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 Fines Nets’ Kyrie Irving $50K For Actions Toward Celtics Fans
The NBA has fined Nets star Kyrie Irving $50,000 for making "obscene gestures" and directing "profane" language toward Celtics...
Nets’ Ben Simmons Cleared For Contact, Takes Part In 4-on-4 Drills
Guard/forward Ben Simmons may be nearing his Nets debut, having been cleared for contact work and participating in a...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Blasts HBO Series ‘Winning Time’ On 1980s Lakers
NBA Hall-of-Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been utterly unimpressed with Winning Time, the HBO series on the Showtime Lakers of...
Celtics’ Marcus Smart First Guard To Win DPOY Since 1996
Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been named NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the 2021-22 season, the league...
Playoff Notes: Bucks, Bulls, Suns
Bucks
Not every playoff win is going to be pretty for the defending champion Bucks. And that's just fine with...
East Notes: Heat, Hawks, Cavs
Heat
Small forward Duncan Robinson said not to read too much into the blowout win over the Hawks in Game...
Raptors’ Scottie Barnes In Walking Boot, Out For Game 2 vs. 76ers
Raptors rookie forward Scottie Barnes is officially out for Game 2 vs. the 76ers after being diagnosed with a...
Nets’ Kyrie Irving: There’s Only So Much You Can Take As A Competitor
Nets star Kyrie Irving was caught on video giving fans the middle finger during Sunday's Game 1 loss, saying...
Terry Stotts May Be On Lakers’ Coaching Radar
Former Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts is a potential candidate for the Lakers' coaching vacancy, according to Dan Woike...
Cavs Plan Pre-Camp Bonding To Build On ‘A Hell Of A Year’
After a magnificent regular season, the Cavaliers will go their separate ways. But not for too, too long.
According to...
Mike Brown Listed Among Candidates For Lakers’ Vacancy
Former Lakers coach and current Warriors assistant Mike Brown may be among the candidates for LA's current vacancy, according...
Kenny Smith: Mark Jackson Could Lead Lakers To The Title
Former NBA point guard and current TNT analyst Kenny Smith thinks ESPN analyst Mark Jackson is the man for...
Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. Not Ruling Out Return For Series vs. Warriors
Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. is not ruling out a return in the team's first-round playoff series vs. the...
Raptors’ Scottie Barnes To Have Further Imaging On Injured Ankle
Raptors rookie forward Scottie Barnes will undergo furthering imaging after suffering a sprained left ankle in Saturday's 131-111 road...
