When you’re putting together a puzzle, you begin by zooming out and seeing all the pieces you have. It is here when you’re able to see how each piece is unique—the specific edges every individual piece has, what colors they hold and how those factors play into the final image you’re trying to put together. That’s […]
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After playing in her last college game ever against Mississippi State in the 2017 NCAA Sweet 16, Kelsey Plum didn’t have much time to get ready for the WNBA. She was selected as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft on April 13, and had exactly six days before she had to be in […]
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More and more, the lines between digital and physical are blurring. Our lives are now tied together by invisible strands of data. As this trend continues, the physical is being informed by the digital with greater frequency. This new way of living has shown up in how people dress and speak, in how they spend […]
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Isaiah Collier might soon get used to having rappers and Heisman Trophy winners sitting courtside at his games, in college at USC next season or in the NBA after that. But when he took the court in his soon-to-be home gym in L.A. back in January, the star-studded crowd was a bit of a novelty. […]
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This story appears in SLAM Presents DUKE, an entire special issue dedicated to the Blue Devils Men’s Basketball Team. Shop now. THIS EMAIL IS CONFIDENTIAL. PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ITS CONTENTS WITH ANYONE. So it began. Was the Duke student who received this email—from a university email address—in trouble? Not exactly.  You have been identified […]
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There’s a different energy in the gym when Judea “Juju” Watkins steps on the court. She has a presence on the floor that makes people turn their heads, and a game that embodies the word “showtime.” The 6-2 guard at Sierra Canyon HS has been at the forefront of the high school game ever since […]
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This story appears in SLAM Presents DUKE, an entire special issue dedicated to the Blue Devils Men’s Basketball Team. Shop now. Everyone knows the saying about imitation and flattery.  When you turn on a college basketball game this winter—pretty much any game will do—keep an eye on the home team’s student section. Look for the […]
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Langston Galloway, who broke onto the NBA scene for the New York Knicks in 2014, will now be making his greatness felt in the basketball community even more. This time around, it will be on a global level. The Langston Galloway Foundation and Five-Star Basketball are teaming up for an exclusive, fully-funded court renovation campaign, […]
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Remember when it seemed like everyone around the NBA, from LeBron James to Russell Westbrook to Dwyane Wade was wearing those really nerdy glasses? Think back to 2012 and those all-black, Clark Kent-style glasses, or the bright red, rimless-frames that Russ wore in the postgame presser after Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Well, when […]
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About 40 minutes south of where Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton star on a nightly basis at Vivint Arena, and just steps from where Jimmer Fredette had all of college hoops in a frenzy over a decade ago at BYU, sits a small storefront called Thifthood. The shop has become a popular spot […]
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Jordan Clarkson has told this story before. Amidst catastrophic flooding that occurred in the Philippines, the Utah Jazz guard had seen a photo of young children playing basketball on a hoop that had, somehow, survived the natural disaster. The photo touched him, painting a larger portrait of just how universal and impactful the game truly […]
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Patience  Patience.  Patience.  Patience.  Patience.  Patience.  And…  Patience.  Patience.  Patience.  Patience.  Patience. Still there? We’re on Lauri Markkanen time right here.  His story is one of patience. Like, one where nothing, like, nothing really, um, even kinda, sorta happens at first. Or at second. Enough doesn’t happen that what has happened gets forgotten. But that […]
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