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.
Charles Barkley: Cavs Will Continue To Be Tested By Heat, But Will Win Series In Four Or Five
Charles Barkley has been accused of saying some outlandish stuff. But when it came to the Cavaliers' first-round series against the Miami Heat, he...
Shaq Jokingly On Darius Garland Toe: ‘Just Rub Some Icy Hot On It’
Let's hand it to the Inside the NBA crew. They know how to keep things fun in their final season.
No less than Shaquille O'Neal...
NBA Rumors: Kevin Durant, the Exit Plan, and Why a Coaching Change Doesn’t Change Much
So here we are again — Kevin Durant, regular-season flameout in the rearview, summer speculation ramping up, and another head coach likely walking into...
Cavs-Heat Game 3 Halftime Dribbles
Halftime dribbles on the Cavaliers' Game 3 at the Miami Heat ...
1. The Cavs could get nothing going early without the injured Darius Garland...
Cavs’ Darius Garland Listed As Questionable For Game 3
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Darius Garland is listed as questionable for Game 3 of the first-round series vs. the Miami Heat with a...
Who’s Next? Cavs’ Johnnie Bryant And Other Potential Suns Coaching Candidates
Coaching the Phoenix Suns doesn’t come with much job security these days.
Since taking over controlling interest in 2023, team owner Mat Ishbia has burned...
NBA Trade Proposal Sends Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga To Trail Blazers
The Golden State Warriors are tied at 1-all in their first-round series against the Houston Rockets and, for now, all focus is on the...
Heat’s Tyler Herro: Don’t Care What Cavs’ Darius Garland Thinks Of My Defense
Cavaliers guard Darius Garland called out Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro by name when asked about Cleveland's plan of attack.
In case you missed it,...
Alijah Arenas Out Of Coma, Making Progress, Family Says
Top USC recruit Alijah Arenas is out of an induced coma after a single-vehicle car crash early Thursday and is making progress, his family...
Talkin’ Cavs: What To Watch As Series Shifts To Miami
CLEVELAND — For two games, the Cavaliers did what they were supposed to do. They protected home court.
Now, their first-round series shifts to Miami,...
JB Bickerstaff Again Has Work To Do After Pistons Drop Slugfest To Knicks
DETROIT -- That wasn’t just a playoff game. That was a street fight in a suit and tie.
The Pistons scrapped, clawed, shoved, and stared...
Knicks Finally Click, Almost Clank It Away In Game 3 Win Over Pistons
DETROIT -- No, it wasn’t perfect. Not even close. But for three quarters Thursday night, the Knicks looked like a team that finally figured...
Warriors’ Jimmy Butler Diagnosed with Glute Contusion, Game 3 Status in Jeopardy
Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler avoided a serious injury and was diagnosed with a deep glute muscle contusion, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania....
Cavs’ Evan Mobley Named NBA Defensive Player Of The Year
Cavaliers power forward Evan Mobley has always been a pretty elite defensive player, altering shots, protecting the basket, capable of getting out on the...
