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Recently, Oregon Ducks basketball players Ben Carter and returning starting PG Dominic Artis are ineligible to play in nine games this season after school officials were made aware that they sold Player Exclusive team apparel within the past year. Even though specific pieces of sportswear weren’t named, it is widely believed that among what was [...]

Under Armour has already established that they have some of the best performance basketball sneakers, but aside from that, the brand has also built the reputation of releasing lowtop versions of their more sought-after models very quietly or at inopportune times like after basketball season. That seems to be in the past however as the [...]

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cInspired by Carmelo Anthony breaking a Team USA record of 37 points, artist & frequent Jordan Brand collaborator Dave White worked on a special pair of the Jordan Melo M9 to commemorate this feat. Featuring Dave White’s trademark stars in gold, this Jordan Melo M9 features a white reflective upper as well as a clear [...]

I am not too big on custom sneakers as the word gets applied to sneakers simply painted in colors made popular by a different shoe. With that being said, the work that JBF Customs does on sneakers is on a completely different level as seen by this pair of adidas Crazy 8 worn by Wesley [...]

Now and again, brands take notice to the spotlight we shine on the basketball sneakers we chose to feature on The Hoop Doctors. adidas noticed that I have been a big fan of the Derrick Rose signature series and saw fit to send over the ‘Away’ adidas D Rose 4 in this special packaging. Included [...]

Injury will always be a big part of not just the NBA, but all sports. Specifically with basketball, we have seen in the last few years that elite guards have been the ones plagued; in this case Russell Westbrook. After going down in Game 2 of the Thunder/Rockets NBA Playoffs series with a knee injury, [...]

Ray Allen celebrated his second NBA Championship with this special Player Exclusive pair of the Air Jordan XI. The first Miami Heat game of the regular season took place after the team received their championship rings. In celebration of Ray Allen getting his second ring of his 17-season career, Jordan Brand laced the long-time Team [...]

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Late last week, Kendall Marshall took to his Instagram account to show some of what he would be lacing up this season only to run into a problem. He isn’t on a NBA team right now. After packaged as part of a trade that sent Shannon Brown, Malcolm Lee, Marcin Gortat along with Marshall to [...]