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Candace Parker will be back for at least one more season, according to Richard Deitsch of The Athletic. Parker confirmed she would return during an appearance on Dietsch’s Sports Media Podcast. “I just did my treadmill workout downstairs and lifts in the hotel before heading to the studio,” Parker said. “I call it my citizen…

The Portland Trail Blazers have historically won games by outscoring teams during the Damian Lillard-era. This season, second-year head coach Chauncey Billups has prioritized winning games on the defensive end. While Portland’s Tuesday night 117-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs wasn’t a defensive clinic, both teams shot 52 percent from the field; the Blazers…

The Brooklyn Nets remain a New York metro turnstile on defense, becoming the first NBA team to allow 150 this season. The 153 points the Kings scored were their highest output since 1993. The defense wasn’t the only problem; Brooklyn (6-9) trailed by as many as 39 points on a night where they just didn’t…

Projected No. 1 overall pick and SLAM 240 cover star Victor Wembanyama led the French national team to a 2-0 finish at the latest FIBA World Cup qualifying event last week. They are currently 8-2 after the fifth qualifying FIBA World Cup window. Have you seen a basketball player like this? No, you haven’t. Victor…

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers have been discussing a potential trade that would send one of the league’s best rim protectors, Myles Turner, to the purple and gold. The two sides have yet to come up with an agreement, but negotiations may have to pick up soon now that another team has…

The Minnesota Timberwolves are off to a 6-8 start to the new season, but how? This past summer, they traded most of their future draft picks to get three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert from the Utah Jazz. They paired him with one of the most dominant offensive bigs in the NBA in,…

The Miami Heat seem to be back on track to their winning habits after defeating the Phoenix Suns Monday night. It wasn’t the prettiest of victories to their now three-game win streak, as the Suns held a 13 point-advantage at one point, but the dominance of Bam Adebayo showed up at the perfect time in…

The New York Knicks are 6-7 and are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, good for the final play-in spot early in the season. However, after the addition of Jalen Brunson this past summer and the expected progression of key young pieces, the Knicks hoped to drastically improve from their non-playoff finish. The Knicks…

At 32-years-old, Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has allegedly reached the tail-end of his prime, according to his latest critics. The other half of the legendary Splash Bros has been going through a tough start to begin the season. However, Thompson believes that that shouldn’t discredit the four championships he’s contributed to the team…

Milwaukee Bucks rookie MarJon Beauchamp had his welcome to the NBA performance last night against the Atlanta Hawks. MarJon picked up a new ritual recently that *may* have helped his game. pic.twitter.com/S3WOidJHJt — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 15, 2022 The 24th overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft in this year’s draft finished with a…