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Amico: Larry Bird called, and I almost wrecked
Amico: McLeod offered friendship, support above all else
Michael Jordan, The Shot and those Cavs fans. By Craig Ehlo
Book Excerpt: Change in coaching began Cavs’ ride to title
The game I’ll never forget. By Dominique Wilkins
Amico: Ex-Ohio State star Craft finding way in pro hoops
Spurs legend Duncan exhibited grace, skills. By Phil Jackson
Amico: Don’t call them Cavaliers quite yet … or maybe ever
Anderson Varejao will always be a Cavaliers hero
(From February 19, 2016) CLEVELAND — Anderson Varejao approached me two summers ago at a Cavaliers golf outing. “Hey, Sam,” he said. “Can I get a…
Amico: J.R. leaves Cavaliers with lots of good to remember
(From July 16, 2019) J.R. Smith was many things in a Cavaliers uniform — frustrating and not engaged at his worst, a big shot-maker and…
Cavs should’ve known this wouldn’t be their year in lottery
(From May 15, 2019) It has been that kind of year — a lost one — for the Cavaliers. They lost LeBron James in free…
Amico: Sadly, Cavaliers must move on from Kyrie
(From July 24, 2017) Kyrie Irving told reporters at the All-Star Game in February that the Earth is flat. Bizarre. Later, Irving said he was…
The amazing and maybe unlikely odyssey of Mike D’Antoni
(From November 1, 2016) Mike D’Antoni is to Italy what Michael Jordan is to America. But in America, D’Antoni is known as the coach of…
Amico: Akron product Travis, clearly, is going global
(From Sept. 1, 2016) Romeo Travis is from Akron, Ohio, but now the whole world knows his name. Sort of like LeBron James. Actually, Travis…
Gabriel long shot to make Cavs, but works on J, anyway
(From July 12, 2016) There was a time when the book on Kenny Gabriel read like this: He can’t shoot. True or not, Gabriel decided…
Amico: Cavaliers coach Lue a champion all along
(From June 21, 2016) Imagine being Tyronn Lue. Imagine your first head-coaching job is to take over a team that’s 31-10. A lot of coaches…
Four decades later, a John, a Tree and two teams still special
As a kid growing up in Northeast Ohio, my loyalties stayed true to my locale when it came to sports, meaning it was Indians, Browns,…