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.
Akron’s Enrique Freeman Climbing NBA Draft Charts, Viewed As Possible First-Round Pick
Akron product Enrique Freeman has been hitting the NBA pre-draft circuit pretty hard and performing remarkably well.
How well? How does late first-round pick in...
Amico: My Talk With Jerry West Revealed Concern For NBA, Appreciation Of LeBron James
When I called NBA legend Jerry West about 16 years ago, he answered his own phone. It was very old-school.
I was working on a...
Jerry West, NBA Legend And Logo, Passes Away At 86
NBA legend Jerry West, whose silhoutte serves as the league's logo and whose name is synonymous with the Los Angeles Lakers, has died. He...
Sources: Cavs Impressed In Talks With Coaching Candidate James Borrego
It's still relatively early, but it appears the Cavaliers have at least one coaching candidate they like in James Borrego.
League sources told Hoops Wire...
Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis Optimistic For Game 3 Despite ‘Serious’ Leg Injury
Boston Celtics forward/center Kristaps Porzingis is considered day-to-day for the NBA Finals with what the team calls a lower left leg injury.
The Celtics lead...
Adam Silver: Some Discussion About NBA Returning To Seattle
Once the NBA finalizes its new media rights deal, it can turn its attention to perhaps more pressing matters as far as some fans...
Cavs Meeting With Potential Lakers Frontrunner James Borrego
James Borrego is a hot item for the two NBA teams with coaching openings -- and that would be the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los...
Lakers Expected To Turn Focus Back To JJ Redick In Coaching Search
Dan Hurley is staying at UConn and the Los Angeles Lakers are back to square one in their search for a new head coach.
Could...
Dan Hurley Turns Down Lakers Coaching Offer, To Remain At UConn
UConn coach Dan Hurley has turned down an offer to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The...
Bucks To Hire Darvin Ham As Assistant Coach
Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham is being hired as an assistant with Doc Rivers and the Milwaukee Bucks, per Adrian Wojnarowski of...
Lakers Have Stayed Engaged With Other Candidates While Talking To Dan Hurley
The Los Angeles Lakers have remained engaged with other candidates while waiting for word from UConn's Dan Hurley on their coaching vacancy, league sources...
Jay Wright To Emerge As Candidate For Lakers Vacancy?
Former Villanova University coach Jay Wright could emerge as a candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers vacancy should UConn's Dan Hurley turn down an...
NBA Finals: Celtics Hold Off Mavs, Win Ninth Straight; Luka Doncic Takes Blame
It's the Boston Celtics' world, the rest of us are just trying to survive in it. Now they have to take their act on...
UConn Has Noon Workout Scheduled For Monday, As Dan Hurley Lakers Decision Looms
The UConn basketball team has a formal workout scheduled for Monday at noon, by which time coach Dan Hurley is expected to have decided...
