Customer Rating: 
Summary: Slam IS Basketball
Comment: In light of the recent release of Slam's 100th issue, I feel the need to review the best basketball magazine out there. I can't imagine a single basketball fan not liking Slam. Slam brings out the rawness and grit of basketball. This magazine has everything a basketball fan could want: it covers the NBA, NCAA, and even high school basketball, and also includes female ballers as well. The articles are well written, and the photos are always nice. Slam brings you future stars first. No one can deny that Slam was really the first magazine to exploit Lebron James and give him press coverage. They are also covering future stars like Greg Oden and OJ Mayo. So when they become stars, remember that Slam was there from the start. That's what makes the mag so great.
You also can't forget that they made history with their cover on Slam 32. Allen Iverson with an afro and a throwback Philadelphia jersey on? Classic. It made throwbacks popular, and that cover remains their best-selling issue ever. Slam, the magazine, is just as much a part of basketball as Michael Jordan is. It also adds that Hip-Hop element to it, making the mag that much more authentic. You also get a Slam-up with every issue, which is a tear-out poster which may feature any level of player, pro, college, or even sometimes high-school. They have a Kicks section, which highlights the best shoes used on and off the court. They even show love to old-school players and players who never made it, and "Slamadamonth" which showcases an awesome slam dunk. Slam has it all.
They also have side issues, called "Kicks" and Streetball" which are both self explanatory. Both are worth picking up as much as Slam is. Where other mags simply ignore certain aspects of the game, Slam covers it all. Any past-or-present baller who deserved/deserves props has gotten it in Slam. You can't go wrong with subscribing to it. For a basketball fan, I don't see how life is not complete with Slam. Start reading, for Slam IS basketball.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Ball Mag Out!!!
Comment: I've been a subscriber of SLAM since the end of 03 but a longtime reader and I'm glad to say that it is the best basketball magazine out there. Better than the beckett one and way better than Inside Stuff(which I used to read). The staff keeps it real with everyone. They don't care whether you like them or not. They are were the first hoops magazine to integrate hip-hop with ball and haven't turned back since. They have clever hoops jokes that only true ballers would catch or understand. Their staff are down to earth and still produce top quality content. They cover superstars, all-stars, starters, bench players, streetballers, old-school legends, high school players, and even middle school baby ballers of the month. This is a great magazine that any hoops-head should subscribe to asap.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Basketball Magazine Ever!!!!!!!
Comment: With slam you always get the straight up truth nothing is sugar coated. Thats probably the biggest reason I like it. I used to subscribe to Inside Stuff I thought it was pretty good untill I picked up Slam at the news stand, now I realize how vanilla that magazine is.
In Slam a majority of the articles are about the NBA, but it gives love to the college and high school games too both mens and womens.
Customer Rating:
Summary: BEST BASKETBALL MAGAZINE OUT!!!!
Comment: To any basketball fan reading this--you need to subscribe to this magazine or atleast buy it monthly, if not you are missing out on the best coverage of professional basketball. About 80% of this magazine is NBA, about 20% high school, college, and womens basketball. The writers in this magazine do a great job on giving you stories on and off the court of the athletes.Sports Illustrated doesnt even come close to what this magazine has and The Inside Stuff is more on a pre-teen level.
Every issue of Slam has an article with an Old School Player which they interview, the cover story usually interviews the athlete, there are about 2 to 3 more full sized articles along with the "Punks" section which features high school b-ball players or schools. Plus much more.
Every once in a while they will release a special issue that isn't included in the subscription.... They have had a Streetball Issue, (another is on the way), they have released 3 KICKS ISSUES (all about shoes), They have also released the 50 GREATEST DUNKERS ISSUE, along with the 50 Greatest Players Issue.
Oh, the 10th anniversary issue just came out a couple of months ago and a couple of years ago they released the 50th issue in which they had 3 special covers of Jordan dunking from the freethrow line. (These are now framed and on my wall!!!)
Slam covers every aspect of the sport of basketball, if you are lookin for a good basketball magazine to subscribe to this is the one. The pictures in here are also the best, no one can compete with this mag!!!!
Customer Rating: 
Summary: its a pretty good magazine
Comment: ok so there are to much advertisments but the pictures rock some of the best ive seen.and the articles rock as well.GO JAZZ
