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The JuJu Show: USC’s JuJu Watkins makes the cover of Slam Magazine

JuJu Watkins makes the cover of Slam Magazine, which sees her as a central figure in the future of basketball.

On Monday morning, Slam Magazine announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that “the freshman everyone is talking about,” Juju Watkins, is a cover athlete for Slam 248.

The announcement comes after Watkins’ outstanding performance against No. 4 Stanford on Friday, where she had 51 of the 67 points the Trojans scored. Watkins scored only seven fewer points than the whole Stanford team (58). Her epic performance led USC to a huge victory.

While she might be humble about all the attention, there’s a reason everyone calls her “The Juju Show.” Watkins was so big in high school that Chris Brown and 2 Chainz would pull up to her games at Sierra Canyon to watch her play. The No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2023 has had legends such as LeBron James, whose son Bronny is currently a freshman on the USC men’s team, and USC all-time great Cheryl Miller attend her games. Her basketball brilliance has also been witnessed in person by fellow California natives James Harden and Paul George, who have given her nothing but high praise. Step onto the USC campus, and you’ll see JuJu’s No. 12 jersey in the school bookstore.

“I’ve always dreamt of playing for a college that I love and being able to have so much pride in where I go to college,” she tells us. “To finally be here and have made that decision and be confident [in it] is a dream come true.” Watkins said via Slamonline.com.

Watkins is posting 26.1 points per game, ranked just below Iowa superstar sensation Caitlin Clark for the highest scoring average in the nation.

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LeBron James, Bugs Bunny pose on new edition of SLAM Magazine

LeBron James stands with Bugs Bunny in the latest cover of SLAM Magazine ahead of “Space Jam: A New Legacy”.

“Space Jam: A New Legacy” is releasing on July 16, and the world will soon see the story of LeBron James and the Tune Squad crew.

Taking on a fresh plot from the 1996’s “Space Jam” film starring NBA legend Michael Jordan, James’ son is trapped in the digital world by villain Al-G Rhythm, played by Don Cheadle.

In order for James to rescue his son, he must win a game of basketball, so he recruits Bugs Bunny and the rest of the iconic Looney Tunes characters to face off against the Goon Squad.

Ahead of the movie’s release, SLAM Magazine unveiled its latest cover, which features James and Bugs Bunny with the orange aesthetic from the film:

It’s also an important moment for the future of cartoon characters, as Bugs’ appearance is the first cartoon character to be displayed on the cover of SLAM.

The magazine is available to purchase on SLAM’s website for $8.99 USD, including different colorways that are currently out of stock.

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‘Good Money’: Celtics grace cover of SLAM Magazine

The Boston Celtics’ Kemba Walker, Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Gordon Hayward are on the SLAM Magazine cover.

The Boston Celtics have the front cover of SLAM Magazine this month.

Five of the team’s players grace the front page of SLAM No. 226, with the headline: “Good money: In the Celtics we trust.”

SLAM tweeted out the cover with pictures of each of the five players, along with a nickname for each of them.

Kemba Walker: “The leader.”

Marcus Smart: “The heart and soul.”

Jayson Tatum: “The bucket.”

Jaylen Brown: “The skilled one”

Gordon Hayward: “The X-factor.”

The Celtics have looked like a revitalized team this year, and their unexpected excellence was likely a major reason for the cover granted to the new-look roster.

UConn product Walker is starting the All-Star game. Wings Tatum and Brown are both candidates for the reserve spot.

10-year veteran Hayward is playing the best basketball of his Celtics tenure, and Smart is as ever the heart and soul of the franchise.

The article within addresses the league-wide lower expectations for Boston this season compared to last, and how the team has fed off of that energy.

“We just knew everybody was going to doubt us,” Smart told SLAM’s Alex Squadron. “So for us, it was just coming out and being able to show what we were capable of.”

Another focus is on the upbeat attitude and atmosphere in the locker room driving Boston’s success.

“We’re happy [now]. Everybody’s actually talking to one another,” Smart said. “Last year, we didn’t really talk to each other as much as we do now for whatever reason. Everybody was dealing with their own things personally, so it was kind of hard to sit down with one another and really listen.”

The fact that Boston is not only being considered a contender by the popular hoops-focused publication but worthy of gracing the cover is remarkable — almost as remarkable as the unexpected synergy that has created success out of the ashes of a season best left in the past.

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