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.
Report: Bucks’ Doc Rivers Not On Hot Seat Despite Shaky Start To Season
Coach Doc Rivers' job is safe despite the rocky start to the Bucks' season, in which they've sort of bumbled and stumbled to just...
Spurs’ Gregg Popovich Suffered Mild Stroke, Return To Sideline TBD
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich suffered a mild stroke during a win over the Timberwolves on Nov. 2, the team announced in a press release....
Sixers’ Joel Embiid, Paul George Out Against Cavs
The 76ers will be missing all three stars in Wednesday night's home game against the Cavaliers, per Shams Charania of ESPN.
Embiid and George both...
Pregame Dribbles: Cavs Targeting 13-0, Face Irritated Sixers In City Of Brotherly Love
Random dribbles ahead of the Cavaliers' road game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. ...
1. It still seems a little surreal to say: 12-0....
Pelicans Should Just Go Ahead And Fire Up Those Brandon Ingram Trade Talks Again
The Pelicans are cursed. No, seriously. And given the state of things, they should go ahead and trade small forward Brandon Ingram. This was...
Do Sagging NBA Ratings Really Matter?
If you're a business like the NBA, you want eyeballs. At least. What you really want is for someone to buy your product. That's...
Kendrick Perkins: Sixers Could Go Down As One Of NBA’s Biggest All-Time Busts
The Philadelphia 76ers have yet to play a game with Joel Embiid this season. He's either been injured or suspended. But it may not...
NBA Cup Begins: Here’s Everything You Need To Know
The NBA's second annual in-season tournament, now officially known as the Emirates NBA Cup, is set to tip off with eight games on Tuesday,...
Cavs’ Darius Garland, Overall Chemistry, The Engine That’s Driven Car To 12-0
When you go 12-0, as the Cavaliers have done, the reasons are many. As coach Kenny Atkinson and the entire team will tell you,...
NBA Injuries Skyrocketing, Already Up 35 Percent Over Last Season
There's barely a night where a star player hasn't gone down. So if you're in the NBA, you may want to walk gingerly.
As relayed...
Dribbles: Cavs Take Bulls By Horns, Like Every Other Opponent, And Will Their Way To 12-0
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 119-113 road win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday. ...
1. Eventually, the Cavaliers will lose a game. They probably...
Wizards’ Jonas Valanciunas Considered Prime Target For Contending Teams
If you believe the NBA rumor mill, and a lot of people seem to do just that, then you might want to start thinking...
Mavs’ Klay Thompson Says He Hasn’t Kept In Touch With Stephen Curry, Draymond Green
For Klay Thompson, it's all about the Mavericks. As for the Warriors, well, that's ancient history -- at least at the moment.
Thompson and the...
Thunder Lose Chet Holmgren To Pelvic Fracture, Must Find Way To Rise Without Star Big Man
Chet Holmgren’s injury is a serious blow to the Thunder, especially given how well he’s been playing this season. But now he's out for...
