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Not too long before New Orleans Pelicans fans started calling him “Grand Theft Alvarado,” Jose Alvarado found himself up against some immeasurable odds. The Brooklyn native was on a two-way deal with the New Orleans Pelicans and wasn’t seeing much action on the floor.  After going undrafted in 2021, the 6-0 guard out of Georgia…

The Memphis Grizzlies stay winning. After beating Brooklyn 134-124 earlier this week and securing a 125-110 win over Sacramento last night, the vibes are high in Grind City. The Grit’ n’ Grind squad has started the 2022-23 season 3-1, led by 23-year-old Ja Morant and 24-year-old Desmond Bane. Bane has dropped back-to-back thirty-point games, tallying…

Luka Magic was on full display last night as Luka Doncic seemed to have everything clicking versus the star-studded Brooklyn Nets. Doncic willed his team in a hard-fought double-overtime victory against Kyrie Irving, who went off for 39 points, and Kevin Durant, who dropped in 37, by putting up a 41-point triple-double! Doncic’s final stat…

Klay Thompson is known for perhaps being one of the most cool, calm, and collected future Hall-of-Famers there is in the NBA. The other half of the Splash Brothers will happily knock down threes, lock you down on the defensive end, and go home to hang out with his beloved bulldog, Rocco. The one thing…

Just being the NBA’s second-youngest head coach of all-time, interim coach Joe Mazzulla has a lot of pressure on him in his first season for the Boston Celtics. With the campaign that Coach Ime Udoka had last year getting the organization to the NBA Finals, Mazzulla has some big shoes to fill, considering he is…

Damian Lillard suffered a right calf strain that forced him to miss the rest of Portland’s 119-98 loss to the Miami Heat, per the Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard (right calf strain) – Will not return — Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) October 27, 2022 Lillard said that his calf was bothering him during pregame warmups, calling…

This story appears in SLAM 240. Get your copy here. Over the weekend of September 3rd, thousands of fans streamed into the house that Michael Jordan built, the United Center in Chicago. DeMar DeRozan wasn’t laced up. There was no game going on. Fathers and sons, mothers and daughters were not there to see Zach…

In Wednesday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic point guard Cole Anthony suffered an oblique muscle injury. Anthony recorded nine points, five assists, six rebounds, and one cosmic block in a 92-103 loss. INJURY UPDATE:Following last night’s game at Cleveland, @OrlandoMagic guard Cole Anthony underwent imaging, which confirmed a right internal oblique muscle…

Cleveland Cavaliers Coach J.B Bickerstaff described the first week of Evan Mobley’s sophomore season as an extended preseason.  The USC product suffered an ankle injury and was forced to sit out at the end of training camp and Cleveland’s first three preseason games. Because of that untimely injury, Mobley lost the valuable opportunity to play…

The Brooklyn Nets have been preaching two things about Ben Simmons. First and foremost, they say that everybody, especially the fans, needs to be patient as Simmons gets acclimated to hooping again after a season off. Second of all, they need Simmons to play aggressively. During Brooklyn’s loss to the Bucks, 110-99, Kyrie Irving took…