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August 6, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors [...]

August 5, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Kevin Durant ended his New York City streetball tour by suiting up for the acclaimed Team NIKE at the hottest league in the city – Dyckman Park. To everyone’s surprise, childhood DMV friend and fellow NBA star Michael Beasley showed up and the two pros went bucket for [...]

August 5, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The thing about these summer league games is that the environment is intimate. Michael Beasley found out for himself last night when he addressed a heckling fan by pushing him in his face during a game against Kevin Duant’s team. The latest stop on Kevin Durant’s tour of [...]

August 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors If the major players in this negotiation process aren’t optimistic, that’s probably not a good sign… NBA Players Association executive director Billy Hunter said Wednesday that if he “had to bet on it,” he would wager that the entire 2011-12 season would be wiped out by the lockout. [...]

August 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Knicks were one of the highest scoring teams in the league. But at the same time, they were one of the worst defensive teams in the league as well. Mike D’Antoni isn’t a defensive guru by any stretch, so the Knicks are looking to address that… Mike [...]

August 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Darius Miles has always been an interesting case. Heralded coming out of high school, he made the leap to the NBA. But unfortunately, he never panned out due to injuries and he was forgotten quickly. However, in his short career, he made a ton of cash for some [...]

August 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Check out the always hilarious Shaquille O’Neal (‘The Big Retiree’), on Conan this week. He talks about his tiny car, crashing the whitehouse, twitter, and of course the controversial calling out of ESPN’s Skip Bayless: [...]

August 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Most NBA players have found something to do to keep busy this summer, whether it’s summer league or otherwise. Luol Deng will take his talents across the pond… Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng has been cleared to play for Britain in the European Basketball Championships after resolving a [...]

August 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors When Rafer Alston filled in for Jameer Nelson down the stretch a few years ago where he helped in directing the Magic to the Finals, it seemed like he was resurrecting his career. Not so much though. But remember when he slapped Eddie House upside his head during [...]

August 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors On the surface, it looks like this isn’t heading in the right direction. But, if you want to keep an optimistic outlook, this is the same exact thing that happened during the NFL’s lockout and they were able to resolve things… Trying to head off the chance of [...]