Rumors

July 18, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors No one has felt the wrath of a scorned city like LeBron James this past season after he left for Miami. But maybe not all hope is lost for LeBron in Cleveland as there were plenty of cheers for James as he played in a Chris Chambers City [...]

July 15, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors A little over a month ago, Tony Parker said that he didn’t believe the Spurs had another run in them. Of course, he took back those words afterwards. But how does he feel now knowing that he only has a couple more years left with Manu? Believe it [...]

July 15, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Serge Ibaka was born in the Republic of Congo but played in Spain for many years before coming over to the NBA. He apparently enjoyed his time in Spain and was granted nationality. He now joins Pau and Marc Gasol in the frontcourt for Spain on the national [...]

July 15, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Earlier this week at a game of the Greater NC Pro-Am, Julius Hodge was having a pretty solid game and started feelin’ it. So much so, that he thought it was a good idea to taunt and trash talk the Washington Wizard’s star point guard John Wall. Hodge [...]

July 15, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors We knew this day was a possibility. With business suspended due to the lockout, revenue generation has been suspended as well. Because of this, the League has been forced to lay off employees. The NBA says it’s not directly related to the lockout, but it surely has an [...]

July 14, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Indiana Pacers recently removed the interim tag from Frank Vogel and made him their permanent head coach. They have just added Brian Shaw to help round out the staff. Shaw has to feel a bit slighted. He was an assistant under Phil Jackson for many years in [...]

July 14, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors A little over a month ago, we reported that the Philadelphia 76ers were looking to sell the team. It appears as if that is now a done deal. Comcast-Spectacor reached an agreement Wednesday to sell the 76ers to a group of investors led by New York billionaire Joshua [...]

July 14, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Billy Hunter, the head of the NBA players union, sent all NBA players yesterday a letter that encouraged them to consider heading overseas to play in the European professional leagues if the NBA lockout persists. More than anything I think Hunter was looking for players to start ‘voicing’ [...]

July 13, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors It looks like the NBA players will be able to hold out a bit longer on CBA negotiations with word today that they will be owed money out of escrow withheld from past earnings by the NBA… Escrow money withheld from all NBA players’ paychecks each season will [...]

July 13, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Contrary to popular belief, not all NBA players will be bored stiff during an NBA lockout. Sure some may go overseas to play hoops, some may play in pro-am leagues, but others might just play cards. That’s right cards…and Texas Hold ‘Em Poker to be exact. For the [...]