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Sam Amico

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Publisher/senior NBA writer https://teapawt.org/t.co/nUqLnkFZkX. Previous: Fox Sports, SI, CBS Sports.

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Dribbles: Cavs run low on gas, still make Hawks sweat hoopswire.com/dribbles-cavs-…
Dribbles: Cavs run low on gas, still make Hawks sweat

Dribbles: Cavs run low on gas, still make Hawks sweat

Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 114-111 road loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday. 1. Second night of a back-to-back. On the road. Against a likely playoff team. I didn't love the Cavs'...

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NBA Notes: Lakers, Luka Doncic, Bulls, Caleb Wilson, Heat hoopswire.com/nba-notes-lake…
NBA Notes: Lakers, Luka Doncic, Bulls, Caleb Wilson, Heat

NBA Notes: Lakers, Luka Doncic, Bulls, Caleb Wilson, Heat

Lakers The Lakers found a way to win without Luka Doncic on Wednesday. They’ll gladly try the next one with him. Doncic has been cleared to return Friday against the Warriors after missing the...

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The Cleveland Cavaliers’ greatest marketing failure is continually ignoring this amazing and likely highly profitable opportunity. youtu.be/YoQzyhDwWEU?si=3e9C…
Come On Cavs (Got To Make It Happen) - High Quality

Come On Cavs (Got To Make It Happen) - High Quality

I've never been able to find a complete and/or decent quality versi...

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Scott Van Pelt, Draymond Green make sense for ‘Inside.’ Ending it might, too hoopswire.com/scott-van-pelt…
Scott Van Pelt, Draymond Green make sense for ‘Inside.’ Ending it might, too

Scott Van Pelt, Draymond Green make sense for ‘Inside.’ Ending it might, too

If Inside the NBA continues without Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley, Scott Van Pelt and Draymond Green would be my first calls. Van Pelt has the humor, credibility and ability to steer a conversa...

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Ben Simmons plans another comeback: ‘My mentality is that I’ll be back’ hoopswire.com/ben-simmons-pl…
Ben Simmons plans another comeback: ‘My mentality is that I’ll be back’

Ben Simmons plans another comeback: ‘My mentality is that I’ll be back’

Ben Simmons says retirement isn’t the plan after another injury ended his season before it began. “My mentality is that I’ll be back,” Simmons told Marc J. Spears of Andscape in an exclusive interv...

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Rockets’ 5-0 start comes with encouraging news for Kevin Durant hoopswire.com/rockets-5-0-st…
Rockets’ 5-0 start comes with encouraging news for Kevin Durant

Rockets’ 5-0 start comes with encouraging news for Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant doesn’t have to do everything for the Rockets. Five games into the season, that might be the most encouraging thing about them. Houston is 5-0 for the first time since 2014-15, and as

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Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla using AI to question his own coaching habits hoopswire.com/celtics-joe-ma…
Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla using AI to question his own coaching habits

Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla using AI to question his own coaching habits

Joe Mazzulla has found another way to review his work. Basically, he’s asking artificial intelligence whether he spent practice doing what he said the Celtics needed to do. It’s a reasonable questi...

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Clippers make roster move hoopswire.com/clippers-make-…
Clippers make roster move

Clippers make roster move

The Clippers need healthy bodies and Blake Wesley needs another opportunity. For the next 10 days, they can help each other. Los Angeles signed Wesley to a 10-day hardship contract, the team announ...

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Sixers granted $1.7 million exception after Ariel Hukporti injury hoopswire.com/sixers-granted…
Sixers granted $1.7 million exception after Ariel Hukporti injury

Sixers granted $1.7 million exception after Ariel Hukporti injury

The Sixers have received the extra spending flexibility they requested after losing Ariel Hukporti. Finding the right way to use it is the next assignment. The NBA granted Philadelphia a disabled...

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Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards has knee surgery, return date still uncertain hoopswire.com/timberwolves-a…
Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards has knee surgery, return date still uncertain

Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards has knee surgery, return date still uncertain

Anthony Edwards’ knee procedure is complete. The Timberwolves now begin the considerably less enjoyable part of waiting for their best player to return. Edwards underwent successful arthroscopic...

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Trail Blazers pick up options on Donovan Clingan, Yang Hansen hoopswire.com/trail-blazers-…
Trail Blazers pick up options on Donovan Clingan, Yang Hansen

Trail Blazers pick up options on Donovan Clingan, Yang Hansen

The Trail Blazers’ new backcourt is getting plenty of attention. They’re also keeping a couple of investments in the middle. Portland exercised its 2027-28 team options on centers Donovan Clingan and...

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NBA Notes: Jazz, Darryn Peterson, Lakers, Collin Sexton, Warriors hoopswire.com/nba-notes-jazz…
NBA Notes: Jazz, Darryn Peterson, Lakers, Collin Sexton, Warriors

NBA Notes: Jazz, Darryn Peterson, Lakers, Collin Sexton, Warriors

Jazz Darryn Peterson scored 18 points against the Spurs. When the game needed deciding, though, the Jazz rookie was watching. Will Hardy pulled the No. 2 overall pick with 2:05 left in regulation and...

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Available NBA free agents. hoopswire.com/2026-nba-free-…
2026 NBA Free Agent List

2026 NBA Free Agent List

A look at 2026 NBA free agents, some of whom finished last season unsigned, by position. This list is updated daily.

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Cavs’ Evan Mobley on 3-point barrage: ‘I feel like it’s sustainable’ hoopswire.com/cavs-evan-mobl…
Cavs’ Evan Mobley on 3-point barrage: ‘I feel like it’s sustainable’

Cavs’ Evan Mobley on 3-point barrage: ‘I feel like it’s sustainable’

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers beat the Wizards on Wednesday because they buckled down on defense. But Evan Mobley hitting five threes sure didn’t hurt.  Mobley finished with a game-high 24 points and...

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Dribbles: Cavs win again, but sure take the scenic route hoopswire.com/dribbles-cavs-…
Dribbles: Cavs win again, but sure take the scenic route

Dribbles: Cavs win again, but sure take the scenic route

CLEVELAND — Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' 121-111 win over the visiting Wizards on Wednesday night at Rocket Arena. 1. I've come to the conclusion that these Cavs have no interest in playing a...

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Jaylen Brown pushes back on Brian Scalabrine: ‘None of that is true’ hoopswire.com/jaylen-brown-p…
Jaylen Brown pushes back on Brian Scalabrine: ‘None of that is true’

Jaylen Brown pushes back on Brian Scalabrine: ‘None of that is true’

Jaylen Brown is trying to get started with the Sixers. He keeps having to explain how things ended with the Celtics. This time, Brown addressed Brian Scalabrine’s claim that he presented Boston with...

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Cavs’ Evan Mobley on 3-point barrage: ‘I feel like it’s sustainable’ hoopswire.com/cavs-evan-mobl…
Cavs’ Evan Mobley on 3-point barrage: ‘I feel like it’s sustainable’

Cavs’ Evan Mobley on 3-point barrage: ‘I feel like it’s sustainable’

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers beat the Wizards on Wednesday because they buckled down on defense. But Evan Mobley hitting five threes sure didn’t hurt.  Mobley finished with a game-high 24 points and...

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Lawson Lovering gives Lakers another option where they need help hoopswire.com/lawson-loverin…
Lawson Lovering gives Lakers another option where they need help

Lawson Lovering gives Lakers another option where they need help

Lawson Lovering isn’t arriving with the expectation that he’ll solve the Lakers’ frontcourt problems. But a young center who can rebound and contest shots has a reasonable opportunity to get their...

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Dribbles: Cavs win again, but sure take the scenic route hoopswire.com/dribbles-cavs-…
Dribbles: Cavs win again, but sure take the scenic route

Dribbles: Cavs win again, but sure take the scenic route

CLEVELAND — Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' 121-111 win over the visiting Wizards on Wednesday night at Rocket Arena. 1. I've come to the conclusion that these Cavs have no interest in playing a...

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Cavs get wake-up call, then take care of Wizards hoopswire.com/cavs-get-wake-…
Cavs get wake-up call, then take care of Wizards

Cavs get wake-up call, then take care of Wizards

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers apparently needed a reminder that these aren't the same old Wizards. Coach Kenny Atkinson delivered it at halftime Wednesday, and the Cavs responded with a 121-111 victory...

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