Rumors

August 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors These Pro-Am leagues have proven to be very physical and intense. Enough for Matt Barnes to throw a punch at an opponent and be suspended one game. Barnes reportedly punched an opponent during a San Francisco Pro-Am game Thursday, according to San Francisco’s KGO TV. “He elbowed me [...]

August 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Yesterday we reported that Wade was offered $2M/month to play in China. Apparently, there’s plenty of money to thrown around over there… The Zhejiang Lions are offering Dirk Nowitzki a contract worth $1.5 million per month. Read more details at HoopsHype.com.   [...]

August 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Still reeling from their devastating loss in the Finals against Dallas, the Heat already have guys that they are eyeing for when the lockout is lifted… If the Heat cannot sign preferred choices Shane Battier, Grant Hill or Tayshaun Prince postlockout, Miami will consider Michael Redd and Tracy [...]

August 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Kobe Bryant was reportedly offered $500,000/month to play in Turkey but he allegedly wanted $1/month. Dwyane Wade was just offered $2M/month to play in China. Couple of thoughts: 1) let’s see if that forces Kobe to up his demand, and 2) can we really be upset with these [...]

August 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Earlier in the summer, the Philadelphia 76ers were sold. Next up: the Hawks, who have been sold to the NBA’s first Hispanic owner… The Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena will be sold to California developer and pizza chain owner Alex Meruelo, but the NBA team will remain in [...]

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August 5, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Kevin Durant ended his New York City streetball tour by suiting up for the acclaimed Team NIKE at the hottest league in the city – Dyckman Park. To everyone’s surprise, childhood DMV friend and fellow NBA star Michael Beasley showed up and the two pros went bucket for [...]

August 5, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The thing about these summer league games is that the environment is intimate. Michael Beasley found out for himself last night when he addressed a heckling fan by pushing him in his face during a game against Kevin Duant’s team. The latest stop on Kevin Durant’s tour of [...]

August 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors If the major players in this negotiation process aren’t optimistic, that’s probably not a good sign… NBA Players Association executive director Billy Hunter said Wednesday that if he “had to bet on it,” he would wager that the entire 2011-12 season would be wiped out by the lockout. [...]