conference Finals picture as…

We’ve got an exclusive 32-page mini mag on Starting Lineup’s New NBA Action Figures. Shop here. It’s about time to acknowledge that Giannis Antetokounmpo’s nickname sells the man short. “Greek Freak” is still an all-timer, of course, a perfect rhyme that speaks volumes about the player in two short syllables. Before he was an NBA…