Rumors

September 19, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors When LeBron was still in Cleveland and we were all still unsure where he would play after the summer of 2010, he was often seen wearing a Yankees hat. That made many believe that he was going to the Knicks. Chris Paul was also recently caught wearing a [...]

September 16, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Immediately following Tuesday’s critical labor meeting, the word was that talks broke off because while the players made concessions regarding basketball related revenue that would go to the players, the owners wouldn’t budge regarding the hard salary cap. Then yesterday, as a result of Derek Fisher’s letter, he [...]

September 16, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors It isn’t exactly the deal that we were hoping to read about, but I guess it’s still something… The NBA and its referees approved a new five-year deal Thursday, just two years after a contract dispute nearly caused the league to open the season with replacements. A person [...]

September 15, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Chris Mullin was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame so it’s only right that the team that he’s most associated with will retire his number. Newly enshrined Hall of Famer Chris Mullin will have his No. 17 retired by the Golden State Warriors. The ceremony is scheduled [...]

September 15, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Amid the growing pessimism, NBPA President Derek Fisher wrote a letter to all NBA players. Here it is in its entirety, from SportsIllustrated.com. To Each & Every Player, After the latest round of meetings, I thought it would be best to update you personally as to where the [...]

September 14, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors During the season, there was talk as to whether or not Isiah Thomas would once again have an official role with the Knicks. While that hasn’t happened, apparently his presence is still being felt within the organization. Amar’e Stoudemire has been spending some quality time with Isiah Thomas. [...]

September 14, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Well, OK then. Not quite sure where to go with this one, but in a new book, it indicates that Sarah Palin and then Michigan Wolverine, Glen Rice had….relations in Alaska when he was traveling for a basketball tournament. Publishing sources familiar with the contents of author Joe [...]

September 14, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Steve Nash has done some pretty hilarious Vitaminwater commercials over the last couple of years, but this latest ‘are you nash enough?’ spot takes the cake. It’s pretty fitting given the lockout situation, that Nash would have nothing better to do than sit around picking his nose, farting, [...]

September 14, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors A good impersonator can not only imitate a person’s physical looks and movements, but they do enough research on their subject that they get the entire essence of their personality and expressions. Enter Dizzy Grant below nailing Kobe Bryant in the post, getting fouled, and going to the [...]

September 13, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Apparently, the players made concessions with regard to player salaries, but owners are not budging when it comes to wanting the hard salary cap. The start of the NBA season was thrown into doubt Tuesday after players and owners made no progress at a key labor meeting, with [...]