Basketball News

Canada, this issue is yours! Canadian basketball legends of the past, present and future grace the cover the first-ever edition of SLAM Canada: Steve Nash, Kia Nurse and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Featuring augmented reality-enabled covers, SLAM Canada 1 has stories on Drake, Natalie Achonwa, Super Fan, Vince Carter and more. The inaugural edition is penned by…

Despite 29 points and six rebounds from Jimmy Butler, the Miami Heat lost to the Boston Celtics, 127-102, losing home-court advantage as the series shifts to Boston tied up at 1-1. Gabe Vincent and Victor Oladipo scored 14 each, and Tyler Herro followed up with 11 points of his own. The loss drops Miami to…

The Boston Celtics started Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals in a 10-point hole. The lackluster effort in the opening minutes demanded that Coach Ime Udoka respond and send a simple message to the No. 2 seed Celtics. “Wake up,” Udoka told his team. And boy, did they wake up. The Celtics tied the…

The much anticipated 2021-22 All-LeagueFits Teams awards are finally here. Throughout the NBA season, players have rocked everything from bold and bright fits to layered ensembles and oversized pieces that made waves across the internet (you know the meme). The heat hasn’t stopped during the postseason either—from Tyler Herro and Jayson Tatum‘s bold co-ord sets…

Max Strus has the perfect chance to prove that the Boston Celtics were wrong for cutting him just before the 2019-2020 regular-season campaign began. Strus came out of DePaul in 2019 and thrived with Boston through the Summer League, even making it past the final preseason cut before former coach-now team president Brad Stevens cut…

The Golden State Warriors took a 1-0 series lead against the Dallas Mavericks after a 112-87 blowout in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Mavericks star Luka Doncic finished the game with 20 points shooting 6-18 from the floor and 3-10 from deep. In the second half, Doncic scored just two points and added…

The Miami Heat are up 1-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics after a 118-107 game one victory in South beach. Boston was without the Defensive Player of the Year winner Marcus Smart and Al Horford, which led to an eruption by Heat star Jimmy Butler finishing the game with 41 points,…

This summer, Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton will become a restricted free agent after not getting any rookie max extension before heading into his fourth season. The Suns can match any team’s offer for Ayton or move in a different direction and do a sign-and-trade package deal. However, in an exit interview with the media,…

The NBA has revealed its All-Rookie teams for the 2021-22 regular-season campaign. 2021-22 NBA All-Rookie teams: First team: Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Franz Wagner Second team: Ayo Dosunmu, Chris Duarte, Josh Giddey, Bones Hyland, Herbert Jones — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 19, 2022 The First Team is highlighted by Rookie of…

The Golden State Warriors are up 1-0 in the Western Conference Finals after blowing the Mavs out 112-87 on Wednesday night. The win was partly due to Andrew Wiggins doing a solid job of defending and ultimately slowing Luka Doncic down. Wiggins thrived on guarding Doncic the full 94 feet at times while also using…