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.
West Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Timberwolves, Pelicans
Nuggets
The Nuggets blew an 18-point lead before escaping with a road win over the shorthanded Timberwolves on Tuesday, and coach Michael Malone was none...
Suns Officially Sign Isaiah Thomas To 10-Day Contract
The Phoenix Suns have officially signed point guard Isaiah Thomas to a 10-day contract, the team announced in a press release.
Thomas has been playing...
Cavs Dribbles: More Determined Play, Defense Will Be Required Vs. Heat
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles ahead of the Cavaliers' home game vs. the Miami Heat on Wednesday.
1. Somehow, someway, the Cavs have kept chugging along....
Pistons Sign Chimezie Metu To 10-Day Deal
The Detroit Pistons have signed forward/center Chimezie Metu to a 10-day contract, the team announced in a press release.
Metu, 26, appeared in 37 games...
Sixers Signing DJ Wilson To 10-Day Contract
The Philadelphia 76ers are signing forward D.J. Wilson to a 10-day contract, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Wilson, 28, is 6-foot-10 and was selected...
Rockets Move To 2.5 Games Of Warriors For Final Play-In Spot
Nobody expected the Houston Rockets to be fighting for the playoffs this late in the season. Not in the wild, wild (and ultra-competitive) Western...
Magic Clinch At Least .500 Record For Second Time In 12 Years, Play-In Berth
For the Orlando Magic, one goal is all but official.
That's because the Magic secured at least a berth in the play-in tournament with an...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell, Already Out With Knee Issue, Suffers Nasal Fracture
For Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers, the hits just keep on coming.
Michell is already missing time with a bone bruise in his knee, but...
Cavs Notes: Caris LeVert, Marcus Morris, Donovan Mitchell
Caris LeVert isn't surprised by the Cavaliers' ability to overcome obstacles and win games while missing three injured starters (Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus, Evan...
Austin Rivers: Rising Magic Deserve More Respect
The Orlando Magic quietly have been among the NBA's most pleasant surprises, still flying a little under the radar.
But here they are, sitting at...
Dribbles: Shorthanded Cavs Show Grit, Unity In Overtaking Pacers
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' gutsy 108-103 road win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday. ...
1. Less than a week after beating the New...
Lakers’ Christian Wood To Undergo Knee Procedure, Miss Multiple Weeks
Los Angeles Lakers forward Christian Wood will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee and is likely to be out multiple weeks, per...
East Notes: Bucks, Damian Lillard, Magic, Celtics
Bucks
No Giannis Antetokounmpo, no problem for the Bucks in a rematch of two franchises that met in the Finals in 2021.
Somehow, someway, the Bucks...
West Notes: Rockets, Alperen Sengun, Suns, Kevin Durant, Nuggets
Rockets
Forward/center Alperen Sengun is out of his walking boot, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic.
Sengun suffered a Grade 3 ankle sprain and has...
