Rumors

September 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors According to our count, that makes everybody on Denver, except George Karl, who has signed on overseas contract this off-season… Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari is reportedly close to rejoining his former Italian team Olimpia Milano during the NBA lockout. Both sides are working out insurance details before [...]

September 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors When Rudy Gay went down in January, not many gave the Grizzlies a chance. However the Grizz came within a game of Western Conference Finals. Imagine if they had Gay… “I’ve been shooting for about 2½ months now. Shooting and dribbling and trying to see if I can [...]

September 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors At first, the rematch was called off. But it’s back on and will take place in Los Angeles… After much waiting and anticipation, there will finally be a rematch between the Los Angeles based Drew League and the Goodman League of Washington D.C. The game will take place [...]

September 19, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Who says Kobe doesn’t care about the league? What role will NBA superstars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James play as this moves forward? “They’ve been deeply involved in the meetings we’ve had. I know Kobe is intimately involved in interfacing with colleagues and sharing in a pool [...]

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. [...]