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For three decades we’ve covered many amazing basketball characters, but some stand above the rest—not only because of their on-court skills (though those are always relevant), but because of how they influenced and continue to influence…

West Indies 175 for 8 (King 79, Baartman 3-26, Phehlukwayo 3-28) beat South Africa 147 (Hendricks 87, Motie 3-25, Forde 3-27) by 28 runs T20 World Cup co-hosts West Indies got on the front foot in their final preparations for the…

Tyrese Maxey is sitting inside the 76ers practice facility on a January afternoon, giving his best impression of Joel Embiid while telling us the real story of when the MVP declared him as “The Franchise.” It was nearly three years ago, he…

For three decades we’ve covered many amazing basketball characters, but some stand above the rest—not only because of their on-court skills (though those are always relevant), but because of how they influenced and continue to influence…

Last October, SLAM teamed up with The Local Gallery for a partnership like we’ve never seen before. The result: SLAM presents The Local Gallery New York, the first permanent art gallery in the world dedicated solely to basketball, where…

In celebration of SLAM’s 30th anniversary, we’re hyped to announce the first-ever film festival exclusively focused on basketball. RTG Features have partnered with Heartland Film to launch the first annual event, which will take place…

Everyone can’t stop staring at Juju Watkins. It’s January, and we’re with the USC freshman star outside of the Galen Center. There’s a long line of people waiting at the ticket booth in anticipation for tonight’s men’s volleyball matchup…

Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli's partner in the century stand that rescued India and set them up for their grandstand finish against Pakistan at the MCG, knows first hand why Kohli's epic role in that finish was "so special". It was because of…

A few years ago, we published a story about Shabar Ewing, who at the time was the go-to guy for your favorite hoopers when they arrived in the Big Apple. Calling Shabar the plug doesn’t suffice, he was more like the source. Whether they…

According to Anil Kumble and Stephen Fleming, the unbeaten 82 from Virat Kohli that sunk Pakistan in Melbourne had two standout characteristics. One, the ability to find boundaries at will in the second half and, two, the display of high…