Rumors

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Since the moment Metta World Peace elbowed James Harden in the head after celebrating a bucket we knew that a suspension was forthcoming. The buzz and anticipation about how hard the NBA would come down on MWP given his history of suspensions, most notably the Malace at the [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Jeremy Lin went down several weeks with a bum knee, and underwent surgery. He was projected to possibly be back for the first round if the Knicks made the playoffs. Well, the Knicks made the playoffs, but Lin is unlikely to see the first round. People familiar with [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Derek Fisher’s days as head of the NBPA’s Union appear to be numbered as he is reportedly being forced to step down. That’s an interesting set of circumstances given the hours he invested last summer during the lockout. But a new candidate has emerged. Could Chris Paul be [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors New Jersey Governor Chris Christie like most politicians, understands where his bread is buttered. In this case he understands who his constituents are. The good people of New Jersey. Most of which are likely not happy about having their NBA team moved over to Brooklyn by the new [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Spurs truly are an amazing franchise. Three years ago, it seemed as if the sun was setting on them. So what was their response? Win the West’s regular season two years in a row. Monday’s victory, the Spurs’ eighth in a row — and a franchise-record eighth [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors If you happened to visit the New Jersey Brooklyn Nets official website last night after the Nets loss to the Sixers, you would have been treated to a sneak peek at what appears to be a silhouette of the Nets new logo and possibly their color scheme. The [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors In this edition of obscure Michael Jordan facts, it turns out the man (or imposter) loves hot dogs. Either that or he is punishing himself with junk food for the terrible job he did putting together the 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats. A record of 7-57 on the year would [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors If you saw the news that Sixers Coach Doug Collins was fined for verbally assaulting the refs at the conclusion of the Sixers overtime win against the Pacers, you may be interested in watching the video of the incident. Looks like Collins called the refs “f$*&ing a$$holes” not [...]

April 23, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors With the Clippers trailing to his old team the Hornets, Chris Paul steals the ball and makes an incredible pass to Eric Bledsoe for the monster slam dunk. The play sparked the Clippers who went on to beat the Hornets 107-98. [...]

April 23, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors When he left Cleveland for Miami, many thought LeBron James indirectly removed his name from MVP consideration for the rest of his career. But, he has somehow found his way in a two-man race with Kevin Durant. And if you ask KD, LeBron should win. “LeBron James’ closest [...]