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The Boston Celtics announced that their two most key defenders, Marcus Smart and Robert Williams, were questionable for Thursday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Going into the title round of the playoffs, it’s unlikely either would miss a playoff game unless physically unable. Smart is still dealing with a sprained ankle he suffered in…

The Three Stripes have made a major move in the summer basketball scene. They recently announced that the Drew League in Los Angeles, Rucker Park in New York and the Atlanta Entertainment Basketball League have all partnered with adidas. Today, we get to check out what jerseys they’ll be wearing in LA and in Atlanta….

This week, we’re unveiling the rest of our TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time, which is featured in an entire special issue dedicated to ranking the best 75 individual season teams ever (shop here). To find out who else made it on the list, read here. 5. 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks Coach: Larry Costello Record:…

The Boston Celtics have emerged as the Eastern Conference representative for the 2022 NBA Finals, while the Golden State Warriors will represent the West. Boston’s defensive focus will mainly be on Stephen Curry, perhaps the best perimeter-oriented player in the League. He gets to see the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year, Boston’s Marcus Smart,…

This week, we’ll be unveiling the rest of our SLAM TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time list, which is featured in an entire special issue dedicated to the best 75 individual season teams ever. To find out who else made it on the list, read here. 6. 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers Coach: Pat Riley Record:…

The Utah Jazz’s season came to a disappointing end when they lost in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks. With the team’s fate now in jeopardy, Coach Quin Snyder could potentially be on his way out after eight seasons in charge. According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon, owner Ryan…

The Golden State Warriors are back in the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight years, and it’s all thanks to their star core of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson. The three foundational members of the championship Warriors have gone through a lot since their first championship run in 2015. They’ve seen…

The Miami Heat’s challenging Game 7 loss will be tough to swallow for quite some time. The biggest ” what if ” for Coach Erik Spoelstra and his staff won’t just be about Jimmy Butler’s pull-up triple with less than 10 seconds to go on the clock. The question will also be reserved for Max…

We’ve ranked the best 75 individual season teams ever, which is featured in our SLAM’s TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time special issue. This week, we’re unveiling which squads made it on our top 10. To find out who else made it on the list, read here. 7. 1990-91 Chicago Bulls Coach: Phil Jackson Record:…

It’s not often NBA fans see a rookie head coach help lead his team to the NBA Finals. But Ime Udoka did that in his first go-around as the big dog of the Celtics, leading Boston from a .500 start in the first 50 games of the season to a 26-6 finish over the final…