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.
NBA Notes: Carmelo Anthony, Hall of Fame, JaVale McGee, Frank Ntilikina
Carmelo Anthony will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, and his college coach thinks NBA history has sold...
G League expands playoffs, reveals 2025-26 schedule
The NBA G League is getting bigger in more ways than one.
For the first time, eight teams from each conference will qualify for the...
Charge reveal 2025-26 schedule as Public Hall, Mexico City and more await
The Cleveland Charge are about to get rolling again.
The Cavs’ G League affiliate will open the 2025-26 season on the road against the Iowa...
Norchad Omier chasing NBA dream with expected Cavs opportunity
Nicaraguan forward Norchad Omier spent the summer looking really good. Now, he is expected to get a similar chance in training camp with the...
NBA Notes: Dylan Windler, Patrick Beverley, scouts hit Australia
Dylan Windler is still chasing the NBA dream. The former Cavaliers first-round pick re-signed with the Perth Wildcats this spring, but he made it...
Hall of Fame coach and Nike executive George Raveling dies at 88
Basketball lost one of its greats. George Raveling, the longtime coach, Nike executive and Hall of Famer, has passed away at the age of...
Cavs chasing title but their first stop will be back to the beach
The Cavaliers are packing up for the beach again.
The team announced it will hold training camp at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., from Sept....
NBA Notes: Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton, Ben Simmons, Russell Westbrook
Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton is back on the court, at least in some capacity.
He posted video of himself taking free throws as he works...
Pat Riley says Heat owner Micky Arison saved his coaching career
Pat Riley has been called the Godfather of the NBA, and for good reason.
Few figures in league history can match his résumé. Nine championships...
East Notes: Bulls, Arturas Karnisovas, Nets, assets, Celtics
Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times has spent years ripping the Bulls’ front office. This time, he almost went easy on them.
Cowley wrote that,...
Ty Lue blasts Knicks for firing Tom Thibodeau
Tyronn Lue cannot make sense of the Knicks’ decision to move on from Tom Thibodeau.
“Should he have been fired? Hell no,” the Clippers coach...
NBA Notes: Malcolm Brogdon, Wolves, Bucks, Cavs
Malcolm Brogdon is on the market and Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus sees a landing spot. Pincus predicted that the 32-year-old guard will sign with...
NBA Notes: Mavericks, Dante Exum, Talen Horton-Tucker, Matt Thomas
It took a while, but it’s finally done. Nearly two months after word first leaked, Dante Exum has officially re-signed with the Mavericks, according...
West Notes: Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, Mavericks, D’Angelo Russell, Wolves
Spurs center Victor Wembanyama is already a defensive game-changer. That much is obvious.
What is less obvious is how San Antonio builds around him. ESPN’s...
