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In this issue

SLAMADAMONTH.

TORONTO RAPTORS.

THE MILLER BROTHERS..

Ja Morant – Sum 2 Prove

From unheralded prep prospect to mid-major star to potential NBA Rookie Of The Year, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is as legit as they come. And now, he’s focused on one thing and one thing only: stacking wins. From unheralded prep prospect to mid-major star to potential NBA rookie of the year, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is as legit as they come. And now, he’s focused on one thing and one thing only: stacking wins.

8 mins

NONSTOP

AS THE PLAYOFFS APPROACH, THE TORONTO RAPTORS ARE A VALID CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER. AND ALL THE DOUBT THAT SURROUNDED THEM? THEY THINK IT’S FUNNY

8 mins

THE BLUEPRINT

WHEN JAYSON TATUM WAS A KID, HIS FAVORITE PLAYER WAS KOBE BRYANT. THE CELTICS ALL-STAR FOLLOWED EVERYTHING BEAN DID ON THE COURT IN THE HOPES OF GETTING HIS GAME AS CLOSE TO 24’S AS HE POSSIBLY COULD.

8 mins

PASSION PLAY

AS THE FOUNDER OF HOOPS2O, INDIANA PACERS GUARD MALCOLM BROGDON IS HELPING BRING CLEAN, DRINKABLE WATER TO PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEED IT.

4 mins

FIRST STEP

THE JOURNEY THAT JOEL EMBIID HAS TAKEN FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA, AS THE FIRST-BORN SON OF STRICT EDUCATION-FOCUSED PARENTS, FEELS LIKE A MOVIE.

6 mins

BLOCK PARTY

THOUGH ALIYAH BOSTON IS STILL JUST A FRESHMAN, HER GAME ON THE COURT AND HER PERSONALITY OFF OF IT HAVE ALREADY SEPARATED HER AS ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY.

7 mins

EVOLUTION

BIT BY BIT, AUBURN’S ISAAC OKORO WORKED HIS WAY FROM BOTTOM OF THE PACK TO ONE OF THE TOP DRAFT PROSPECTS IN THE NATION. AND HE’S NOT DONE YET. GRAB YOUR POPCORN.

6 mins

IN THE FAST LANE

FROM DROPPING DIMES TO SCORING AT WILL, ST. LOUIS NATIVE CALEB LOVE HASN’T LET THE HATERS AFFECT HIS GAME. HE JUST KEPT PLAYING UNTIL HIS CRITICS CAUGHT UP TO HIM.

3 mins

FAMILY TIES

TOP-5 SENIOR CAMERON BRINK GREW UP CLOSE TO THE CURRY FAMILY—YEAH, THAT ONE—AND HER OLDER “BROTHERS” HELPED GIVE HER A FIRST-CLASS BASKETBALL EDUCATION.

3 mins

HEATIN' UP

ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC (NY) GUARD RJ DAVIS WENT FROM UNRANKED PROSPECT TO MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICAN IN LESS THAN A YEAR. NEXT FOR THE BURGEONING PG? BRINGING HIS NEW YORK GAME DOWN SOUTH TO UNC THIS FALL.

3 mins

TALK THAT TALK

THE FIRST SENTENCE THAT CLASS OF 2021 WING AJ GRIFFIN EVER SPOKE WAS ABOUT BASKETBALL. AS ONE OF THE NATION’S TOP HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS, HE’LL CONTINUE TO LET HIS GAME SPEAK FOR HIM.