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The stars were out at Jamal Crawford’s The Crawsover pro-am last Saturday, with Paolo Banchero and Chet Holmgren making headlines as the top two picks in the NBA Draft teamed up to drop a combined 84 points. But Banchero and Holmgren weren’t the only NBA stars who showed out.  Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels had 52 points,…

Shareef O’Neal has taken a lot of criticism for his choice to play in the NBA despite only playing 37 career collegiate games with UCLA and LSU and averaging 2.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game on 40.5 percent shooting from the field for his college career. The first bit of criticism O’Neal received was…

Paige Bueckers will miss the upcoming season after an MRI revealed that she tore her ACL earlier this week. Prayers up to P https://t.co/HwGekr3Hyr — WSLAM (@wslam) August 3, 2022 According to a team statement released Tuesday, Bueckers suffered the season-ending injury during a team scrimmage on Monday. Her MRI on Tuesday confirmed the team’s…

The Dallas Wings faced off with the Chicago Sky Tuesday Night. The Wings were able to defeat the Sky in their own backyard 84-74, and broke the Sky’s franchise-record 10-game home win streak. Even without their star player Arike Ogunbowale, who ranks third in the League in scoring at 19.9 points, who is out with…

Words cannot simply describe the impact that Bill Russell made on the NBA; his pioneering and thinking will be sorely missed by all. But his legacy lives on as some notable figures around the League feel that No. 6 should be immortalized by the NBA. Count Lakers legend Magic Johnson amongst the many calling for…

This story appears in the second edition of WSLAM 2. Get your copy here. For the first time since 2019, the WNBA invited the top 12 prospects to a live WNBA Draft show in New York City. Many mock drafts had Stanford guard Lexie Hull projected to go in the second round. So when the…

This story appears in WSLAM 2. Get your copy here. Kierstan Bell thrives in big moments. Bell was the second player to be named Ohio’s Ms. or Mr. Basketball three times. The other? LeBron James. Then she tallied over 1500 points in just three collegiate seasons. Next up? The WNBA. After announcing in January 2022…

 This story appears in SLAM 239. Get your copy here. It’s 2:30 p.m. Pacific time and Stefanie Dolson just left practice in preparation for the Liberty’s next game against the L.A. Sparks. There are an endless number of things she could do with her free time, going to the beach or shopping on Rodeo Drive,…

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards doesn’t lack confidence, for a good reason. His numbers have placed him among some of the best to play the game through two seasons, and he seems just to be getting started.  In December 2021, he became just the seventh player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in his…

Myles Turner has become “numb” to trade rumors after being involved in several trade scenarios during the last five seasons with the Pacers. “This is my fifth offseason with trade rumors going on,” Turner said per Hoops Wire. “‘He’s going to land here; he’s going to do this. He going to do that.’ I am finally…