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.
LeBron James: Things Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic can do on court ‘not normal’
LeBron James has seen every kind of superstar across 20-plus seasons, so when he lights up over an opponent, people listen.
On the latest Mind...
NBA Transactions: Garrison Mathews, Bronny James, Marcus Sasser
NBA Transactions
Nov. 30
• Clippers assigned Yanic Konan Niederhauser to the San Diego Clippers (G League)
• Garrison Mathews (Pacers) became a free agent
Nov. 29
•...
NBA Standings for Dec. 1
Eastern Conference
Pistons — 16-4
Knicks — 13-6 — GB: 2.5
Raptors — 14-7 —...
Frustration builds after Cavs drop third straight: ‘We’re in cruise control’
The Cavaliers had championship expectations. Right now, they’ve got play-in results.
Cleveland fell to 12-9 after Sunday night’s home loss to the Celtics, and the...
JJ Redick: Lakers ‘just being cautious’ with LeBron James
The Lakers are preaching patience with LeBron James, who missed Sunday’s game against the Pelicans because of a lingering left foot issue.
Coach JJ Redick...
Rival teams now expect Jazz to add help, not trade Lauri Markkanen
Many around the league are starting to believe the Jazz have made up their minds on Lauri Markkanen, and it is not in the...
Cavs rally late, but can’t hide bigger issues in loss to Celtics
The Cavaliers can’t keep spotting teams 20-point leads.
They can’t allow players such as Payton Pritchard to stroll into Rocket Arena and torch them for...
NBA Notes: Warriors, Jimmy Butler, Lakers, LeBron James, Pistons, Marcus Sasser
Warriors
Jimmy Butler took a nasty spill in Saturday’s win over the Pelicans but sounded confident he will be good to go for Tuesday’s matchup...
NBA trade proposal sends Mavericks’ Anthony Davis to hometown Bulls
A fresh trade proposal has Anthony Davis heading home to Chicago. Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley cooked up the idea, sending the Mavericks star to...
Magic rising, show that their NBA Cup performance likely more than an act
The Magic didn’t exactly come out of the gate roaring. When you trade four first-round picks for a guy who has never made an...
Cavs provide injury updates on Jarrett Allen, Larry Nance Jr, Sam Merrill
The Cavaliers just took another hit to their frontcourt depth.
Cleveland announced that Larry Nance Jr. will miss roughly three to four weeks after an...
NBA Notes: Cooper Flagg, Grizzlies, Ja Morant, Spurs
Mavericks
Cooper Flagg is doing that thing where you forget he’s 18. Two nights, two pieces of NBA history, as noted by ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
First...
Pacers signing Ethan Thompson, waive RayJ Dennis
The Pacers are making a two-way swap on the back end of the roster.
Indiana is signing guard Ethan Thompson to a two-way contract and...
Seth Curry finally headed back to Warriors
Free agent guard Seth Curry plans to re-sign with the Warriors on Monday on a deal for the rest of the season, per ESPN’s...
