December 2021/January 2022

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Off The Bench
Ian Pierno is a creative producer at SLAM who leads all things @LeagueFits, including the Survival of the Fitted podcast. Hailing from Raleigh, NC, he’s 100 percent certain an All-Carolina NBA team (J. Cole coming off the bench, of course) would be t
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Trash Talk
So dope being a part of history. One of the most fun shoots I’ve done and the two to the right of me straight killers! Go cop that! Arike Ogunbowale via Twitter Shout out to @wslam, @SLAMonline, @leaguefits and all the good people at SLAM who are con
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The Sixth Man
Our world has always changed quickly—the basketball world, that is; we’ll save the convo about the world at large for another time—but recently it’s felt like all sorts of changes have happened damn near overnight. As if we woke up early this fall an
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The Opening Tip
IT WAS 25 YEARS AGO that the WNBA was created by the NBA Board of Governors, with the new motto “We Got Next’’ telling the tale. Now that the men’s league is celebrating its 75th year in business, you have to wonder what Year 75 will be like for the
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Styles For Miles
THE LATE-OCTOBER forecast in Portland calls for 57 degrees and rain. Perfect Oregon fall weather. But Memphis Grizzlies power forward and budding fashion star Jaren Jackson Jr doesn’t seem concerned about the conditions. “To be honest,” says Jackson
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Laying The Foundation
LAST SUMMER, MANY of us in the States were tuning in to the BAL (Basketball Africa League) to watch SLAM 232 cover star J. Cole get his first crack at professional basketball with the Rwanda Patriots. But what we didn’t know at the time was the years
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Her Story
MALIKA ANDREWS never thought she’d end up working in television. Instead, she saw herself becoming a newspaper writer or even covering lifestyle for Cosmopolitan. “I’m a person who wanted to ask questions and write,” she says over Zoom. That might co
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FOUNDER/PUBLISHER Dennis S. Page EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER David Schnur CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Adam Figman MANAGING EDITOR Susan Price Thomas VP, SOCIAL MEDIA Arvind Pitchai SENIOR CONTENT PRODUCER Franklyn Calle DIRECTOR, WSLAM Camille Buxeda CONTENT PRODU
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Royalty Inside My DNA
LESS THAN A WEEK after getting drafted in the first round by the Salt Lake City Stars, Utah Jazz’s G League affiliate, Zaire Wade reveals over the phone his personal mantra, or “little saying” as he calls it: Different is the new wave. As the son of
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Man On A Mission
IT’S EARLY NOVEMBER and Donovan Mitchell is on set at The Gym at City Creek, in downtown Salt Lake City. The gym itself looks like something out of NBA 2K. On one side, there’s a wall covered in neon green, pink and orange graffiti tags and a spray-p
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Slamadamonth
NOVEMBER 3, 2021 CHASE CENTER SAN FRANCISCO, CA Gary Payton II was born on December 1, 1992, a dozen or so games into his dad’s second season with the Seattle SuperSonics. He followed in his father’s footsteps to Oregon State and made it to the NBA d
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Pure Harmony
THERE’S A LOT OF wonder in the elements of nature. Earth, fire, water and air come together to create a sense of balance in the world. Each force of nature consists of one-ofa-kind characteristics that alone are already mind-shattering, but when put
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Primo
SITTING AT THE podium in Duke’s Scharf Hall, the legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski makes clear that, in what will be his final season before retiring, there will be no talk of “lasts.” In fact, the word has been all but banned from his team’s vocabular
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The Big Day
WHAT does it take to win a WNBA title? A veteran and six-time All-Star? Multiple Olympians? A lights-out shooter? Homegrown talent? A coach and general manager with vision? Or perhaps a commitment as a team to overcome all obstacles and play for each
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Small Talk, Big League
THE MIDDLETONS can be found on nice nights down in Charleston, SC, walking in the full force of their family. Brittney is only able to make it a few steps before her younger brother Khris points to a restaurant that he’s invested in. Back home, with
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All Around The World
ASK HALEY JONES to mention her accolades in an interview and she’d rather gush about the teammates who helped guide the Stanford Cardinal to their first women’s hoops national championship in 29 years. What about her nickname “Chef Hay-J,” coined for
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Way Up
GUESS WHO HAD the fourth-most starts on the Miami Heat’s 2011-12 championship squad, that famous unit that featured LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade and won ‘Bron his first ring? Joel Anthony. Do you even remember the 6-9 lefty who started at
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Playing In Two Games
IT WAS EARLY LAST YEAR when Jaylen Clark says he started really getting into stock trading and the world of cryptocurrency. As the son of two financial advisors, the UCLA guard grew up watching his parents do their thing with stocks, and so, he start
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The In Your Face Basketball Magazine
Cover Story: The NBA and Modern Basketball as Told Through its Most Iconic Magazine Covers is reprinted with permission from Triumph Books. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED took over a decade to figure out a blueprint for what their magazine should look like. SLAM
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From Cover To Cover
While putting together Cover Story, one of the toughest decisions was deciding what era to focus on. I landed on a period from 1984-2003 to capture a very specific era of magazines on newsstands. A lot has changed since then (while other things have
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One ’n Done Victor Solomon
IN THE AGE OF THE constant scroll, multidisciplinary artist Victor Solomon seemingly does the impossible. With his distinctly unique take on the blend of art and hoops, he grabs your attention, not with a gimmick but by sparking curiosity. Like Magic
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One ’n Done Peder Cho
COLLABORATING with artists and influencers across a variety of genres is the cornerstone of SLAM’s ØNE ’N DØNE series, which celebrates the game we love. It’s about seeing the beauty in the sport of basketball through a unique lens, re-energizing cla
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Northern Light
HE’S THE KIND of player who makes big moves and dramatic leaps look easy. And not just when he’s on the court. Shaedon Sharpe, the London, Ontario, Canada native started his prep career playing at his hometown high school, then transferred to Sunrise
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Goal Getter
CALYN “KK” Bransford, a top recruit in the Class of 2022, had her pick of the litter when it came to offers from Power Five programs. The likes of Louisville, UCLA, Baylor and North Carolina were among those vying for her talents. But for the Cincinn
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Slam On The Chain
LAST MONTH, SLAM kicked off its partnership with NFT platform Autograph by launching its first NFT collection in the DraftKings Marketplace. Consisting of 5,000 total NFTs, the collection featured 5 different Logo Passes—Soul on Ice, Kings Wear Crown
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Starship Enterprise
IT’S THE NEW WORLD ISSUE. Say hello to now. Tomorrow is almost here and today’s paths to discovery are completely different than yesterday’s. As we collectively journey to the center of this New World, we’ll need the proper gear. Atlantis or the Holy
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Divine Sole
God Shammgod’s basketball life has been well documented but his second act might be even more exciting. Shammgod went from All-American at NYC’s La Salle Academy to collegiate legend at Providence all because of his signature Uptown game, poise and s
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@slamarchive
SLAM 18 JUNE 1997 In 1997, Allen Iverson was tough. He had to be. Not only was he fearlessly navigating lanes with 7-footers, but he was also driving against the NBA’s resistance to change. Whether on the hardwood or in the media, AI was familiar wit
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Statement Of Ownership
As required by Title 39, Section 3685 United States Code below is the Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Slam. 1. Publication Title: Slam 2. Publication Number: ISSN 1072-625X. 3. Filing Date: 9/30/21 4. Issue Frequency: Bi-Monthl
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