Sam Amico
Senior NBA Writer at Hoops Wire
Senior NBA writer Hoops Wire @WireHoops. Formerly pro basketball for Fox Sports, Sports Illustrated, Amico Hoops. Co-host @fullcourtcle
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hoopswire.com | Sam Amico
The Suns have made it official: Jordan Ott is their new head coach. After multiple reports surfaced Wednesday pointing to Ott as the franchise’s choice to replace Mike Budenholzer, the team confirmed the hiring in a press release, ending a swift but thorough search that came down to Ott and fellow Cavaliers assistant Johnnie Bryant. “Jordan embodies the culture of excellence and accountability we’re going to prioritize,” Suns owner Mat Ishbia said in a statement.
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bvmsports.com | Sam Amico
Cavaliers NBA News NBA Rumors This is the time of year when there's nothing doing with the Cavaliers. Well, unless you consider (mostly baseless) trade rumors. Truth is, the Cavs are not engaged in trade talks. No one is. Not during the NBA Finals. But at the end of the month, it will be open season. I discuss the latest buzz - not just around the Cavs, but the entire NBA - on the latest Hoops Wire Live from 330 to Go. Watch on YouTube here or simply in the video directly below.
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wideopencountry.com | Sam Amico
America's Got Talent brought back a familiar face for its landmark 20th season, but not all fans are cheering. Mel B, the former Spice Girls star and longtime TV personality, rejoined the judging panel this season after stepping away in 2018. She previously judged AGT from 2013 to 2018 and recently returned for America's Got Talent: Fantasy League earlier this year. Now she sits alongside returning judges Simon Cowell, Sofía Vergara, and Howie Mandel. Season 20 premiered May 27 on NBC.
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hoopswire.com | Sam Amico
The Indiana Pacers have made a name for themselves this postseason by staging dramatic comebacks. But on Thursday night, fans watching Game 1 of the NBA Finals on ABC’s Fort Wayne affiliate nearly missed the latest chapter in that story — thanks to a badly timed local news tease. WPTA, the area’s ABC station, abruptly cut away from the final moments of the Pacers’ 111–110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, leaving viewers briefly in the dark during the game’s most critical possession.
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hoopswire.com | Sam Amico
Watching his hometown team compete on the NBA’s biggest stage isn’t easy for Trae Young, but it’s certainly fueling his fire. The Hawks guard, a Norman, Oklahoma native and former Oklahoma Sooner, admitted this week that seeing the Thunder reach the NBA Finals has only intensified his own desire to bring a championship to Atlanta. “It’s even more motivating for me,” Young said at a sponsor event in Oklahoma City, via Lauren Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Dribbles: Cavs' Season Ends, And As Always, The Hard Questions About To Begin https://t.co/EoQGJImeNB
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell: “I believe in everyone in that locker room. … Ya’ll gonna write us off, man. We’ll be back.”
“This place is special. This place is really special. We let the city down. … I told you during the year we will be judged off this. There’s gonna be a lot of talk now. That’s what comes with it. So what are we gonna do about it next year?”
Cavs star Donovan Mitchell came back out of locker room and sat on bench one last time after game — and season — ended. (Pic: @TheKennyRoda) https://t.co/pSFH6ZmuR3