Rumors

June 29, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors I know we normally attempt to do some moderate research when we receive questions from readers by email, but we’re coming up empty here on an email we received from a reader last night. Jarryd from Orlando asked the question: “Are Arenas and Howard bored or something in [...]

June 28, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Bismack Biyombo was taken in the lottery by the Charlotte Bobcats, but he still has ties to his Spanish team. He is looking to work out a buyout with them that would allow him to come over to the NBA right away.  Wait. Haven’t we seen this movie [...]

June 28, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors News is breaking from multiple sources this morning that Ron Artest has agreed to play in Finland in September of 2011 for a ‘few games’. This is not a joke, as shortly after Ron Artest has announced changing his name to “Metta World Peace” he’s now negotiating with [...]

June 28, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Andre Iguodala and Lamar Odom have been in trade rumors of late, but were they almost dealt for one another? According to Alex Kennedy at Hoopsworld.com, the deal was almost done but the Sixers held off because they didn’t know if Lamar would be happy away from Los [...]

June 27, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Last summer, Chris Paul allegedly told his club that he would want to leave New Orleans unless the Hornets became title contenders. If David West leaves, it’s safe to say they won’t be. Despite suffering a season-ending knee injury in March, New Orleans Hornets power forward David West [...]

June 27, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Saw this infographic today on Hoopism.com and thought all of you would enjoy it. Little something for everyone. Sorry Heat fans, more intentional unintentional pie in the face: [...]

June 27, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The year before John Calipari arrived in Lexington, the Kentucky Wildcats were in the NIT. Since his arrival, he has taken his team deep into the tournament each year, made them perennial contenders and has sent a bunch of guys to the NBA. His reward? A two-year extension [...]

June 27, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors TJ Fredette (Jimmer’s Brother) released a rap song about Jimmer’s journey to the NBA. The song is called “amazing” and kicks off with the following lyric: It’s been about 21 years, but back when you were younger/I did everything I could as an older brother/to get you to [...]

June 27, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors For some reason, Kwame Brown, arguably the biggest draft bust in history, has managed to hang around the NBA for a decade and has continually been coveted by teams throughout the league. Next up? The Knicks. According to an NBA source, the Knicks are planning on only offering [...]

June 24, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Tyreke Evans of the Sacramento Kings is keeping himself busy this summer on and off the court. He recently spent a couple of days in NYC to shoot a commercial for VBlast. Check out this behind the scenes footage, which was shot on a green screen and showcases [...]