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 Standings for Dec. 4
Eastern Conference
Pistons — 17-5
Raptors — 15-7 — GB: 2.0
Knicks — 14-7 —...
Bucks’ Doc Rivers: Giannis Antetokounmpo injury ‘not Achilles’ despite scary exit
The Bucks exhaled a little after Tuesday’s win over the East-leading Pistons, with head coach Doc Rivers saying the team does not believe Giannis...
Dribbles: Cavs flat again in loss to Blazers, as early-season funk deepens
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' ugly 122-110 home loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.
1. Something’s off with the Cavaliers.
2. Coach...
NBA Notes: Heat, Tyler Herro, Bulls, Noa Essengue, Clippers
Heat
The Heat can add another player to the roster on December 13, but Miami has a few layers to sort through first.
Ira Winderman of...
Clippers teammates, coaching staff quickly soured on Chris Paul
Chris Paul’s time with the Clippers is officially over, and the breakup sounds even messier than it looked.
According to Broderick Turner of the Los...
Bucks’ Doc Rivers: Giannis Antetokounmpo never asked to be traded, no conversations
Coach Doc Rivers isn’t buying the noise.
A little more than an hour before the Bucks hosted the East-leading Pistons on Wednesday, Milwaukee’s head coach...
NBA execs down on Trae Young, LaMelo Ball and Ja Morant as trade season nears
Rival teams are preparing for the possibility that Trae Young, Ja Morant and LaMelo Ball might all be gettable ahead of February’s trade deadline.
That’s...
Spurs, Knicks, Thunder, Rockets linked to Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Giannis Antetokounmpo watch is officially heating up and the Knicks and Spurs are preparing to pounce.
League sources told DallasHoopsJournal’s Ashish Mathur that New...
Report: Chris Paul called out teammates, coaches before Clippers parted ways
The Chris Paul story somehow keeps getting messier.
A league source told the Los Angeles Times’ Broderick Turner that Paul “called out” teammates, coaches and...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, agent begin talks with Bucks as future hangs in balance
Giannis Antetokounmpo and his agent have begun conversations with the Bucks about his future, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
It is the clearest sign...
NBA Notes: Hornets, Collin Sexton, Nuggets, Jamal Murray, Jazz
Hornets
The two-game “maybe we’re turning a corner” stretch didn’t last long in Charlotte. After beating the Bulls and Raptors over the weekend, the Hornets...
Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton expected to make season debut Thursday
The Warriors will finally get De'Anthony Melton back on the floor. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the veteran guard is expected to make his...
Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo reportedly requested trade before season
Giannis Antetokounmpo quietly pushed for a fresh start before the season tipped, and the team he wanted was the Knicks.
That’s according to Brian Windhorst...
Draymond Green says Thunder ‘capable’ of breaking Warriors’ 73-win record
The Thunder keep stacking wins, and now the question is officially on the table. Can a 21-1 team really chase down the holy grail...
