Rumors

February 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Ever since the Knicks’ fortunes have changed thanks to Linsanity, the lights in New York have just gotten brighter for the players. But most of them are excelling in the spotlight. Even off the court it seems, as during a recent Knicks ‘Season Subscriber Forum’ last night at [...]

February 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors For the record, Lamar Odom is still pouting in Dallas. Still upset about being traded from the Lakers, Lamar hasn’t been the same this season. This has even caused rumors that his contract might be bought out by the Mavericks. But Mark Cuban has provided clarity around that. [...]

February 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Several months ago, it appeared almost certain that the Kings were going to be relocated to Anaheim after a long stint in Sacramento. But by some hard work from Sacramento mayor, Kevin Johnson and others, they were given more time to better their case for remaining. All signs [...]

February 29, 2012 – Allen Moll Michael Jordan had the virtually perfect NBA playing career. Widely considered the ‘Greatest of All-time’, he hasn’t had such a smooth ride as an NBA executive and team owner. His Charlotte Bobcats are struggling big time this season. Again. Check out the classic facial expression of frustration on Jordan’s [...]

February 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors During the lockout, Delonte West found himself a job at a furniture store and kept us all updated via his twitter account. Now we are finding out that he had to sleep in his car at the beginning of the season. Sounds like another case of a player [...]

February 28, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors There’s an overwhelming number of NBA fans who feel as if Shaq has hurt TNT’s “Inside the NBA.” Once beloved for his never-hold-my-tongue approach, that seems to be turning people off. And we’re willing to bet talking smack about Nash isn’t going to help his case. For the [...]

February 28, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Given the fact that Kobe Bryant just set the record for most points scored in combined NBA All-Star Games, we thought it interesting to look back where it all started. Back in 1998, a 19-year-old Kobe Bryant burst onto the scene and dazzled in his all-star debut at [...]

February 28, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors You might have seen Gatorade’s new television ad featuring former NBA Coach Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan during All-Star Game weekend. In the ad, Coach Jackson recounts how proper fueling propelled Jordan’s performance in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, also known as the “Flu Game,” and [...]

February 27, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We can’t think of any event in the history of the NBA that shocked fans, players, and executives like Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s announcement that he had contracted HIV. The events that surrounded the announcement, his retirement/s, his comebacks, the final all-star performance, his work with the Lakers and [...]

February 27, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors There is no denying that the NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2012 was a flop. Full of gimmicks and ‘tricks’ it was more about the show and less about the substance. But that couldn’t be said about the amateur dunk contest at all-star weekend. There were some amazing dunks [...]