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.
Southeast Notes: Hornets, Hawks, Heat
Hornets
The Hornets are making a strong run toward the playoffs, putting themselves in the conversation for more than just the play-in tournament. They have...
Celtics Could Target Warriors’ Otto Porter Jr In Free Agency
The Celtics could pursue Warriors small forward Otto Porter Jr. over the summer in free agency, per Brian Robb of MassLive.com.
Porter, 28, is 6-foot-8...
Atlantic Notes: Nets, Celtics, Knicks
Nets
Saturday's game vs. the Heat serves as a potential playoff showdown, wrote Brian Lewis of the Post. The Nets are currently the eighth seed...
Damian Lillard Talks Confidently About Return, Trail Blazers’ Future
It's been a lost season for the Trail Blazers, but star guard Damian Lillard seems to think better days are ahead -- for both...
East Notes: Bucks, Raptors, Wizards
Bucks
The defending champions are again seemingly playing their best basketball at the most important time of the season, as could be seen in the...
West Notes: Suns, Nuggets, Grizzlies
Suns
Chris Paul finally returned to the lineup in Thursday's win over the Nuggets, in which the Suns hit 60 wins and clinched the top...
Central Notes: Cavs, Bulls, Pacers
Cavaliers
Coach J.B. Bickerstaff isn't overly concerned with Thursday's road loss to the Raptors and still seems to like the Cavs' odds of avoiding the...
Nets’ Ben Simmons Expected To Play This Season
Nets newcomer Ben Simmons will play ... or is it Ben Simmons won't play. That has been the story of the entire season for...
Dribbles: For Cavs, Nothing Clicks In Untimely Loss To Determined Raptors
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 117-104 road loss to the Raptors on Thursday.
1. This wasn't a matter of effort. Mostly, it was just a...
Grizzlies Star Ja Morant To Have Knee Re-Evaluated In Two Weeks
Grizzlies All-Star point guard Ja Morant will be re-evaluated you in two weeks after suffering a tweak to the knee, coach Taylor Jenkins told...
Paul George Takes Part In Clippers Practice For First Time Since December
Clippers star forward Paul George joined his teammates at practice Thursday for the first time since suffering a torn UCL in his elbow in...
Trail Blazers To Sign Drew Eubanks To Fourth 10-Day Deal
The Trail Blazers plan to sign forward/center Drew Eubanks to a fourth 10-day contract, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN
Eubanks, 25, has appeared in...
Stephen A: Nets Can Win East, But Not Title, Without Ben Simmons
The Nets are in good shape with Kevin Durant performing like the MVP candidate he usually does, and Kyrie Irving perhaps soon eligible to...
Jaylen Brown On Celtics’ Surge: It’s Crazy, Right?
Less than two months ago, the Celtics were in ninth place in the Eastern Conference and just three games above .500.
But things are a...
