Offbeat

I guess he took his vitamins? Wilt said he was a giant for as long as he could remember, this fourth grade class photo with Wilt proves it. No, he is not standing on a box or anything. Thanks to reddit.com where we saw this throwback gem of one of the greatest NBA players of [...]

Every basketball player has heard of the importance of “BEEF” (balance, eyes, elbow, FOLLOW THROUGH) when taking a set shot. Specifically for a free throw. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Thunder’s Kendrick Perkins is taking the follow through to a whole new level: [...]

During the warm-ups for the Lakers @ Knicks game last night, Amare Stoudemire pulled a fast one on old buddy and running mate Steve Nash. Unfortunately Nash is still out of the line-up, but hopes to return to full practices next week sometime. Lakers fans are waiting anxiously to see if Nash can turn the [...]

Kobe Bryant sat down with Stephen A. Smith of ESPN today to talk about the Lakers’ struggles on the court this season. Here is the bulk of the interview where Mamba talks about what he sees as the issues causing them to falter. [...]

(H/T to CJ Fogler on Twitter for the GIF) [...]

Everyone loves a Secret Santa gift exchange right? But I’m not talking about one like this TimberWolves gift exchange back in 2010, more like the kind where all the gifts are amazing, and are donated by Crown Royal Whisky. That’s right, The Hoop Doctors have been asked to take part in this years Crown Royal [...]

Courtesy of the fellas over at SB Nation for the GIF, we can relive last night’s game winning bucket by the Knicks JR Smith, to down the Bobcats. JR Smith is a stone cold gunner. China? NBA? Streets? Doesn’t matter. Best of all though, his victory dance…after the jump. [...]

In honor of Kobe Bryant’s historic mark set last night as the youngest player to reach 30,000 career points, we thought we’d share this video we stumbled across of Kobe Bryant’s first ever NBA point. It came at the free through line, before Mamba was even the Black Mamba. Look at that baby face! [...]

Congrats are in order for Kobe Bryant tonight. Whether you are a Lakers fan or not, whether you are a hater of the Mamba or not, you’ve got no choice as an NBA fan to respect 30,000 points. That’s gettin’ serious buckets. And not only is he only the fifth player ever to reach the [...]

We already knew Kobe Bryant had joined rare company by winning 5 NBA Championships, making 14 NBA All Star appearances, in addition to passing Oscar Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon, and John Havilcheck in career scoring. Now, thanks to ESPN Stats, we now can clearly see that Bryant is within a whisker of joining only Wilt, Karl [...]