I started subscribing to SLAM Magazine because of the cool posters that come with every issue (and, to be honest, that’s still a major reason why I subscribe to this day – my bedroom looks a bit like a teenage boy’s room with posters of LeBron James and Allen Iverson plastered across the walls). However, in terms of content, I’m consistently impressed by SLAM’s coverage of women’s basketball. Although the ratio of WNBA to NBA coverage is nowhere near equal, SLAM focuses on women’s basketball way more than most sports outlets. From feature pieces on the players to simple game coverage and trade stories, SLAM highlights a league that doesn’t get a lot of recognition in the mainstream media. Take a look at this 2015 special edition featuring some of the best:
SLAM’s coverage of the WNBA playoffs is always extensive, and even women’s college and high school basketball gets a bit of attention from the magazine. It would be great to see more news outlets put this type of emphasis on women’s sports. In my opinion, if you consider yourself a basketball fan but have no interest in both the NBA and WNBA, you are cheating yourself out of a lot of quality basketball and storylines.
SLAM may not be the premier sports magazine in the country, but its ability to seamlessly blend both men’s and women’s basketball into one product is both progressive and commendable. I hope to see SLAM and other media outlets to continue to increase their coverage of women’s hoops.
