Rumors

An awkward situation just got even more awkward. Former NBPA president Billy Hunter had what appeared to be a somewhat uneasy relationship with the players. You sort of got that sense during the lockout and that manifested itself we he was removed from his post earlier this season. There seemed to be some sort of [...]

The Los Angeles Clippers won their first division title in their franchise’s history this past season and they decided to celebrate by getting eliminated in the first round to the very impressive Memphis Grizzlies team. This is now a transitional time in the era of this new Clippers movement. Chris Paul can decide to leave [...]

A couple of times during his tenure as Boston Celtics head coach, Doc Rivers’ return the following season was up in the the air. Then he was signed to an extension and that talk went away for a while. This offseason is no different, and there are also questions around Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett’s [...]

It’s always interesting to see which former players get lucky enough to land front office or coaching jobs once their careers are over. It works out for some and not so much for others. For example, Patrick Ewing has been dying to become a head coach for more than a decade now and has been [...]

Apparently, the fad of NBA players working with Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon isn’t just reserved for veteran players. We’ve seen the likes of Amare Stoudemire, JaVale McGee, and others, pick the brain of “The Dream”. Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons just finished up his rookie campaign, where he earned All-Rookie second team honors, [...]

Heading into this season, not many people would’ve guess Damian Lillard would end up being the Rookie of the Year. Many sided with Anthony Davis, simply because he was taken first overall and was the most known player. So naturally, Lillard headlines the all-Rookie team. There are some pretty good names here who should go [...]

Last night, the Miami Heat cruised to a relatively comfortable victory over the Chicago Bulls to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. However, lost in that victory is the health of Dwyane Wade. D-Wade wasn’t really much of a factor due to his shaky knee. He has been dealing with a bruised knee for a [...]

Last year, Tyson Chandler of the Knicks was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year. But the strange thing is that didn’t make the all-NBA first team. He was named to the second team. This year, he was the same situation with Marc Gasol. Gasol, this year’s DPOY was named to the second team. Perhaps [...]

The Knicks’ Iman Shumpert admitted to The Hoop Doctors that he was “uncomfortable” when he came back from his ACL injury when we had the chance to chat with him several weeks ago. Translation: he probably came back too early, and has even felt discomfort since. Therefore, this latest news isn’t shocking, but definitely disturbing. [...]

Being on the losing end of a tough playoff game has to very frustrating for a coach. Down 2-1 to the Heat, Tom Thibodeau of the Bulls was fed up following game 3. After Nazr Mohammed was ejected for showing LeBron, Thibs sounded off in the post-game presser. Tom felt as if LeBron flopped and [...]