Rumors

September 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We’ve seen it before. When a player switches uniforms, he sometimes wants former players to join him as well. Steve Nash has played with many guys in his career, but apparently developed a fondness towards Leandro Barbosa. Leandro Barbosa says the Nets are pursuing him harder than any [...]

September 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Brooklyn Nets are quietly assembling a nice team. Deron Williams and Joe Johnson will serve as the 1-2 punch but some ancillary pieces have been filled is. And to that list, we add Josh Childress. Josh Childress is set to join the Nets, completing their likely opening-night roster [...]

September 11, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Bob McAdoo is an NBA HOF’er and NBA Champion. He’s also a very insightful NBA assistant coach with the champion Miami Heat. So when he speaks, people listen. He is making some waves this week by stating he believes the Oklahoma City Thunder are still the team to [...]

September 11, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It’s crazy to think that when Kevin Garnett entered the NBA, some current younger players were still in diapers. It’s a true testament to his greatness and durability. Even though there were rumors of him heading to Brooklyn, and elsewhere, he signed on for 3 more years with the [...]

September 11, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors After dominating for years in the NBA as a player, Michael Jordan has had a rather unsuccessful career in management and ownership. If drafting Kwame Brown first overall in one of the consensus worst draft fumbles of all time wasn’t enough, his Charlotte Bobcats setting a record low [...]

September 10, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors NBA 2K13 is shaping up to be a good one. With Jay-Z as executive producer, it only adds to the hype. And with all the player movement this off-season, the game is highly anticipated. Check out the game’s official trailer: [...]

September 10, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Not a massive wholesale change or anything, but the Knicks have tweaked the font on their jerseys and slightly changed the lines in the style. The changes are very subtle, but the design elements certainly are preferably to the over the top designs we have seen over the [...]

September 7, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors A celebrity becoming part-owner of a professional sports franchise is very common these days. When the match makes sense, it can be a home run. Just look at Jay-Z and the Brooklyn Nets. Will Memphis native Justin Timberlake have that same impact with the Grizzlies? Justin Timberlake might soon [...]

September 7, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Even though Shaq retired from the NBA, he apparently still has passion to lace them up. He’s in talks with a team in Mexico to play a few games. How funny would that be? You know Shaq would make it into something comedic. Shaquille O’Neal is in talks to [...]

September 5, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Many guys grow up playing multiple sports, but it isn’t often that you hear a player of Rondo’s caliber say that he barely watched the NBA growing up because he wanted to be a football player. Needless to say, he made that transition to the court just fine. [...]