Rumors

June 24, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors In the NFL, Chad Johnson legally changed his last name to Ochocinco a few years ago. While that has made Chad much more popular and has earned him many endorsements, I’m not sure it will have the same effect for Ron Artest. Ron-Ron has taken steps towards legally [...]

June 23, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Cavaliers were lucky enough to end up with the #1 overall pick. And the 4th pick as well. But it sounds like they’re looking to land another lottery pick. The Cleveland Cavaliers have the No. 1 and No. 4 picks in the draft. But will they also [...]

June 23, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Throughout his tenure in Minnesota, David Kahn has come under much scrutiny. And now there’s another interesting story regarding the T’Wolves’ GM. Reports indicate that he will fire coach Kurt Rambis after the draft. So it sounds like everyone but Rambis knows that he won’t be back. Minnesota [...]

June 23, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Milwaukee Bucks made the playoffs two years ago and looked to be one of the up and coming teams in the league. Then injured and other factors forced the to take a step back last year. Looks like they’re trying to improve that. The Milwaukee Bucks are [...]

June 22, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Danny Ainge certainly isn’t stranger to surprise. Forming the Big 3 came out of nowhere, and so did the unpopular Kendrick Perkins trade. Since the Celtics are getting older, it sounds like he’s willing to move anyone. Even Rondo. Sports Illustrated NBA writer Chris Mannix checked in with [...]

June 22, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors It’s always good to be proud of where you come from, but at what cost? Josh Selby is from Baltimore. So is Carmelo Anthony and apparently, ‘Melo wants the Knicks to draft him based on that. Let’s just hope he’s kidding. Carmelo Anthony’s draft philosophy is simple and [...]

June 22, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors A few months ago, Tony Parker said that he believes that age has finally caught up to the Spurs and they don’t have another run left in them. He later took that back . Now, word has it that the Spurs are shopping him to improve their draft [...]

June 21, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Even though his team ended up being the #2 seed in the East and came within two wins from being champs, the Heat’s Erik Spoelstra has been on the hot seat all year long. Pat Riley just confirmed that Spoelstra will be back next year. In a wide-ranging, [...]

June 21, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Top NBA draft prospect Kemba Walker of the champion Huskies came by AXE Lounge this past weekend talking about his favorite sneaker, pre-game music (Drake, Lil Wayne…), favorite UConn players and more…. [...]

June 21, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors We’re just a matter of days away from the NBA draft and everyone is trying to move up. But Roy Hibbert is one of few legit 7-foot Centers left. With an eye on drafting Arizona’s Derrick Williams, the Indiana Pacers have discussed a package including center Roy Hibbert  [...]