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.
Jaden Ivey returns, surging Pistons win 12th straight
The Pistons keep rolling, and Jaden Ivey picked a pretty good night to rejoin the party.
Detroit pushed its winning streak to 12, matching the...
Mavs’ Klay Thompson fires back at Grizzlies’ Ja Morant after postgame tiff
Klay Thompson has had enough of Ja Morant’s talking. And he made that pretty clear after Dallas’ 102-96 loss to Memphis on Saturday.
Morant didn’t...
NBA Notes: Hornets, Brandon Miller, Magic, Knicks, Landry Shamet
Hornets
Brandon Miller returned Saturday after missing four weeks with a partially dislocated left shoulder and finished with 21 points and three assists in a...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Jaylen Brown, Nets, Egor Demin, Raptors
Celtics
The Celtics had held steady without Jayson Tatum, entering Friday at 8-7 despite a thinned-out roster. But their worst loss of the season arrived...
NBA trade proposals send Hornets’ LaMelo Ball to Blazers, Clippers, Heat, Mavs
Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey floated a handful of hypothetical trade destinations for LaMelo Ball, listing the Trail Blazers, Clippers, Heat and Mavericks as teams...
NBA Notes: Blazers, Deni Avdija, Suns, Devin Booker, Spurs
Trail Blazers
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps writes that Portland’s draft-night move in 2024 to acquire Deni Avdija for multiple first-rounders confused plenty of executives at the...
NBA Notes: Sixers, Quentin Grimes, Timberwolves, Rob Dillingham, Pelicans
76ers
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps notes that while Jonathan Kuminga’s restricted free agency dominated headlines last summer, Quentin Grimes’ contract decision barely registered.
Philadelphia kept quiet, staying...
Former NBA Sixth Man of Year, Wake Forest star Rodney Rogers dies at 54
Former NBA forward Rodney Rogers passed away Friday at age 54, Wake Forest University announced.
Rogers was a Durham, N.C., native and one of the...
NBA Notes: Grizzlies, Ja Morant, Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pacers
Grizzlies
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps reports that teams across the league no longer view Ja Morant as the same player who once vaulted Memphis into the...
Grizzlies’ Ty Jerome to remain out until at least early January
The Grizzlies say guard Ty Jerome is progressing in his recovery from the high-grade right calf strain he suffered in the preseason, but his...
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard expected to return Sunday vs. Cavs
Kawhi Leonard is expected to return Sunday in Cleveland, according to Chris Haynes of NBA on TNT.
Leonard has been out since November three with...
Clippers’ Chris Paul says he’s retiring at end of season
Clippers point guard Chris Paul plans to retire at the end of the 2025–26 season, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
Paul hinted over the...
NBA Notes: Kings, Zach LaVine, Nuggets, Aaron Gordon, Blazers
Kings
The Kings entered Thursday riding a seven-game losing streak, but there were reasons to think they might snap it in Memphis.
As Chris Biderman of...
Raptors become first to advance to NBA Cup quarterfinals
The Raptors are the first team to clinch a spot in the NBA Cup quarterfinals after a 30-point win over the Wizards on Friday.
Toronto...
