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The Lakers are searching for answers after starting the 2022-23 season on a three game losing streak. Through three games, the Lakers have struggled with finding an offensive rhythm, however their defensive play has kept them in games and have given them a chance to win against the Clippers and Trail Blazers. One solution the…

This story appears in SLAM 240. Get your copy here. Not everyone knows what it takes to get to the next level, let alone to the highest level of a sport. But Dorell Wright does. Before he became head coach at Donda Academy, the former NBA small forward was a first-round pick in the ’04…

Something is happening in Utah! The Utah Jazz took on the New Orleans Pelicans Sunday night, and it was a beautiful display of basketball at the highest level. Whenever you have two hungry teams going at it, especially this early in the season? As a basketball fan, you know that you are in for a…

After the Minnesota Timberwolves moved to 2-1 following a 116-106 win in a late afternoon run against the OKC Thunder, Wolves Coach Chris Finch was asked to evaluate the team and admitted that the first unit is getting better, but they’re “still a work in progress.” “The first unit, it’s still a work in progress,…

Dame Time is here, leading to some strong declarations from Trail Blazers Coach Chauncey Billups. Damian Lillard scored 41 points, and Jerami Grant (16 points) put on the finishing touches with a game-clinching layup to help Portland hold off the Lakers, 106-104, on Sunday. The clutch win continues Portland’s (3-0) stay unbeaten while the Lakers…

Chris Paul made history Sunday night following the Suns’ 112-95 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Whether a player says it or not, going against a former team is always a big deal. However, it is an even bigger deal to make history against them. With about 10:50 left in the first quarter, Paul threw…

In a shocking turn of events, the Cleveland Cavaliers stepped into the mud of the Donovan Mitchell trade rumors and swiped the three-time All-Star from potential trade suitor Miami Heat. The Heat seemed like the clear landing spot for Mitchell as NBA fans believed they had enough assets to send the Utah Jazz in exchange…

The Boston Celtics built a championship-contending roster at the trade deadline of last season as the team acquired the solid role-playing of Derrick White from the San Antonio Spurs. The six-year veteran was brought in to accommodate the already stout perimeter defense of the Celtics and, of course, handle the duties of a facilitator. White…

The Miami Heat have returned 13 players from last year’s roster, forcing Erik Spoelstra to remix his rotations. Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin jumped into the starting lineup, moving Max Strus back to the Heat bench. Strus appeared and started all 18 of Miami’s playoff games last season.  Despite his reserve role on a reconfigured…

This story appears in SLAM 240. Get your copy here. 94 feet of uneven asphalt is one of the most intimate environments that hoopers find themselves in. Barely visible three-point lines. Cracked and shifted baselines. Sun-faded half-court circles. Weeds sprouting from the sidelines. Chipped backboards with rusted chainlink nets. The basketball court is a ravishing…