Rumors

September 12, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Despite shooting down any glimmer of hope last week, apparently Derek Fisher knows more than he’s letting on. On the heels of Roger Mason’s now-infamous tweet in which the NBPA vice president wrote, “Looking like a season. How u,” but later claimed his account was hacked, one league [...]

September 10, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Well I guess all those receding hairline jokes from fans on Twitter cut a little deeper with Lebron than he let on. He decided this week to shave the melon and take it all the way down, Jordan style: What do you think, does the shaved look suit [...]

September 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Despite the two sides meeting twice this week, and another larger meeting scheduled for next week, Derek Fisher wants us all to relax even though optimism rose slightly the past few days. When it comes to trying to figure out where NBA owners and players are in negotiations for [...]

September 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Even though it appears as if the NBA labor negotiations are looking optimistic, Williams still must report to Turkey. Remember, he has an NBA out-clause. New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams has arrived in Istanbul to start his stint with Turkish basketball team Besiktas.The Istanbul-based club said [...]

September 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Nuggets just lost Wilson Chandler a few weeks ago to China. Is J.R. Smith next? Denver Nuggets free-agent guard J.R. Smith is nearing an agreement on the richest contract in China Basketball Association history, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Under terms of the deal, Smith would make more [...]

September 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors We know most hoop fans are waiting for 2K12 to drop but apparently the lockout has impacted the game… Unlike the NFL Lockout, where EA Sports had rights to rookies for Madden NFL 12 regardless of whether there would be a season or not, the NBA lockout will [...]

September 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The fact that changes within the current NBA structure are being discussed has to be a good thing. Right? SheridanHoops.com has learned that NBA owners have proposed adding a third round to the annual draft, a proposal that the players’ union has countered by offering an array of [...]

September 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Hopefully, this will tie you over until the start of the season… “A swarm of Knicks, Clippers and Rockets players will soon descend on Las Vegas for two weeks of intense competition — only without coaches, contracts or the imprimatur of the N.B.A. The jerseys will be unfamiliar and [...]

September 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors It’s amazing how NBA players can turn around their reputation. Look at Kobe after his sexual assault case, or Stephen Jackson after firing off a gun at a club, or Lebron after ‘The Decision’…okay so maybe not Lebron. Only a few short years ago (2004) Ron Artest Metta [...]

September 6, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors With both sides feeling the pressure now, these meetings are now happening much more frequently. Good. Officials from the NBA and the players’ union will meet again Wednesday in New York City, according to sources close to the situation. The meeting will be only the third since the [...]