Rumors

January 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Typo’s happen all the time, even in the mainstream media newspapers. The Charlotte Observer in today’s paper made a simple mistake of putting a ‘c’ where an ‘s’ should go and the next thing you know Baron Davis is credited as having one of the worst injuries known [...]

January 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors True, the season isn’t even two weeks old yet but there really isn’t a choice in beginning the voting process already. The game is next month so it is what it is. But it’s tough to justify leaving a guy off the ballot already. What is a player [...]

January 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Grizzlies can’t catch a break. They finally get back a healthy Rudy Gay and now Zach Randolph goes down. This team is going to be dangerous whenever they can get everyone healthy for an extended time. Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph will miss up to eight weeks after [...]

January 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors When the Lakers were swept from the playoffs last year, everybody went crazy. The organization apparently thought the core needed to be blown up. We reported back in June that the Lakers contacted the TWolves about a Gasol for Love trade. Even with the loss of Lamar Odom [...]

January 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The 2012 All-star Weekend in Orlando from Feb. 24-26, is sure to be a hit. Even with the late start to the season the fans will be jacked up for the festivities. Check out the Orlando spin on the all-star logo for this year.   (H/T to Amway [...]

January 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors After being traded to the OKC Thunder last season in the Celtics deal that sent Kendrick Perkins to the Thunder for Jeff Green, Robinson was waived the day before the start of this season. Currently a free agent, sources have said the Golden State Warriors are close to [...]

January 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Quietly, Dwyane Wade turns 30 in a few weeks. That’s the magical number when most athletes begin to show their age. Given that, it makes perfect sense that a 34 year old Wade wouldn’t want to play in the 2016 Olympic Games. No U.S. men’s basketball player ever [...]

January 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Kevin Love had his breakout season last year. Putting up monster numbers all year long, he wasn’t going to let this season be a let down. He worked out hard all summer and showed up in great shape and ready to ball. The Timberwolves record alone of 2-3 [...]

January 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors As you know, whenever a team wins the championship for their sport, they take a trip to the White House to meet the president. In the NBA, that’s usually done during the season when the reigning champ visits the Washington Wizards. [...]

January 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Each year, fans continue to write off the San Antonio Spurs because they are an aging bunch. But they somehow continue to surprise the basketball world and are still relevant, even winning the Western Conference regular season title a year ago. But how will they cope without Ginobili [...]