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 Notes: Sixers, James Harden, Pacers, Rick Carlisle, Wolves
76ers
The Sixers have officially ruled out James Harden for Saturday's road game against the Raptors, per the league's official injury...
NBA Notes: Donovan Mitchell, Knicks, Charles Barkley, Rudy Gobert
Knicks
The Knicks fell short of meeting the Jazz's trade demands in 2022 because they didn't view Donovan Mitchell as a franchise-carrying player, former GM...
James Harden-Less Sixers Showing Confidence After Close Opening Loss
While the James Harden saga continues to drag on, the 76ers have some basketball games to play.
It all started Thursday night, when they dropped...
Kings’ Domantas Sabonis Says Determined Mike Brown ‘Has Erased Everything We Did Last Year’
For Kings coach Mike Brown, good is definitely not good enough.
Sacramento won the Pacific Division ... earned the third seed in the Western Conference...
Already, Minutes Restriction Just a Rumor for LeBron James, Lakers
Lakers star LeBron James' so-called minutes restriction lasted all of one game. Then coach Darvin Ham decided that James would give Los Angeles its...
Bucks’ Damian Lillard on Debut: That’s What I’m Here to Do
For staters, it was pretty doggone good, as Damian Lillard gave Bucks fans a taste of what Dame Time is all about.
In his...
Lakers’ Jarred Vanderbilt Expected Out at Least Two More Weeks
Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt became an underrated contributor toward the end of last season, following a February trade with the Jazz and Timberwolves.
But the...
Pregame Dribbles: Cavs, Thunder Have Lots in Common
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles on the Cavaliers' home opener, which takes place Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
1. When the Cavs look at the...
Amico: Bingo Smith Helped Make Cavs Matter to Me
When my dad took me to a Cavaliers game for the first time, I agreed to go for one reason -- to watch Bingo...
Suns’ Devin Booker Out Until Next Week
Suns shooting guard Devin Booker is expected to be out until next week with a left foot injury, per Jared Greenberg of TNT.
Booker suffered...
Bingo Smith, Member of First Cavs Team and Franchise Legend, Dies at 77
CLEVELAND -- Former Cavaliers shooting guard Bobby "Bingo" Smith, a member of the first NBA team in Cleveland, has died. He was 77.
“This is...
NBA Investigating James Harden Unavailability for Sixers Opener
This is what's known as a true blue basketball saga. And for the 76ers, the season hadn't even started.
It actually all began back in...
Sixers Keep James Harden From Boarding Team Flight to Milwaukee
The 76ers were serious when they requested that James Harden not travel with the team for its first two road games, beginning Thursday against...
West Notes: Pelicans, Zion Williamson, Grizzlies, Blazers, Scoot Henderson
Pelicans
In what seemed like a rare occurrence last season, the Pelicans got a look at a full lineup in their opening road win over...
