Offbeat

It’s 2015, so if you still don’t like LeBron James, you never will and you never want to. It probably has some to do with the fact that you were enamored with Michael Jordan as a kid and you’re offended that people insist on comparing the two. A recent poll somewhat speaks to this, where [...]

Giannis and brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo are up and coming NBA ballers. Giannis especially who many believe will be an eventual all-star in the NBA. Under Jason Kidd in Milwaukee this year he was widely considered one of the most improved players league wide. Although he had some struggles in the playoffs and didn’t see eye [...]

Shaquille O’Neal’s kids are growing up fast. Crazy fast. Shaq’s eldest son is now a freshman in high school and he’s already 6’8″ tall. But that’s where the comparisons to his dad end. Shareef is much more of a ball handler, he’s got a shooting stroke, and has shown much more agility than ‘The Diesel’. [...]

The Spurs committed to Hack-a-Jordan in the first round, but it wasn’t good enough. The Rockets are trying the same thing but are down this series to the Clippers. So, despite less-than-favorable results, teams continue to send DeAndre Jordan to the foul line. Watching these games have been painful and it was rumored previously that [...]

On Monday the NBA announced that Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry won the 2014-15 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player award. During the regular season, Curry set the single-season record for three-pointers made, beating his own record set last season — and led the league’s best regular-season team in scoring, assists and steals. The 6-3 [...]

Oh yes, Matt Barnes apparently went there. During the Los Angeles Clippers’ Game 2 loss to the Houston Rokcets on Wednesday night, Barnes apparently had some not-so-nice-things to say to James Harden’s mom. Here’s the lowdown, per ESPN.com’s Calvin Watkins (h/t ProBasketballTalk): I've been told Matt Barnes talked smack to James Harden's mom during the [...]

Around this time last year, TheHoopdoctors.com were one of the first to bring you the remarkable story of then 2nd grade phenom Brooklyn Vick, who despite being just 8 years old, was tearing up both the hardwood and the gridiron in the state of Virginia. Fast forward one year later to today, and Vick has [...]

Rajon Rondo’s time in Dallas could not possibly have gone any worse than it did. When he was in Boston, both former coaches and teammates have spoke out about how difficult Rondo can be, and the Mavs found that out first hand. After his benching early in the series vs. Houston, the team cited a [...]

Who knew Robin Lopez was artistic? In a season-saving Game 4 win against the Memphis Grizzlies, Robin Lopez customized a adidas DLillard 1 for Damian Lillard by freehand drawing on them. This isn’t the first time that Lopez has taken his talents to sneakers as he has customized adidas sneakers for himself for the last [...]

The Pelicans fought hard, but dropped another one at Oracle Arena to the Warriors last night as they face a 2-0 hole headed back home. Prior to game 2, Pelicans head coach Monty Williams complained about the crowd noise. He thinks that the fans are too loud in the arena and would like something to [...]