SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) – Sam Merrill loves coming back to Utah. The former Bountiful High, Utah State and current Cleveland Cavaliers star is used to it by now, but it was nerve-racking at first ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Playoff basketball has a way of turning every injury into a referendum on toughness. Fans debate pain tolerance. Teams weigh risk versus desperation. Players convince themselves ...

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DETROIT — Cleveland Cavaliers reserve guard Sam Merrill is out of the lineup with a hamstring injury against the Detroit Pistons in Game 2 of their second-round series on Thursday night. Merrill was ...

Merrill (hamstring) didn't practice Wednesday, per Danny Cunningham of Sports Radio 92.3 The Fan Cleveland. Merrill left Tuesday's loss to the Pistons in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals ...

DETROIT — The Cavs will be shorthanded for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Sharpshooting reserve Sam Merrill is out because of a left hamstring strain — an injury suffered during the ...

Merrill is questionable to return to Tuesday's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pistons due to a left hamstring injury, Danny Cunningham of Sports Radio 92.3 The Fan Cleveland ...

DETROIT — Cleveland Cavaliers reserve guard Sam Merrill had an MRI on his left hamstring after injuring it in a Game 1 loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Cavs held him out of practice Wednesday, a day ...

Part of that impact comes from shooting. Merrill knocked down a massive fourth-quarter 3-pointer in Game 3 with 9:39 remaining, stretching Cleveland’s lead from one point to two possessions, allowing ...