Rumors

May 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Russell Westrook’s criticisms has been well documented this postseason. From turnovers to shooting too much, he’s had to hear it all. Well, last night, head coach Scott Brooks had seen enough and benched Westbrook for the entire 4th quarter in favor of backup, Eric Maynor. It’ll be interesting [...]

May 19, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Duke’s Kyrie Irving is widely regarded at the eventual #1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft. Perhaps that’s why he has chosen not to work out at the combine. Duke star point guard Kyrie Irving said Thursday he is having medical tests at the NBA combine but [...]

May 19, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Dirk Nowitzki was on fire in Game 1 against OKC. He ended up with 48 points on 12 – 15 FG and 24 – 24 FT. He was scoring on just about anybody and drew alot of fouls. Apparently, he doesn’t think anyone on the Thunder can check [...]

May 19, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Following Tuesday night’s NBA draft lottery, Timberwolves GM David Kahn suggested that the lottery is rigged after his team ended up with the second pick rather than the top pick. That got many people talking and he has since backed off his claim, saying that he was joking. [...]

May 18, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Lately, it seems like honoring former players with statues appears to be the new thing. But as that trend continues, naturally, you’re going to have many players feel as if they’re being left out. Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who won five world championships as a Los Angeles [...]

May 18, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Maya Moore is arguably the best female college basketball player of all-time. Her play at UConn was the reason they were able set that incredible consecutive record-breaking win streak. She was the first overall selection in the WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx and she’s also the first [...]

May 18, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Cleveland Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert wanted to have his good luck charm not only on hand but in the spotlight last night representing his team at the NBA Draft Lottery. And boy did it work well for Gilbert and the team. The Cleveland Cavaliers ended the night winning [...]

May 18, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Everything starts right now for the Cavs. Since they landed the 1st and 4th overall picks in next month’s NBA draft, hopefully they can now forget about LeBron and move forward. The new face of the Cavaliers is 14 years old, wears a bow tie and has battled [...]

May 17, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The ink has barely dried on Doc Rivers’ new contract with the Celtics. Now he must undergo throat surgery, which shouldn’t impact his ability to bark instructions from the sidelines next season. Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers has returned to Boston from his Orlando, Fla., home to undergo [...]

May 17, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors We knew that everyone was looking forward to Sunday’s Game 1 Eastern Conference Finals matchup between Miami and Chicago, but who knew it would break a record? TNT,  the cable network that is carrying this Miami Heat-Chicago Bulls best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals, announced Monday that Sunday’s Game 1 [...]