Sam Amico
Sam Amico has covered the NBA for 20 years, previously for SI.com, FOX Sports, CBS Sports, Amico Hoops and the Boston Herald.
Larger fines, loss of draft picks could await teams that blatantly tank
NBA commissioner Adam Silver touched on a lot during All-Star Weekend. Expansion. Relocation. Media rights. But the topic that stuck was tanking.
And not subtly.
With...
NBA All-Star Game may have found its pulse again
For a moment Sunday, the All-Star Game felt like a real game again.
The tell wasn’t the score or the format. It was Victor Wembanyama...
NBA Notes: Pistons, JB Bickerstaff, Blazers, Damian Lillard, Sixers
Pistons
The rise in Detroit has been fast. Even J.B. Bickerstaff admits that.
The Pistons have gone from the bottom of the East to the top...
Blazers’ Deni Avdija makes history, embraces spotlight after first All-Star nod
Deni Avdija didn’t light up the box score in his first All-Star Game.
That wasn’t really the point.
Avdija finished with five points, four assists and...
Warriors signing Jeenathan Williams to two-way contract
The Warriors are taking another look at a familiar type.
Golden State is signing Nate Williams to a two-way contract, per Jake Fischer of The...
Victor Wembanyama: ‘I’m never stepping onto the court not caring’
Victor Wembanyama didn’t need to be told what the All-Star Game was missing.
He felt it. And more importantly, he played like it mattered.
As Wembanyama...
Sixers to sign Cameron Payne after buyout with Serbian club
Cameron Payne is headed back to 76ers, with perhaps a little paperwork still in the way.
League sources tell The Stein Line's Marc Stein that...
LeBron James sounds reflective on All-Star Sunday, future still undecided
LeBron James took a moment on All-Star Sunday to zoom out.
At this stage of the career, that tends to happen.
The 21-time All-Star reflected on...
NBA All-Star Game finally had juice, and MVP Anthony Edwards credits Victor Wembanyama
The NBA finally got what it’s been chasing for years at All-Star Weekend: Real juice.
And MVP Anthony Edwards says it started with one guy...
NBA All-Star: Team Stars, MVP Anthony Edwards put bow on night that worked
By the time the final rolled around, the suspense was gone.
So was the balance.
Behind All-Star MVP Anthony Edwards, the Team Stars steamrolled Team Stripes,...
NBA All-Star: Kawhi Leonard erupts for 31, sends Stripes past World
Team Stripes didn’t ease into this one. They detonated it.
Behind a surreal burst from Kawhi Leonard, Team Stripes eliminated Team World with a 48-45...
NBA All-Star: De’Aaron Fox beats the buzzer as Stripes slip by Stars
Team Stripes didn’t need overtime. They just needed one clean look and the right guy holding the ball.
De'Aaron Fox buried a three-pointer at the buzzer...
NBA All-Star: Stars Survive World in OT as new All-Star format delivers drama
Team Stars didn’t just survive the new All-Star format. They leaned into it.
Barely.
Team Stars edged Team World, 37–35, in overtime of the opening matchup...
Raptors GM Bobby Webster: ‘It’s OK to enjoy some moments along the way’
Just before the All-Star break, Bobby Webster did what good team builders tend to do when things are going well. He hit pause, took...
