Miami Heat veteran Kevin Love trolled Chicago Sky All-Star Angel Reese in the comment section of her post on Instagram. Love joked about participating in the Dunk Contest following Milwaukee Bucks forward Andre Jackson Jr.

Deadspin wrote a story trumpeting “ How Mac McClung Might Just Save (the) NBA Slam Dunk Contest ,” talking up how his participation had gotten stars like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant talking about entering the field,

Ja Morant tosses an alley-oop and Brandon Clarke finishes with a slam dunk.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant had $1 million worth of valuables stolen from his home in December, according to TMZ. The items included jewelry, watches, and luxury bags.

Ja Morant, Anthony Edwards and Victor Wembanyama are among the players who are popular choices to be potential faces of the NBA.

Kennard will come off the bench in Thursday's game against the Pacers, Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star reports. Ja Morant (knee) is good to go Thursday, which means Kennard will revert back to Memphis' second unit.

Trade speculation about Morant first surfaced when The Ringer's Howard Beck, in a conversation on the "Real Ones" podcast about other star players who could potentially be traded,

Grizzlies Could Reportedly Trade Star Ja Morant This Offseason Grizzlies reporter Drew Hill contacted Kleiman to discuss the latest trade rumors surrounding Morant, and he squshed them all. "I can't blame other "executives" for fantasizing about us trading Ja.

Mac McClung has heard the NBA stars talk about their desire to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest next year, and he's all for it. Speaking to TMZ Sports, McClung said the Dunk Contest "deserves" players like Ja Morant,

That speculation led one executive to muse Ja Morant could become available this summer if the Grizzlies flame out in the first round of the playoffs. Right on cue, Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman squashed that rumor.