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Stephen Curry update: Stephen Curry is still really good. Really, really good. So good that he’s used the Golden State Warriors’ first eight games as his own personal plaything—a stage on which he has humiliated defenses, torched twine, made twenty-point quarters a regularity and, above all else, put the NBA’s early season MVP race in [...]

Rudy Gobert’s sprained ankle is of little concern to Rudy Gobert. The third-year shot-swallower left with a sprained ankle during the fourth quarter of the Utah Jazz’s 118-114 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday and did not return. The idea that he could miss time, any time at all, is absolutely terrifying, because the [...]

When Kevin Durant finally enters free agency this summer, the Washington Wizards are expected to be one of his foremost suitors. It makes sense, after all. Kevin Durant was born in D.C. and attended high school in Maryland. His return would have a “Hometown kid saves local sporting organization” feel. It’s enough to make people [...]

Mark Cuban would like to remind Dallas Mavericks fans that DeAndre Jordan pulled the dip on them in free agency over the summer. Remember that? Remember when he said he would sign, and was pretty much signed, but then decided not to sign, breaking Twitter, along with all the unspoken offseason rules ever, in the [...]

Life wasn’t supposed to get any worse for the New Orleans Pelicans. But it just did. Though the Pelicans nabbed their first victory on Tuesday night, a 120-105 drubbing of the Dallas Mavericks, the win came at a cost…before it was even a win. Anthony Davis, the Pelicans’ lifeline, sat out the second half with [...]

NBA Power Rankings are back! After a short delay, the return of The Hoop Doctors’ weekly look at where the league stands is once again ready for liftoff. There are no rules here, so check your need for order at the door. These rankings, like always, are going to change from week to week. That’s [...]

After a strong finish to the 2014-15 NBA season including a huge win over the defending champion Spurs on the final night of the season to clinch The Brow’s first playoff berth, the Pelicans came into this season with high expectations. Many NBA prognosticators (including myself) pegged Anthony Davis as the league MVP for this [...]

When previewing the 2015-16 NBA season, all of us basketball fans had a terrific handle on what to expect from the Eastern Conference. Nine teams were reasonable playoff contenders and anyone else would be a stretch. Seven games into the campaign, Andre Drummond and the Detroit Pistons have demanded a place in the discussion. It’s [...]

Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant share core NBA fandom beliefs. Durant and his Oklahoma City Thunder will face off against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, a weekday date that has naturally incited questions about Durant’s impending free agency, and whether he will ultimately join the Wizards, his “hometown” team. Born in Washington and having [...]

Jimmer Fredette is getting another shot to stick in the NBA. We think. The New Orleans Pelicans have been overrun with injuries to start the season. Omer Asik has appeared in only one game thus far, and Norris Cole, Tyreke Evans and Quincy Pondexter are all expected to be out for at least another couple [...]