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What if you were told that the reason the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t teeming with superstars not named Kobe Bryant right now is because of Kobe Bryant himself? Would you believe it? Probably. Perhaps most definitely. He’s notoriously hard to get along with—at least until last year—and the countless anecdotes we’ve been made aware of [...]

The Hoop Doctors have partnered with basketball lifestyle apparel brand, Hoop Culture, to create a limited ‘THD edition’ Hoop Culture t-shirt for contest giveaway to our readers. We have a bunch of these limited edition shirts (pictured above) to giveaway on our site and facebook page over the next couple weeks. We are going to [...]

Carmelo Anthony didn’t re-sign with the New York Knicks to keep scoring like he’s Kevin Durant. Everything the Knicks have done since the end of last season has been about giving Anthony help. Yes, they’re trying to instill a new culture, and yes, Phil Jackson has made it very clear no one player, including Melo, [...]

It seems like injuries continue to love Brooklyn Nets center, Brook Lopez as he has been diagnosed with a mild right foot sprain and will be out approximately 10-14 days, according to league sources. He suffered the injury in the first quarter of the Net’s preseason match versus the Sacramento Kings, and went straight to [...]

Trade partners and NBA championship-seekers everywhere, line up now! The Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly made Chase Budinger available. From Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski: The Minnesota Timberwolves are shopping forward Chase Budinger in trade talks, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Among talks with several teams, the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets have shown an interest, league [...]

Biggie Smalls, Mase and, at the time, Puff Daddy said it best. Mo money, mo problems. The NBA’s fancy new $24 billion TV deal has people thinking. It has them thinking about a salary-cap explosion. It has them thinking about another lockout in 2017. It has them thinking about 2016 free agency. And, not surprisingly, [...]

Just when we all thought we’ll be seeing a healthy Steve Nash this upcoming season—the two-time MVP recently hurt his back as he reportedly heard a “tweak” while carrying his bags, according to league sources. From Mike Bresnahan of the LA Times: [tweet https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/522488012781805568] Nash,40, has been dealing with back issues throughout his seasons with [...]

Don’t ever say it took LeBron James more than a decade to recruit for the Cleveland Cavaliers. When he left Cleveland, it was in a haze of mystery. All of us know why he left: to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. To win. But why couldn’t that exact superteam be forged in Cleveland? [...]

Never mind that Ray Allen is on the wrong side of 39, he’s a wanted man. Contenders have been lining up for Allen’s services since LeBron James decided to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Any and all efforts or links—those made by the San Antonio Spurs, the Chicago Bulls and (possibly) the Los Angeles Clippers—were [...]

The NBA preseason is in full swing and opening night of the 2014-15 NBA season is two weeks away. A lot has changed in the mere four months since the Spurs finished off their annihilation of the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals (#RIPHeatles), and there is plenty of excitement and anticipation heading into the [...]