Rumors

November 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Guys who left college early to enter the NBA draft have to be questioning their decision now, and some are probably thinking about playing overseas. We chatted with #2 overall pick Derrick Williams a few weeks ago and he told us that he’s not thinking about going overseas. [...]

November 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors On Saturday, David Stern gave the players an ultimatum. They were to either accept the offer from the owners by close of business today (Wednesday) or possibly be presented with a worse offer. Well, yesterday in New York a total of 43 players, representing 29 of the 30 [...]

November 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors I know everyone is hating on Michael Jordan right now as he is one of the owners taking a hard line with players in the lockout negotiations. But try to keep in mind that being a great owner isn’t what we love Michael for. To put a finer [...]

November 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors We have all grown to love and laugh at the satirical and humorous content pumped out by the Onion Sports Network. Given how tense things are getting between the players and owners these days now that the players have rejected the owners latest offer, I thought you could [...]

November 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Italy has been Kobe Bryant’s second home for many many years. Remember this video of Mamba from his childhood? Anyhow, in yet another Kobe Bryant magazine cover shot, he is featured on GQ Italia. Great selection, GQ, mamba knows swag. Except for these pics of course. Anyhow, check [...]

November 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The players and owners met Saturday in what appears to be a last ditch effort to bridge the gap. As s result of the meeting, David Stern hit the players with an ultimatum. They must except the deal that they proposed by close of business Wednesday, or else [...]

November 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors We are entering a treacherous time in the lockout negotiations. Both sides feel they are fairly close to a deal, and we are in danger of throwing out the baby with the bathwater. The obvious sticking point however is a major one. How to divide the basketball related [...]

November 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors NBA fans at their core are quite often just ‘sports fans’ who happen to love basketball more than the other pro sports. We have heard many NBA fans say they are going to spend their free time watching football or hockey during the lockout, but The Rap Report [...]

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November 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Until now, we haven’t really heard much from Michael Jordan in terms of his stance on what’s going on in the labor negotiations. But it sounds like he’s a reason why the owners won’t budge from their position on a 50/50 basketball-related income split. “Sometimes I dream…” A [...]