Rumors

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, [...]

June 30, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Word is just now being released via ESPN that the NBA is going to lockout the players as of midnight tonight when the current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire. There were some last minute attempts to come to an agreement between the owners and players today [...]

June 30, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors In all likelihood, this will be the final deal before the looming lockout takes effect. Looks live the Cavs are giving the frontcourt keys to Tristan Thompson already. The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded power forward J.J. Hickson to the Sacramento Kings for swingman Omri Casspi and Sacramento’s protected [...]

June 30, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Last summer, the Bulls made a bit of a splash by signing Carlos Boozer to sure up their front line. But down the stretch in the playoffs, Chicago didn’t get what they expected out of him. Some even say Taj Gibson outperformed him. The Chicago Bulls have exercised [...]