Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson doesn’t sound particularly optimistic about Sam Merrill and Jarrett Allen returning soon. After the Wine and Gold’s latest 122-110 loss to the Portland ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Somewhere over middle America, long after the cameras shut off and the box scores froze, Donovan Mitchell and Sam Merrill started to build something the Cavs are now benefiting from.

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 ...

It feels like only the beginning of what Merrill can tap into. The flights will continue. The film will continue. The movement will never stop. But Merrill’s rise, along with his confidence and his ...