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.
Ja Morant remains skeptical of Tuomas Iisalo approach, but Grizzlies not pushing trade
Ja Morant’s frustration with Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo’s system was the driving force behind the locker room incident that led to his one-game suspension...
Would Heat’s Tyler Herro make sense for Mavericks?
Heat guard Tyler Herro is going to keep popping up in trade talk until the deadline gets here. And the Mavericks are already being...
NBA Notes: Warriors, Stephen Curry, Lakers, Austin Reaves, Wizards
Warriors
Stephen Curry will miss the Warriors’ NBA Cup opener Friday in Denver. Anthony Slater of ESPN reported Curry got sick on the recent road...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell suddenly in even more rare air
Donovan Mitchell is stacking nights that get people’s attention. Wednesday was one of them.
The Cavaliers beat the Sixers 132-121 and moved to 5-3. Mitchell...
Rockets linked, but not expressing interest in Grizzlies’ Ja Morant
Ja Morant trade talk isn’t going away. But Houston is not rushing into anything.
Jake Fischer of The Stein Line wrote that rival executives have...
NBA Notes: Bulls, Coby White, Grizzlies, Ja Morant, Lakers
Bulls
Guard Coby White is getting close to a season debut.
Per Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic, White is targeting Chicago’s three-game road swing that starts...
Ex-NBA guard Damon Jones pleads not guilty in federal gambling case
Damon Jones has pleaded not guilty.
The former NBA guard entered the plea on charges tied to an alleged rigged poker operation and a separate...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Jonas Valanciunas, Pistons, Isaac Jones, Mavericks
Nuggets
Jonas Valanciunas and Denver have agreed to restructure the final year of his contract, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
His deal runs through...
NBA Notes: Heat, Bam Adebayo, Nets, Cam Thomas, Mavericks
Heat
Bam Adebayo is considered day-to-day. He underwent an MRI Thursday and was diagnosed with a left big toe sprain, per Anthony Chiang and Barry...
Pacers waiving Mac McClung, signing Monte Morris
The Pacers are waiving Mac McClung and signing Monte Morris to a one-year deal, per Shams Charania of ESPN.
Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star...
Report: Grizzlies not looking to move Ja Morant right now
Ja Morant is back in the trade-discussion bloodstream. But Memphis is not putting him on the block.
Jake Fischer of The Stein Line wrote that...
West Notes: Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, Kings, Russell Westbrook, Grizzlies
Spurs
The league just got a little smarter on Victor Wembanyama. And the Spurs are scrambling to keep up.
The Lakers became the second straight opponent...
Grizzlies’ situation with Ja Morant, Tuomas Iisalo remains less than ideal
The mood around the Grizzlies is starting to feel heavy, writes Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports. And the Ja Morant-Tuomas Iisalo dynamic looked icy...
East Notes: Pistons, Cade Cunningham, Magic, Heat, Bam Adebayo
Pistons
Cade Cunningham has been closing games with force.
He’s piled up a league-best 86 fourth-quarter points during Detroit’s 6-2 start, including 19 in the final...
