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 Lottery Could Shift Power Balance, Spotlight on Cooper Flagg
The NBA Draft lottery is set for Monday night, and while it only lasts a few minutes, it could alter the future of the...
Charles Barkley: If Cavs Win Game 5, Pacers Will Be Feeling The Heat: ‘They’re Not Getting Game 7’
NBA legend Charles Barkley saw what the Pacers did to the Cavaliers in Game 4, with Indiana breezing to a 41-point halftime lead. It...
NBA Draft Lottery About Two Players: Cooper Flagg And Giannis Antetokounmpo, Insider Says
If you ask ESPN insider Brian Windhorst, the NBA Draft lottery is about two players.
"Cooper Flagg and Giannis Antetokounmpo," Windhorst said on ESPN. "Cooper...
NBA Draft Lottery Simulator: Here’s Who We Have Winning Top Pick
As I do every year on this day, I took three spins on the Tankathon NBA Draft lottery simulator. And as I do every...
NBA Lottery Will Decide More Than Just Who Gets Cooper Flagg, Thanks To Pick Protections
The ping-pong balls will bounce Monday night, but make no mistake -- this year’s NBA draft lottery carries a different kind of weight.
Unlike 2024’s...
2025 NBA Draft Lottery Odds: Full Breakdown Ahead of Monday’s Draw
While the NBA Playoffs rage on, 14 teams on the outside looking in will take center stage Monday night when the league holds its...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell On Ankle Injury: I Will See You For Game 5
Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell exited Sunday's embarrassing 129-109 Game 4 road loss to the Indiana Pacers at halftime. The reason? A left ankle injury.
Mitchell...
Dribbles: Cavs Can Only Burn Game 4 Tape, Focus On What Must Be Winning Streak Of All Streaks
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 129-109 hammer job of a road loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 on Sunday ...
1. What can...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell To Have MRI On Ankle Injury Monday
Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell exited Sunday's embarrassment of a 129-109 road loss to the Pacers and it wasn't because his feelings were hurt. It...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell Exits Game 4 With Left Ankle Injury
Adding injury to embarrassment, Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell was forced to exit Game 4 against the Pacers on Sunday at halftime with what reportedly...
Halftime Dribbles: What An Utterly Embarrasing Showing For Cavs
Halftime dribbles on Game 4 between the Cavaliers and host Pacers ...
1. This has been an absolute basketball massacre, and the Cavs have found...
Nobody on Injury Report for Cavs-Pacers Game 4
Everyone is a go for the Cavaliers' Game 4 visit to the Indiana Pacers. At least, they are according to the official NBA injury...
Pistons’ Trajan Langdon: Playoff Experience Changes Everything for Cade Cunningham
Now that Cade Cunningham has firmly planted himself among the NBA’s elite guards, there’s a new twist to his rising stardom — he’s no...
From Control to Caught Flat-Footed: Pacers Suddenly Under Pressure
Tyrese Haliburton didn’t meet with the media after his rough night in the Pacers’ Game 3 blowout loss to the Cavaliers, but insists it...
