Slam (magazine)


Slam is an American basketball magazine in circulation since 1994.

History

Slam was launched in 1994 as a basketball magazine that combined the sport with hip hop culture at a time when the genre was becoming increasingly popular. It was founded by publisher Dennis Page at Harris Publications, and he hired Cory Johnson to be the first Editor in Chief. Its first issue had a cover story on Larry Johnson of the Charlotte Hornets and a feature on University of California freshman Jason Kidd. Many of the magazine's lasting features, such as In Your Face, Slam-a-da-month, and Last Shot all began with that first issue.
Slams ownership has changed several times. Peterson Publishing bought Slam in 1998. The next year, Peterson was acquired by British publisher EMAP. In 2001, EMAP sold its US division to Primedia. When Primedia left the magazine business in 2007, Source Interlink acquired a majority of the company, including Slam. In August 2017. Slam was acquired by an investment group led by Dennis Page and David Schnur. The new holding company is Slam Media Inc. based in New York City.
The magazine carries advertising for basketball related products, street-wear clothing and hip hop music, and has been credited with helping to market hip hop culture and basketball as one.
Slam has published over 200 issues in its history, and has featured the biggest names in basketball on its cover, in articles, and on its famous SLAMups posters. To date, only two female athletes has ever appeared on the Slam cover – Chamique Holdsclaw in October 1998 and Maya Moore in the September/October 2018 issue. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have appeared on a record seventeen covers. "A Basketball On Fire" was the 1st Slam magazine cover without a player in February 2012.
The magazine is now available to international NBA fans, with special editions printed in some territories, and the addition of Slam to digital stores, such as iTunes.

Writers and editors

Editors for Slam Magazine have included:
Other notable Slam writers have been:
  1. 1995 – Stephon Marbury and
  2. 1996 – Ronnie Fields
  3. 1997 – Edmund Saunders
  4. 1998 – Ray Young
  5. 1999 – Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
  6. 2000 – Andre Barrett
  7. 2001 – Eddy Curry
  8. 2002 – LeBron James
  9. 2003 – Sebastian Telfair
  10. 2004 – Marvin Williams
  11. 2005 – Eric Devendorf
  12. 2006 – Thaddeus Young
  13. 2007 – Kevin Love
  14. 2008 – Tyreke Evans
  15. 2009 – Xavier Henry
  16. 2010 – Harrison Barnes
  17. 2011 – Quincy Miller
  18. 2012 – Shabazz Muhammad
  19. 2013 – Andrew and Aaron Harrison
  20. 2014 – Tyus Jones
  21. 2015 – Malik Newman
  22. 2016 – Jayson Tatum
  23. 2017 – Mohamed Bamba
  24. 2018 – Zion Williamson
  1. 2002–03 – Drew Gooden
  2. 2003–04 – Carmelo Anthony
  3. 2004–05 – Andre Iguodala
  4. 2005–06 – Ike Diogu
  5. 2006–07 – Kyle Lowry
  6. 2007–08 – Joakim Noah
  7. 2008–09 – Eric Gordon
  8. 2009–10 – Jonny Flynn
  9. 2010–11 – DeMarcus Cousins
  10. 2011–12 – Derrick Williams
  11. 2012–13 – Bradley Beal
  12. 2013–14 – Victor Oladipo
  13. 2014–15 – Aaron Gordon
  14. 2015–16 – D'Angelo Russell

    SLAM Magazine cover athletes

  15. Issue #1: Cover—Larry Johnson
  16. Issue #2: Cover—Shawn Kemp
  17. Issue# 3: Cover—Shaquille O'Neal
  18. Issue #4: Cover—John Starks
  19. Issue #5: Cover—Tim Hardaway & Latrell Sprewell
  20. Issue #6: Cover—Michael Jordan
  21. Issue #7: Cover—Grant Hill or Hakeem Olajuwon
  22. Issue #8: Cover—Penny Hardaway & Michael Jordan
  23. Issue #9: Cover—Allen Iverson or Charles O’Bannon
  24. Issue #10: Cover—Scottie Pippen
  25. Issue #11: Cover—Jerry Stackhouse or Damon Stoudamire or Magic Johnson
  26. Issue #12: Cover—Michael Jordan
  27. Issue #13: Cover—Alonzo Mourning
  28. Issue #14: Cover—Shawn Kemp
  29. Issue #15: Cover—’96–97 Rookie Class
  30. Issue #16: Cover—Dennis Rodman
  31. Issue #17: Cover—Grant Hill
  32. Issue #18: Cover—Allen Iverson
  33. Issue #19: Cover—Michael Jordan
  34. Issue #20: Cover—Scottie Pippen
  35. Issue #21: Cover—Kevin Garnett & Stephon Marbury
  36. Issue #22: Cover—Rafer Alston
  37. Issue #23: Cover—Chris Webber
  38. Issue #24: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  39. Issue #25: Cover—NJ Nets: Cassell, Gill, Kittles, Van Horn, Williams
  40. Issue #26: Cover—Gary Payton
  41. Issue #27: Cover—Michael Jordan
  42. Issue #28: Cover—Michael Jordan
  43. Issue #29: Cover—Chamique Holdsclaw
  44. Issue #30: Cover—Penny Hardaway
  45. Issue #31: Cover—Stephon Marbury
  46. Issue #32: Cover—Allen Iverson
  47. Issue #33: Cover—Michael Jordan or Reggie Miller
  48. Issue #34: Cover—Shaquille O'Neal
  49. Issue #35: Cover—Vince Carter or Paul Pierce or Jason Williams
  50. Issue #36: Cover—Latrell Sprewell
  51. Issue #37: Cover—Lamar Odom
  52. Issue #38: Cover—Kevin Garnett
  53. Issue #39: Cover—Kobe Bryant or Shareef Abdur-Rahim
  54. Issue #40: Cover—Chris Webber & Jason Williams
  55. Issue #41: Cover—Vince Carter
  56. Issue #42: Cover—Allen Iverson or Jason Kidd
  57. Issue #43: Cover—Shaquille O'Neal & Kobe Bryant
  58. Issue #44: Cover—Steve Francis
  59. Issue #45: Cover—Shaquille O'Neal
  60. Issue #46: Cover—Tracy McGrady
  61. Issue #47: Cover—Tim Duncan
  62. Issue #48: Cover—Stephon Marbury
  63. Issue #49: Cover—Rasheed Wallace or Jerry Stackhouse
  64. Issue #50: Cover—Michael Jordan or Michael or Michael
  65. Issue #51: Cover—Vince Carter
  66. Issue #52: Cover—Alonzo Mourning
  67. Issue #53: Cover—Chris Webber
  68. Issue #54: Cover—Shaquille O'Neal
  69. Issue #55: Cover—Allen Iverson
  70. Issue #56: Cover—Michael Jordan
  71. Issue #57: Cover—Los Angeles Clippers: Brand, Odom, Miles
  72. Issue #58: Cover—Kevin Garnett
  73. Issue #59: Cover—Baron Davis or Paul Pierce
  74. Issue #60: Cover—New Jersey Nets
  75. Issue #61: Cover—Dirk Nowitzki
  76. Issue #62: Cover—Sebastian Telfair & LeBron James
  77. Issue #63: Cover—Shaquille O'Neal
  78. Issue #64: Cover—Tracy McGrady
  79. Issue #65: Cover—’02-03 Rookie Class
  80. Issue #66: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  81. Issue #67: Cover—Gary Payton
  82. Issue #68: Cover—Allen Iverson
  83. Issue #69: Cover—Yao Ming & Steve Francis
  84. Issue #70: Cover—Jason Kidd or Chris Webber
  85. Issue #71: Cover—LeBron James
  86. Issue #72: Cover—Tim Duncan
  87. Issue #73: Cover—Carmelo Anthony
  88. Issue #74: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  89. Issue #75: Cover—Phoenix Suns or Detroit Pistons
  90. Issue #76: Cover—Jermaine O'Neal or Karl Malone
  91. Issue #77: Cover—Kevin Garnett or Allen Iverson or Shaquille O'Neal
  92. Issue #78: Cover—LeBron James
  93. Issue #79: Cover—Kenyon Martin
  94. Issue #80: Cover—Class of 2004 High School Stars
  95. Issue #81: Cover—Chauncey Billups
  96. Issue #82: Cover—Shaquille O'Neal
  97. Issue #83: Cover—Tracy McGrady or Steve Francis
  98. Issue #84: Cover—Allen Iverson
  99. Issue #85: Cover—Amare Stoudamire
  100. Issue #86: Cover—LeBron James
  101. Issue #87: Cover—Dwyane Wade or Ray Allen
  102. Issue #88: Cover—Vince Carter
  103. Issue #89: Cover—San Antonio Spurs or Ben Wallace
  104. Issue #90: Cover—Ron Artest
  105. Issue #91: Cover—Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili and Robert Horry
  106. Issue #92: Cover—Steve Nash
  107. Issue #93: Cover—LeBron James
  108. Issue #94: Cover—Shaquille O'Neal & Dwyane Wade
  109. Issue #95: Cover—Sebastian Telfair or Dwight Howard
  110. Issue #96: Cover—Allen Iverson
  111. Issue #97: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  112. Issue #98: Cover—Chauncey Billups or Dirk Nowitzki
  113. Issue #99: Cover—Greg Oden
  114. Issue #100: Cover—Michael Jordan
  115. Issue #101: Cover—Dwyane Wade
  116. Issue #102: Cover—Gilbert Arenas or Chris Paul
  117. Issue #103: Cover—Ben Wallace or Amare Stoudamire
  118. Issue #104: Cover—Vince Carter or Chris Bosh
  119. Issue #105: Cover—Carmelo Anthony
  120. Issue #106: Cover—LeBron James
  121. Issue #107: Cover—Allen Iverson
  122. Issue #108: Cover—Phoenix Suns
  123. Issue #109: Cover—Dirk Nowitzki or Shaquille O'Neal
  124. Issue #110: Cover—Greg Oden & Kevin Durant
  125. Issue #111: Cover—San Antonio Spurs
  126. Issue #112: Cover—OJ Mayo
  127. Issue #113: Cover—Kevin Garnett
  128. Issue #114: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  129. Issue #115: Cover—Carmelo Anthony & Allen Iverson
  130. Issue #116: Cover—Three LeBrons
  131. Issue #117: Cover—Michael Beasley or Eric Gordon or Derrick Rose
  132. Issue #118: Cover—Dwight Howard
  133. Issue #119: Cover—Boston Celtics
  134. Issue #120: Cover—Chris Paul
  135. Issue #121: Cover—Paul Pierce
  136. Issue #122: Cover—Michael Beasley, Derrick Rose, and OJ Mayo
  137. Issue #123: Cover—Kobe Bryant or Greg Oden or LeBron James or Dwyane Wade or Kevin Garnett
  138. Issue #124: Cover—Deron Williams or Chris Paul
  139. Issue #125: Cover—Allen Iverson
  140. Issue #126: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  141. Issue #127: Cover—Dwyane Wade
  142. Issue #128: Cover—John Wall/Lance Stephenson or Ricky Rubio/Brandon Jennings
  143. Issue #129: Cover—LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant
  144. Issue #130: Cover—Michael Jordan
  145. Issue #131: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  146. Issue #132: Cover—Carmelo Anthony
  147. Issue #133: Cover—Shaquille O'Neal & LeBron James
  148. Issue #134: Cover—Dwight Howard or Kevin Garnett or Kevin Durant or The Lakers: Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum
  149. Issue #135: Cover—Brandon Jennings
  150. Issue #136: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  151. Issue #137: Cover—Kentucky Wildcats: John Wall, Patrick Patterson, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe, and Coach John Calipari
  152. Issue #138: Cover—Atlanta Hawks: Al Horford, Joe Johnson and Josh Smith or Oklahoma City Thunder: Jeff Green, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook
  153. Issue #139: Cover—Michael Jordan
  154. Issue #140: Cover—LeBron James or Dwyane Wade
  155. Issue #141: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  156. Issue #142: Cover—LeBron James or Dwight Howard
  157. Issue #143: Cover—Derrick Rose
  158. Issue #144: Cover—John Wall
  159. Issue #145: Cover—Chris Paul or Rajon Rondo
  160. Issue #146: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  161. Issue #147: Cover—Blake Griffin or Amar’e Stoudemire
  162. Issue #148: Cover—Miami Heat: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade or Carmelo Anthony or Derrick Rose or Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom
  163. Issue #149: Cover—Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist, and Austin Rivers
  164. Issue #150: Cover—Allen Iverson
  165. Issue #151: Cover—Dirk Nowitzki
  166. Issue #152: Cover—Derrick Rose
  167. Issue #153: Cover—North Carolina Tar Heels: Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall, John Henson, Tyler Zeller, and Dexter Strickland
  168. Issue #154: Cover—A basketball on fire
  169. Issue #155: Cover—Kevin Durant
  170. Issue #156: Cover—Blake Griffin and Chris Paul
  171. Issue #157: Cover—Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love or Jeremy Lin
  172. Issue #158: Cover—LeBron James & Dwyane Wade or Derrick Rose or Kevin Durant or Kobe Bryant
  173. Issue #159: Cover—LeBron James
  174. Issue #160: Cover—Anthony Davis
  175. Issue #161: Cover—LeBron James
  176. Issue #162: Cover—Carmelo Anthony
  177. Issue #163: Cover—Dwight Howard
  178. Issue #164: Cover—Dwyane Wade
  179. Issue #165: Cover—Memphis Grizzlies: Marc Gasol, Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph, Tony Allen, and Mike Conley, Jr.
  180. Issue #166: Cover—Blake Griffin or Russell Westbrook
  181. Issue #167: Cover—Jabari Parker & Andrew Wiggins
  182. Issue #168: Cover—LeBron James
  183. Issue #169: Cover—Kyrie Irving
  184. Issue #170: Cover—LeBron James or Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan
  185. Issue #171: Cover—LeBron James
  186. Issue #172: Cover—Derrick Rose
  187. Issue #173: Cover—Stephen Curry
  188. Issue #174: Cover—Paul George
  189. Issue #175: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  190. Issue #176: Cover—Damian Lillard
  191. Issue #177: Cover—Jabari Parker or Joel Embiid
  192. Issue #178: Cover—Kevin Durant
  193. Issue #179: Cover—LeBron James
  194. Issue #180: Cover—Vince Carter
  195. Issue #181: Cover—Kawhi Leonard or Anthony Davis
  196. Issue #182: Cover—'14-15 Rookie Class
  197. Issue #183: Cover—LeBron James
  198. Issue #184: Cover—John Wall
  199. Issue #185: Cover—Kyrie Irving
  200. Issue #186: Cover—Stephen Curry or Damian Lillard
  201. Issue #187: Cover—Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
  202. Issue #188: Cover—Houston Rockets: James Harden or Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson or Atlanta Hawks: Jeff Teague
  203. Issue #189: Cover—Andrew Wiggins
  204. Issue #190: Cover—Kobe Bryant
  205. Issue #191: Cover—Stephen Curry
  206. Issue #192: Cover—LeBron James
  207. Issue #193: Cover—Stephen Curry
  208. Issue #194: Cover—James Harden
  209. Issue #195: Cover—DeMarcus Cousins or Kristaps Porziņģis
  210. Issue #196: Cover—Russell Westbrook
  211. Issue #197: Cover—Kawhi Leonard or Jimmy Butler
  212. Issue #198: Cover—Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan and Drake
  213. Issue #199: Cover—Ben Simmons
  214. Issue #200: Cover—Michael Jordan or Allen Iverson
  215. Issue #201: Cover—LeBron James
  216. Issue #202: Cover—Karl-Anthony Towns
  217. Issue #203: Cover—Kevin Durant & Stephen Curry
  218. Issue #204: Cover—Steven Adams, Russell Westbrook and Victor Oladipo
  219. Issue #205: Cover—Damian Lillard
  220. Issue #206: Cover—Kyrie Irving
  221. Issue #207: Cover—Joel Embiid
  222. Issue #208: Cover—Isaiah Thomas
  223. Issue #209: Cover—LeBron James or Stephen Curry
  224. Issue #210: Cover—Zion Williamson
  225. Issue #211: Cover—Lonzo, LiAngelo & LaMelo Ball or Stephen Curry & Kevin Durant
  226. Issue #212: Cover—Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson, Dennis Smith Jr., Jayson Tatum & De'Aaron Fox or Michael Porter Jr. or Marvin Bagley III
  227. Issue #213: Cover—Draymond Green or Devin Booker or CJ McCollum
  228. Issue #214: Cover—Anthony Davis & DeMarcus Cousins or Trae Young
  229. Issue #215: Cover—Donovan Mitchell or Klay Thompson or DeMar DeRozan
  230. Issue #216: Cover—Deandre Ayton or Luka Dončić or Ben Simmons
  231. Issue #217: Cover—Maya Moore or Cole Anthony or Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green & Kevin Durant
  232. Issue #218: Cover—Jayson Tatum or RJ Barrett
  233. Issue #219: Cover—Stephen Curry
  234. Issue #220: Cover—LeBron James or Kemba Walker
  235. Issue #221: Cover—Dwyane Wade or D'Angelo Russell or Kobe Bryant
  236. Issue #222: Cover—Zion Williamson or Ja Morant or LaMelo Ball
  237. Issue #223: Cover: Kawhi Leonard or A’Ja Wilson & Liz Cambage or Lou Williams
  238. Issue #224: Cover: Zion Williamson, Jrue Holiday, Brandon Ingram & Lonzo Ball or Karl-Anthony Towns, Devin Booker & D'Angelo Russell
  239. Issue #225: Cover: Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler & Tyler Herro or Trae Young or Jalen Green, Sharife Cooper & Josh Christopher
  240. Issue #226: Cover: Paige Bueckers or Lou Williams, Montrezl Harrell & Patrick Beverley or Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker, Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown & Gordon Hayward

    Most cover appearances

As of SLAM 226:
As of SLAM 226: