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Wherever there’s a hoop, you’ll find find Gradey Dick.  “My dad instilled that in me at a young age. If I haven’t found a place, he’s probably already found five,” he tells SLAM with a laugh.  As one of the newest faces on the Kansas Jayhawks roster, Dick has been residing in Lawrence, KS, since…

Two Western Conference powerhouses, the Golden State Warriors and Pheonix Suns, went at it on primetime Tuesday night. There is nothing like a regular season NBA game with a playoff atmosphere, and basketball fans watching on television and in attendance got a real treat watching these two teams go at it so early in the…

The New York Knicks have been impressed by what they have seen from former Dayton high-flyer Obi Toppin and have agreed to pick up Toppin’s fourth-year option, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The New York Knicks picked up the fourth-year option on forward Obi Toppin, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 26, 2022…

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made some history after leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 108-94 win over his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers. SGA put out a historic statline on Tuesday, posting 33 points, five rebounds, and eight assists on 50 percent shooting from the field. He also knocked down two triples and all nine…

The Philadelphia 76ers may be 1-3 out of the gate, but James Harden has been doing everything he can to help Philly compete. The 76ers picked up their first win of the season after beating the Pacers 120-106 on Monday due to a herculean effort from Harden. The ten-time All-Star dropped 29 points, dished out…

The Los Angeles Lakers are 0-3 to start the new season as a byproduct of their struggling shooting performances. Players across the board can’t buy a shot even if they could, as the team has shot 40.7 percent from the field, which is dead last in the League. To push the panic button right now…

The Miami Heat finished last season as the first seed in the Eastern Conference and was one errant Jimmy Butler three-pointer from a trip to the NBA Finals. Most of their roster returned to South Beach for this year’s campaign, and despite their previous success, the Heat have begun this season 1-3. All four of…

This story appears in SLAM 240. Get your copy here. On June 30, the night NBA free agency began, a black SUV with tinted windows rolled up to Udonis Haslem’s vacation home in Orlando, FL.  “That s**t almost got shot up,” Haslem said on teammate Duncan Robinson’s podcast, The Long Shot. “It’s creeping and it’s…

The Dallas Wings’ Allisha Gray and Indiana Fever’s NaLyssa Smith headline the newest additions to the Athletes Unlimited Basketball roster for the 2023 season. Gray, a gold medalist, and Smith, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft and an All-Rookie selection, join 15 WNBA players on AU’s official 2023 roster.  Dallas Wings’ Allisha…

Ben Simmons has had a rough start to his return season with the Brooklyn Nets. Simmons has played in three games and fouled out of two of them. The latter was last night in a 134-124 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.  Simmons was frustrated with the officiating all night, but none vexed him more than…