Rumors

April 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors This doesn’t appear to be an April Fools joke either folks. According to FIBAasia.net, Mohammad El Akkari of Moutahed scored an incredible 113 points in a Lebanese Division A League Final 8 game. [...]

April 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors A speed painting artist named David Garibaldi last week was hired to be the half-time show at Madison Square Garden during a Knicks game. What better way to entertain the crowd than to use the injured guard Jeremy Lin as his subject. The performance was a big hit. [...]

April 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors From the moment he landed in Chicago, Tom Thibodeau has instantly turned this team into a contender. He may win two consecutive coach of the year awards and a contract extension is in order. But not right away, though… “To us it’s a non-issue,” Forman said on “The [...]

April 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors In case you haven’t noticed, ESPN’s Skip Bayless doesn’t hold his tongue. Even if he gets under your skin, you almost have to admire his passion. He is from Oklahoma and always professes his fondness for the Thunder. However, he also routinely voices his displeasure for how often [...]

April 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We have been living in the brand new world of communications through social media for a while now. Nonetheless every once in a while I get taken aback by the level of access that this new medium gives us to professional athletes. Most recent example being this photo [...]

April 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We saw this today on imgur and thought Lakers fans may enjoy dreaming about it. Seems like it was an April Fool’s hoax, but check out the Kobe Bryant inspired PS3 controllers. One thing I found less than ironic, there was a button missing, perhaps the ‘pass’ button? [...]

April 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors After so much talk about not being able to win with running a “one andn done” factory, John Calipari and his Kentucky Wildcats disproved that theory last night in their victory over Kansas. But next year’s team will surely look different with most guys likely to turn pro. [...]

April 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors After all of that speculation, Dwight Howard finally decided to remain in Orlando not only for the rest of this year, but for next season as well. Since that’s the case, Orlando brass wants him to be a better leader. Although Dwight Howard may be having another stellar [...]

April 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Brazilian big man Fabricio de Melo of the Syracuse Orange has decided to enter the NBA Draft this year and forgo the rest of his College Basketball career. After facing issues with eligibility, he apparently weighed his options carefully, but given his family’s financial situation he decided [...]

April 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The shortened 66-game schedule has taken it’s toll on a number of players and teams. Despite the Bulls having the best record once again, Derrick Rose can’t seem to stay healthy. But it doesn’t seem to be impacting the Thunder at all. Probably because the core is so [...]