“I CAN REMEMBER when he was a little boy—this is how obsessed he was,” recalls Brandy Cole, the mother of Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum. “I asked him, What do you want to be when you grow up? His first answer in life was, ‘Kobe.’” Brandy tried to exp

AS A KID, I had a basketball sticker album, and working on it, in ’94-95 got me connected to the NBA. I learned every team and all the players, the rookies and the superstars, the championship contenders and the teams who would rarely make the playof

“DREAMING IS the most important thing a kid can do,” Kyle Kuzma said in front of a bunch of young basketball fans. He was posted up at the LeagueFits Lounge, a space SLAM built out during All-Star Weekend in Chicago, in partnership with PUMA. Kuz had

HIS COLLABORATIONS with Nike and with Jordan Brand have proven that his unique design language is revered by the masses. Whether a kid grew up in the ’90s or is growing up now, everyone has tried to get their hands on a pair of Virgil Abloh’s kicks w

So we’re already filling down, we walk into the locker room. Coach Yeng comes in, you could tell he’s upset. Didn’t have much of a voice, pulls his pen out and starts writing on the board. Everybody was like “What’s going on?” All of a sudden he turn

WHEN PERCY Miller tells you that “my kids are soldiers,” he’s not saying anything that any other proud father of hard-working hoopers wouldn’t say about sons with skill, an intense work ethic and on-court toughness to spare. But when Miller uses that

THE CURRY FAMILY’S athletic DNA has been on display at the highest level of basketball for more than three decades now, from Dell’s 16-year NBA career in the ’80s and ’90s to Stephen and Seth’s current runs in the L. But the talent and competitivenes

HE PROBABLY wouldn’t describe himself this way, but Caleb Love is a bit of a history buff. It’s just that his areas of expertise are pretty specific. He knows the proud athletic history of Christian Brothers College HS, aka CBC, where the Cadets main

A SYMPHONY OF colliding metals echoes through the hallways of the Al Oerter Recreation Center. Such is the recurring soundscape on Tuesday nights in Flushing Meadows, Queens, when the Brooklyn Nets wheelchair basketball squad convenes for practice. I

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THIS STORY isn’t about Malcolm Brogdon the NBA player, though it very well could be. In his first season with the Indiana Pacers, the versatile guard is averaging career-highs in points (16.3), assists (7.1) and rebounds (4.7) per game. This story, h

“I want to give credit to the Alaska team. Both teams deserved to win. It’s just that si Lord, well, mas mabait siya sa amin.” Leo Austria said this as soon as he was handed the microphone after his San Miguel Beermen accomplished the previously impo

THERE IS classical music blasting through the hallway that runs parallel to the baseline at the OVO Athletic Centre in Toronto. A whole lot of it. On this brisk and snowy weekday morning in late February, the Raptors players are scattered throughout

IT’S A RAINY MONDAY in Memphis, and for once, the NBA is at rest. One evening earlier, the All-Star Game finished with such a flourish that it actually made the players sweat, and now everyone is enjoying a few days off before things kick in for the

FEBRUARY 15, 2020 UNITED CENTER CHICAGO, IL There is a story from Michael Jordan’s early career that goes something like this. In a 1987 game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, Jordan dunked on John Stockton, drawing the ire of a fan seated cou

THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS have won 36 percent of their games at press time. Something very strange and cataclysmic would have to happen for them to make the playoffs, like the Magic getting stuck on Space Mountain for the month of April. Even then, Orla

WHEN ELISSA CUNANE scores, she smiles. When she grabs a rebound, she grins. When she blocks a shot, she beams. The 6-5 sophomore center for NC State plays with so much uncontainable joy that TV analyst Debbie Antonelli dubbed her, “Big Smile.” “I jus

POLO G IS ALL ABOUT showing love tho those who have next. Born Taurus Bartlett, the 21-year-old Windy City native created the Chicago Grizzlies, a travel AAU program, to make a positive impact through hoops in the community. We recently linked with h

“THIS CAN become the coolest club in the world,” says Sylvain Francisco, the 22-year-old point guard for Paris Basketball. Led by David Kahn, the former President of Basketball Operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Paris Basketball was founded i

ARE YOU BUMMED OUT by the current NBA season? Do you think there’s too much calculated sitting of star players by coaches who believe the only thing that matters is having your studs rested and injury-free for the postseason? Do you think this season