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.
Suns’ Kevin Durant Expected to Return on Wednesday
Star forward Kevin Durant has played just three games for the Suns, but that's all about to change.
Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, Durant...
Nets Rule Out Ben Simmons for Remainder of Season
Guard/forward Ben Simmons has been a disappointment since arriving in a trade with the 76ers in February 2022.
Now, his season is officially over,...
NC State’s Terquavion Smith Entering NBA Draft for Good This Time
NC State guard Terquavion Smith is entering the 2023 NBA Draft and sticking with it, per Jonathan Givony of ESPN.
Smith entered the draft last...
Hornets Sign Xavier Sneed to 10-Day Contract
The Hornets have signed small forward Xavier Sneed to a 10-day contract, the team announced in a press release.
Sneed, 25, is 6-foot-5 and has...
Nets Sign Moses Brown to Second 10-Day Contract
The Nets have signed center Moses Brown to a second 10-day contract, the team announced in a press release.
Brown, 23, is 7-foot-2 and has...
Jazz Adding Luka Samanic on 10-Day Deal
The Jazz are signing power forward Luka Samanic to a 10-day contract, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Samanic, 23, is 6-foot-10 and appeared in...
Wizards’ Bradley Beal Under Investigation After Confrontation With Fan
Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is under investigation by the Orlando Police Department after an incident involving a fan after a game on March...
Is Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo the Real MVP?
A lot of NBA fans have been holding an NBA MVP debate -- Nuggets center Nikola Jokic or 76ers center Joel Embiid?
Embiid has even...
Podcast: Talkin’ Cavs and Their Playoff Possibilities With Baskin & Phelps
The Cavaliers are in the playoffs, officially, and now the questions begin.
Namely, who would they prefer to face in the first round? How about...
Luka Doncic, Mavs Race By Pacers to Finally Snap Skid
The Mavericks got the type of opponent they needed and the type of performance they needed.
Now, the four-game skid is history.
Luka Doncic scored 25...
Oregon’s Kel’el Ware Enters Transfer Portal, But Not NBA Draft
Oregon freshman center Kel'el Ware has entered the transfer portal, but does not intend to enter the 2023 NBA Draft, per Travis Branham of...
West Notes: Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns, Clippers, Blazers
Timberwolves
Coach Chris Finch said he's trying to make sure Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert feel like a fit for the playoffs. Assuming the Timberwolves...
Hornets’ Steve Clifford: People Who Say Just Watch NBA Fourth Quarters ‘Have No Idea What They’re Talking About’
The Hornets have been among the NBA's biggest stories of the past week, and probably not even on purpose.
All they've done is win a...
Patrick Beverley Sounds Off After Giving Lakers’ LeBron James ‘Too Small’ Sign, Bulls Win
Bulls guard Patrick Beverley had plenty to say after returning to LA and beating his former team.
Of course, Beverley was only a member of...
