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.
Heat Admittedly Facing Offseason Of Hard Questions, Big Decisions
The Heat’s playoff flame flickered out fast -- and ugly. Swept in four games by the Cavaliers, their season ended not with a fight,...
Cavs-Pacers Eastern Conference Semifinal Series To Tip Off Sunday
We at least know the day. The top-seeded Cavaliers will face the Pacers for Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday...
Rick Carlisle: ‘Tyrese Has An Iron Will … This Will Go Down As One Of The All-Time Pacers Wins’
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle didn’t hold back when asked about Tyrese Haliburton’s late-game heroics.
“When it comes to belief in himself, Tyrese has an iron...
Pacers Charge Back To Edge Bucks In OT Thriller; Cavs Up Next
The Indiana Pacers performed some minor basketball miracles on Tuesday night. Or maybe they were major miracles.
Either way, the Pacers somehow, someway defeated the...
ESPN Delivers Record NBA Playoff Viewership Across All Platforms
ESPN is off to a historic start in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, delivering its largest postseason audience ever across its platforms, according to Nielsen.
Through...
Eric Gordon Faces Decision On Player Option Amid Uncertain Role with Sixers
Veteran guard Eric Gordon can lock in a guaranteed payday by exercising his $3.4 million player option with the Philadelphia 76ers -- but doing...
Top Recruit Commits To Sacramento State, Joins Shaquille O’Neal-Led Program
Just one day after Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal was named general manager of Sacramento State men’s basketball, former top recruit Mikey Williams is...
Steve Nash, Stan Van Gundy To Join Amazon Prime’s NBA Coverage Team
Amazon Prime Video is continuing to stockpile basketball star power ahead of its debut as an NBA broadcasting partner, reportedly hiring Steve Nash and...
Kings Retaining Doug Christie As Coach, Signing Him To Multiyear Contract
The Sacramento Kings have their man, and guess what? They already had him.
That would be none other than Doug Christie, who finished the season...
NBA Draft: Complete List Of Early-Entry Candidates
A total of 106 players have filed as early entry candidates for the 2025 NBA Draft, the league announced Monday. The draft will take...
7-Foot-3 Rocco Zikarsky Declares for NBA Draft
Brisbane Bullets center Rocco Zikarsky has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft, he told ESPN ahead of the early-entry deadline.
Zikarsky, 18, spent the past...
Dribbles: Cavs Clobbering Of Heat Complete, With Sights Set On Bigger Dreams
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 138-83 hammer job of a road win in Game 4 against the Miami Heat on Monday, with Cleveland sweeping...
Cavs’ Ty Jerome: No Preference On Pacers Or Bucks
We knew what guard Ty Jerome would say when asked if the Cavaliers had a preference on who they play next.
The question was asked...
Cavs Rock, Roll, And Sweep Past Heat With Greatest Of Ease
Have you ever seen a Cavalanche for an entire game? Well, you have now.
And the Cavaliers are moving on to the second round of...
