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April 26, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors [...]

April 26, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Thanks to a Barclays Center employee snapping pictures and tweeting, and thanks to Deadspin for uncovering the image, we no longer have to wait until April 30th for the official unveiling. Here is a leaked picture of the new Brooklyn Nets logo (minus the blue tape of course). [...]

April 26, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors [Source: SI Vault] [...]

April 25, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It seemed like the Miami Heat (and most playoff-bound teams) were resting their guys in preparation for the playoffs. But Chris Bosh is actually hurt. It turns out there was a real injury there all along, even as the Miami Heat downplayed the reasons why Bosh had missed [...]

April 25, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Remember Steve Francis? I know it’s a struggle but think long and hard. I prefer to remember the dynamo point guard from his days with the Houston Rockets. The fearless attacker of the rim, the dunk contests, the one-two punch with Yao Ming. I try and forget the [...]

April 25, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors If you are a Bulls fan you will understand the level of fandom necessary to dedicate hours upon hours of your time, as a staff at a Chicago Walmart, to stacking cases of coca-cola just right to create this sort of display. Don’t get me wrong the Bulls [...]

April 25, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Since the turn of the century, the Knicks have always gone for the big splash as far as coaches go: Lenny Wilkens, Larry Brown, Mike D’Antoni. Now, there are Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan rumors. But maybe it’s time the go another route. Melo and Amar’e are in [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Since the moment Metta World Peace elbowed James Harden in the head after celebrating a bucket we knew that a suspension was forthcoming. The buzz and anticipation about how hard the NBA would come down on MWP given his history of suspensions, most notably the Malace at the [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Jeremy Lin went down several weeks with a bum knee, and underwent surgery. He was projected to possibly be back for the first round if the Knicks made the playoffs. Well, the Knicks made the playoffs, but Lin is unlikely to see the first round. People familiar with [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Derek Fisher’s days as head of the NBPA’s Union appear to be numbered as he is reportedly being forced to step down. That’s an interesting set of circumstances given the hours he invested last summer during the lockout. But a new candidate has emerged. Could Chris Paul be [...]