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.
‘Inside the NBA’ finally getting room to breathe during Knicks-Cavs series
Good news for fans of Inside the NBA.
The gloves are apparently coming off a little.
According to Front Office Sports, the popular studio show featuring...
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs steal Game 1 as De’Aaron Fox eyes return
The Spurs walked into Oklahoma City without De’Aaron Fox and somehow walked out with home-court advantage.
Now they may be getting their All-Star point guard...
Cavs at Knicks, Game 1: Matchup, how to watch, what to expect
No time to breathe now.
The Cavaliers survived two seven-game fights, walked into Detroit for Game 7, and absolutely handled business. A series that looked...
Knicks believe they’re built even better to slow Donovan Mitchell, Cavs
The Knicks have seen this movie before.
Only now, they think they’re better equipped for it.
New York heads into the Eastern Conference finals against the...
Shams Charania defends breaking Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP news early
Shams Charania is hearing it again.
This time, it’s because the ESPN NBA insider reported that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had won his second straight MVP award...
Cleveland radio voice Tony Rizzo reveals he suffered major heart attack
Longtime Cleveland sports radio host Tony Rizzo returned to ESPN Cleveland on Monday with a frightening explanation for his recent absence.
Rizzo revealed on the...
Multiple contenders reportedly calling LeBron James ahead of free agency
LeBron James hasn’t announced anything about his future yet. That hasn’t stopped teams from making calls.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, multiple contenders have already...
Expectation around NBA is LeBron James will play another season
LeBron James may not know exactly what the future holds. The rest of the NBA seems to think it knows at least one thing.
As...
Pistons Notes: Ausur Thompson, bench, JB Bickerstaff, Game 7
The Pistons are wasting little time looking ahead to next season.
Ausar Thompson becomes extension-eligible this offseason, and according to The Athletic’s Hunter Patterson, Detroit...
NBA Rumors: Wizards, No. 1 pick, Celtics, Jaylen Brown, Pacers
Wizards
The Wizards earned the No. 1 overall pick. Now comes the hard part. Or maybe the fun part.
One rival executive summed it up pretty...
Wizards owner Ted Leonsis: ‘Deconstruction’ of roster needed, but over
The Wizards have been bad for a while now. Really bad.
They’ve won 15, 18 and 17 games over the past three seasons. But owner...
Sixers eyeing Cavs GM Mike Gansey in front office search
The Cavaliers are still playing. Mike Gansey’s name is still popping up elsewhere.
According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Gansey has emerged as...
NBA Rumors: Lakers, Austin Reaves, Pistons, JB Bickerstaff, Blazers
Lakers
Lakers guard Austin Reaves is expected to have a real market this summer. Maybe a huge one.
According to The Athletic’s Dan Woike and Sam...
Knicks Notes: Mikal Bridges, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mike Brown, East finals
It didn’t look great early. Knicks forward Mikal Bridges struggled through the first three games against Atlanta and even had a scoreless outing in...
