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.
Report: NBA In-Season Tournament ‘definitely’ coming back next season
Love it or don't care about it, the NBA In-Season Tournament appears to be here to stay. Or at least, here for another season.
The...
Raptors waive injured Ron Harper Jr. from two-way contract
The Toronto Raptors have waived guard/forward Ron Harper Jr. from his two-way contract, the team announced in a press release.
Harper suffered a left shoulder...
East Notes: Hornets, LaMelo Ball, Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton, Hawks
Hornets
Point guard LaMelo Ball has begun doing individual workouts as he progresses toward a return from an ankle injury, per...
Wizards sign Jules Bernard to two-way deal
The Washington Wizards have signed shooting guard Jules Bernard to a two-way contract, the team announced in a press release.
Bernard is 6-foot-7 and went...
Podcast: Talkin’ Cavs, Mitchell, tough trip, In-Season Tournament flaws
The Cavaliers have to hit the road and man oh man, it's about to get tough. How can they realistically expect to fare?
Well, you'll...
East Notes: Cavs, Max Strus, Bucks, Magic, Paolo Banchero
Cavaliers
The Cavs don't need to feel so badly about their home loss to the Trail Blazers last week. The Pacers...
Tyrese Haliburton: Pacers ‘shocking the world right now’
Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton just keeps hitting new highs and his team is rising because of it.
Haliburton finished with 27 points and...
West Notes: Wolves, Rudy Gobert, Grizzlies, Ja Morant, Rockets
Timberwolves
Don't look now, but no less than the Timberwolves (16-4) have the best record in the NBA. The reasons are many -- from shooting...
Vegas crowd for Pacers-Bucks said to be ‘major disappointment’
The Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks played in the first In-Season Tournament semifinal game in history, and if you believe one league source, it's...
NBA Transactions: Thursday 12/7
Wizards
Wizards assigned Patrick Baldwin Jr. to the Capital City Go-Go of the G League.
Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers assigned Moses Brown to the Rip...
East Rumors: Pistons, Bojan Bogdanovic, Bulls, Knicks
Pistons
For now, the Pistons seemingly intend to hang on to guard/forward Bojan Bogdanovic, the main veteran on the struggling young team.
That's despite the fact...
Celtics Notes: Jaylen Brown, Bench, Jayson Tatum
Boston Celtics guard/forward Jaylen Brown suggested not everything has to be about analytics. Sometimes, a simple eye test will do the trick.
“I feel like...
Bulls Rumors: Zach Lavine, DeMar DeRozan, Alex Caruso, Lakers
Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine is expected to return from a right foot injury about the middle of January, which just happens to be...
Latest on Zach LaVine
Chicago Bulls Zach LaVine has missed three games and the Bulls have won them all. Now, the Bulls are saying LaVine's right foot inflammation...
