Saturday 20th April 2024,
The Hoop Doctors

Ryan Bawek

Draymond Green Does Something Never Done in NBA History

Draymond Green Does Something Never Done in NBA History

The past three years Draymond Green has worked his way up and morphed into one of the most diversely skilled and valuable players in the NBA. He has an ability to defend multiple positions, be a rim protector, the conductor of the most beautiful offense the NBA has seen in years (with a kings ransom [...]

February 13, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Rick Carlisle Gives High Praise to Harrison Barnes

Rick Carlisle Gives High Praise to Harrison Barnes

Harrison Barnes has seen his scoring production almost double with increased opportunities and responsibility as the go-to player for the Dallas Mavericks. He has improved his shooting percentage while shooting twice as many shots per game and has had twice as many “clutch” points (points in the last five minutes of a game when the [...]

February 10, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Magic Johnson Wants to Call the Shots for Lakers

Magic Johnson Wants to Call the Shots for Lakers

It was announced last week that quite possibly the great Los Angeles Laker and the most successful Laker of all-time was returning to the organization in an advisory role. Johnson played 13 seasons for the team, winning 5 NBA championships and 5 Regular Season MVP awards. He has also coached and been involved with the [...]

February 10, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

LeBron Endorses Charles Oakley for President

LeBron Endorses Charles Oakley for President

Many players around the league and many New York sports fans have let their support of Charles Oakley be known after he was removed forcibly and very publicly from the Knicks-Clippers game Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. LeBron has been one of the most vocal NBA players on the situation posting an Instragam photo [...]

February 10, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Cavs, Nets Agree to Sponsorships for the 2017-18

Cavs, Nets Agree to Sponsorships for the 2017-18

As the 2016-17 season winds down more teams are agreeing to jersey sponsorship deals with companies. Next season will be the first year in which these sponsorship can be active. Thus far three NBA teams had agreed to jersey sponsorship deals for the 2017-18 season, The 76ers with StubHub, the Kings with Blue Diamond Almonds [...]

February 9, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Jabari Parker Re-Injures Knee in Loss to Miami Heat

Jabari Parker Re-Injures Knee in Loss to Miami Heat

The Milwaukee Bucks just can’t seem to catch a break on the injury front. On a night when they were on a high, having Khris Middleton making his first appearance of the season after injuring his hamstring in the pre-season, the return of one of the better and more underrated young wing players in the [...]

February 9, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Charles Oakley Shoves Knicks Security, Arrested at MSG Wednesday Night

Charles Oakley Shoves Knicks Security, Arrested at MSG Wednesday Night

Charles Oakley played 19 seasons in the NBA, most notably 10 for the New York Knicks, and was an undersized, bruising, rebounding machine that served as the muscle for the great 1990s Knicks teams. He was infamous for being the resident tough guy and bodyguard of sorts (the sort of thing that is almost non-existent [...]

February 9, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Timberwolves Payne Out Indefinitely with Blood Issues

Timberwolves Payne Out Indefinitely with Blood Issues

The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Wednesday morning that reserve forward Adreian Payne is out indefinitely with a blood condition. Payne is reportedly suffering from thrombocytopenia or low palet count, according to WebMD it can lead to excessive bleeding and slow blood clotting after an injury. It seems as though the issue isn’t serious and team doctors [...]

February 8, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Dragan Bender Out for Season

Dragan Bender Out for Season

Although not surprising considering he is the youngest player in the NBA (he turned 19 in November) Suns rookie and No. 4 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Dragan Bender has struggled to make his mark on the Suns in his rookie season. Bender has averaged 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12.7 minutes per [...]

February 8, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Zaza Pachulia Wants to Return to the Warriors Next Season

Zaza Pachulia Wants to Return to the Warriors Next Season

The Warriors had to do some re-tooling of their roster this off-season once Kevin Durant broke Twitter by announcing he would sign with the defending western conference champs and 73 win Warriors on Independence Day. After dealing Andrew Bogut to the Mavericks to clear space, the Warriors were in need of a veteran center and [...]

February 8, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0