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 Rumors: Pelicans, Zion Williamson, Hornets, LaMelo Ball, Bucks
Pelicans
Pelicans star Zion Williamson is hurt again and the trade market has basically shrugged.
Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps of ESPN reported there is little...
Rivals suspect Hawks would listen to offers for Trae Young
Trae Young’s name isn’t on the trade block, but teams around the league believe Atlanta will listen.
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported...
Disney and YouTube TV still ‘far apart’ as NBA blackout drags on
NBA fans who use YouTube TV might be staring at another weekend without ESPN and ABC. And the timing could not be worse for...
Ex-NBA guard Delonte West taken into custody after police find him unresponsive
Former NBA guard Delonte West was arrested again in Virginia, but the concern in this one goes beyond legal trouble.
TMZ reported that Fairfax County...
Ja Morant remains skeptical of Tuomas Iisalo approach, but Grizzlies not pushing trade
Ja Morant’s frustration with Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo’s system was the driving force behind the locker room incident that led to his one-game suspension...
Would Heat’s Tyler Herro make sense for Mavericks?
Heat guard Tyler Herro is going to keep popping up in trade talk until the deadline gets here. And the Mavericks are already being...
NBA Notes: Warriors, Stephen Curry, Lakers, Austin Reaves, Wizards
Warriors
Stephen Curry will miss the Warriors’ NBA Cup opener Friday in Denver. Anthony Slater of ESPN reported Curry got sick on the recent road...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell suddenly in even more rare air
Donovan Mitchell is stacking nights that get people’s attention. Wednesday was one of them.
The Cavaliers beat the Sixers 132-121 and moved to 5-3. Mitchell...
Rockets linked, but not expressing interest in Grizzlies’ Ja Morant
Ja Morant trade talk isn’t going away. But Houston is not rushing into anything.
Jake Fischer of The Stein Line wrote that rival executives have...
NBA Notes: Bulls, Coby White, Grizzlies, Ja Morant, Lakers
Bulls
Guard Coby White is getting close to a season debut.
Per Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic, White is targeting Chicago’s three-game road swing that starts...
Ex-NBA guard Damon Jones pleads not guilty in federal gambling case
Damon Jones has pleaded not guilty.
The former NBA guard entered the plea on charges tied to an alleged rigged poker operation and a separate...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Jonas Valanciunas, Pistons, Isaac Jones, Mavericks
Nuggets
Jonas Valanciunas and Denver have agreed to restructure the final year of his contract, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
His deal runs through...
NBA Notes: Heat, Bam Adebayo, Nets, Cam Thomas, Mavericks
Heat
Bam Adebayo is considered day-to-day. He underwent an MRI Thursday and was diagnosed with a left big toe sprain, per Anthony Chiang and Barry...
Pacers waiving Mac McClung, signing Monte Morris
The Pacers are waiving Mac McClung and signing Monte Morris to a one-year deal, per Shams Charania of ESPN.
Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star...
