Rumors

July 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors We just reported to you that it appears as if Deron Williams will be playing in Turkey this year pending a lengthy lockout. Now, that same Turkish team wants Kobe Bryant. Doubtful that Kobe goes, but that would be huge. And the club is not done recruiting locked-out [...]

July 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors In just a few years in the NBA, Michael Beasley has had an interesting career. Once thought to be Dwyane Wade’s running mate in Miami, he was now been involved in situations regarding marijuana for the second time in his career. Beasley was ticketed for possessing marijuana and [...]

July 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors With the NBA lockout threatening to claim either part or all of this upcoming NBA season, there are rumors that some players will play overseas to keep active and to earn some cash. But, Deron Williams? Turkish TV Ntvspor (one of the most efficient sport channels in Turkey) [...]

July 6, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors It’s with great sorrow that we report the news that former NBA player, Armen “The Hammer” Gilliam has died while playing basketball. He was taken second overall in the 1987 NBA draft and played 13 years in the NBA. Armen Gilliam, a 6-foot-9 forward from Bethel Park who [...]

July 6, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors A few years ago, Brandon Jennings was the first basketball player signed to Under Armour and had his first signature sneaker launch last year. We can now add Kemba Walker to the list of basketball playing, Under Armour wearing NBAers. Under Armour has signed Kemba Walker, who the [...]

July 5, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors No matter how great a career they had , or how old they have now become, if there’s one thing you can never shake from an athlete is his/her confidence. Just as Dale Ellis, who recently just said he’s the greatest shooter of all time. For our readers [...]

July 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors With the threat of a lost NBA season hanging in the minds of some players, some have decided to take matters into their own hands Sonny Weems has decided to take advantage of his overseas eligibility and is on the verge of signing a one-year contract with a [...]

July 2, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors In probably the most bizarre news you’ll read this holiday weekend, an Ohio Woman named Selina Miller has filed papers in Orange County Superior Court accusing Kobe Bryant on failing to follow through on a marriage proposal he made to her. Miller also claims Kobe failed to buy [...]

July 1, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors No wonder Kobe has been quiet this summer regarding Mike Brown’s hire and otherwise. He was in Germany getting some mystery knee procedure done. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has taken an unusual step to try to strengthen his ailing right knee, undergoing an innovative procedure in Germany about [...]

July 1, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Although this isn’t the first work stoppage in league history, this one feels different. As usual, contact between team and players isn’t allowed. That includes Twitter, which comes with some hefty fines. Coaches, general managers and other front-office officials are allowed to follow players on Twitter, for example, [...]