Cover Description

[The following text appears on the cover.]

SPECIAL REPORT: GANGS AND SPORTS

BY JEFF BENEDICT AND ARMEN KETEYIAN

GAME ON

NBA PREVIEW

"WE'D REACHED OUR LIMIT..."

by LEE JENKINS | P. 44

FREE-AGENT SCRAMBLE

by IAN THOMSEN | P. 48

SCOUTING REPORTS

by CHRIS MANNIX and SAM AMICK | P. 50

KITAM HAMM

PLAYS HIS WAY STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON...

PAGE 82

BLAKE GRIFFIN

PUTS ON THE LEAGUE'S NEW GAME FACE

PHOTO

ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETER READ MILLER (GRIFFIN)

PHOTO

DEANNE FITZMAURICE (HAMM)