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He’s back. Kobe Bryant has officially returned for the Los Angeles Lakers, blowing our weekly NBA power rankings straight to hell…is what I would’ve written if that actually happened. The Black Mamba is indeed back, but hasn’t done anything to shift our standings. If anything, he hurt the Lakers by not rising up out of [...]

Right about now, I imagine Mark Jackson is blushing. David Lee, too. Andre Iguodala and Andrew Bogut should also be giggling. Stephen Curry, injured or not, might be chuckling as well. Gregg Popovich, the San Antonio Spurs coach who offers up compliments about once a decade, said the Golden State Warriors are for real, according [...]

Be careful what you wish for. Months were spent fawning over the thought of regular-season basketball. The offseason was too much. The preseason was even worse. Meaningful basketball just couldn’t get here fast enough. Mercifully, the regular season came upon us. Then, we blinked. And now, all hell has broken loose. The Miami Heat appear [...]

Kobe Bryant’s demise in the eyes of analysts continues to roll on. Last week, he was ranked the 25th best player in the NBA by ESPN, and today he was not voted the best SG by GMs for the first time in the last 12 years. General Managers believe James Harden is now the best [...]

The NBA is supposed to be fun. A lot of people understand that. Others don’t. Those people, the overly serious and belligerently antagonistic ones, won’t want to see what follows. This mark’s the inception of The Hoop Doctor’s PG-13 NBA Power Rankings, where almost anything goes. Language may sometimes not be suitable for those reading at [...]

For Monday’s presser, the sneakers were just as prevalent as the new ‘Back In Blue’ adiZero sleeved uniforms debuted by the Los Angeles Clippers. Jordan Brand representatives Chris Paul and Blake Griffin wore PE versions of the Jordan CP3.VII & Jordan Super.Fly 2 respectively in the ‘Back In Blue’ colorway. DeAndre Jordan surprisingly wore a [...]

The NBA doesn’t have any points right now. Not any real ones, at least. That’s what Hall of Famer Gary Payton believes anyway. Or something close to it. Leading up to his Hall of Fame nuptials, Payton made plenty of headlines for the opinions he offered on the Association, and its past and present players. [...]

Before joining the Dallas Mavericks, Monta Ellis wasn’t happy. The eight-year veteran spent six-plus seasons with the Golden State Warriors before being shipped off to the Milwaukee Bucks midway through the 2011-12 campaign. He lasted a season-and-a-half there, ultimately deciding to sign with the Mavericks during free agency. Few people need an explanation as to [...]

Gary Payton better know best. It’s a turn of phrase I never thought I’d write. Well actually, that’s a lie. I’m not saying I never thought I’d agree with Payton. Smart money says we would agree on a lot of things, like his perimeter defense. That was astounding. Truthfully, it’s just a phrase I never [...]

David Lee isn’t going anywhere, or at least that’s what he’s been told. Speaking with Marc Berman of the New York Post, Lee said that the Golden State Warriors have told him they’re not shopping him and the $44-plus million left on his contract: Caught up with David Lee at his kids camp in Chappaqua [...]