Rumors

October 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Luol Deng was born in the Sudan but grew up in London, where he is revered. So much that they’re giving him his own money…literally. Maybe it’s just me, but when I first heard this news I immediately thought of Prince Akeem in “Coming to America.” Currently, the [...]

October 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors These farmers in Memphis really love their Grizz… [...]

October 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Concerned that leaders of the NBA players union continue to negotiate with owners about a new collective bargaining agreement that contains massive concessions by only the players, six of the most powerful player agencies jointly composed a warning letter over the weekend and sent it Monday to their [...]

October 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Man, the topic of LeBron James and his likability just won’t die… ‘It kind of comes with the territory when you’re really good,’ Thomas said. ‘Nobody cares about the loser. Everybody likes the loser. Some people are not going to like you because you are successful and I [...]

October 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Looks like the Milwaukee Bucks Stephen Jackson has been busy in the off-season and during the lockout working on a second career, in hip-hop. Jackson this week released his first rap video, themed around the lockout. Not all language is SFW, and I have a feeling Stern is [...]

October 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors You had to figure this day was around the corner, especially seeing how sparingly he played last year for the Heat. A succession of foot surgeries nearly brought a premature end to Zydrunas Ilgauskas’ basketball career. On Friday, he announced his departure from the game on his own terms. [...]

September 30, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors It appears as if a deal that would bring Kobe Bryant to Italy is just about done. But don’t worry, obviously he has an NBA out-clause if this thing comes to fruition. We have reached an economic deal,” Virtus president Claudio Sabatini told a local radio station. “There’s [...]

September 30, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors With the lockout still looming over the heads of NBA players, they are all starting to look for jobs or activities to keep themselves occupied. Andre Iguodala decided to combine his interest in finance and investements with his name recognition to get an internship on the NYSE: Iguodala [...]

September 29, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors If you thought all the Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal drama was behind us now that Shaq has retired, you were wrong. Or maybe Kobe just felt he could get the last word in while visiting another country and Shaq wouldn’t find out. Well you were wrong Mamba. [...]

September 29, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors A few months ago, Delonte West posted on his Twitter account that he was going to apply at The Home Depot because he needed money and the lockout wasn’t helping his financial situation. Well, yesterday, he claimed that he was hired by Regency Furniture, where he includes a [...]