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The Utah Jazz is reportedly bringing Sam Cassell in to interview for their vacant head coaching position left by former coach Quin Snyder’s resignation, per Shams Charania and Troy Jones of The Athletic. The Jazz are interviewing 76ers assistant Sam Cassell for their open head coaching job, per @ShamsCharania and @Tjonesonthenba. pic.twitter.com/zcP3jku5xu — SLAM (@SLAMonline)…

Indian Fever guard Bria Hartley has been in the WNBA for eight years, and she’s had someone special by her side for five of them. Her son, Bryson Hartley.  This month is the 50th anniversary of Title IX, so this story on a really great @WNBA player who’s also a really great mom at the…

This exclusive story appears in SLAM 238. Shop now. It took basically no time for the SLAM Summer Classic to establish itself as an essential stop on the summer hoop circuit. That’s mostly due to the on-court skills displayed by the nation’s best high school hoopers in the mecca of streetball. But for the players…

According to multiple reports, Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended again to July 2. Every day is another day too long #FreeBG Visit https://t.co/IrnDkEbOOj to learn more about what you can do to help. https://t.co/rGLALx0gDV — WSLAM (@wslam) June 14, 2022 Griner was detained in February for allegedly possessing vape cartridges that…

Ah, the great debate. When it came to deciding which NBA teams are greatest of all time, we argued and shouted at each other for a bit before eventually deciding that our north star in these debates would be to look for the squads that dominated whoever it was they were playing against. We came…

The Atlanta Hawks announced that Bogdan Bogdanovic underwent knee surgery on Monday. Hawks say Bogdan Bogdanovic underwent surgery following the season on his right patella tendon to address knee inflammation. He will rehabilitate over the offseason and is expected to make a full recovery in advance of the regular season. — Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) June…

The 2021-22 season has been a redemption arc for Andrew Wiggins’ career. Since Golden State traded for Wiggins in February 2020, Maple Jordan has averaged 18.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game, thriving as a second and even third option on a Warriors roster featuring a couple of sharpshooting future Hall-of-Famers in Stephen…

Stephen Curry has been on a tear since the NBA Finals began. Until Game 5, Curry averaged 34.2 points per game, highlighted by a 43-point and 10 rebound explosion in Game 4. But in Game 5, Curry’s rocketship of momentum came back down to earth after finishing Monday night’s game with 16 points on 7-22…

Andrew Wiggins was a revelation on a night when the super-hot fire known as Stephen Curry fizzled out in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics. Instead of allowing Curry’s slow night to deter him and his Warriors teammates, Maple Jordan showed up and showed out, finishing the Warrior’ 104-94 win over the Celtics with 26…

Team USA’s U18 team wrapped up their U18 Americas tournament with a gold medal and a dominant performance from one of the best players on the team. Incoming Villanova freshman Cam Whitmore led the United States to victory in a wild game. Whitmore is ranked as the top small forward in the 2022 class, third…