Rumors

June 2, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Well it took a while, but I guess the mystery around the flashy Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio is about to end. After being drafted 5th overall a couple years ago by the Minnesota Timberwolves he opted to stay overseas as he and the Wolves were facing a [...]

June 1, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors After 19 amazing seasons in the NBA where he was the most dominant force physically the game has ever seen, Shaquille O’Neal, announced on Twitter today (video and tweet after the jump) that he is going to retire. During his career Shaq Diesel won four NBA titles, three [...]

June 1, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Last night, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” kicked off its 4th annual Game Night specials airing every night of the series. To celebrate the two cities playing in the NBA Finals, Kimmel conducted a special web scavenger hunt with one participant from Miami and one from Dallas. Check out the [...]

June 1, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors [...]

May 27, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Dallas Mavericks typically fly under the radar in the regular season and they certainly surprised many in the playoffs. Mainly because they lost a key offensive threat, Caron Butler earlier in the year. As of right now, Dallas isn’t sure if Butler will be ready for the [...]

May 27, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors When former players become media figures and analysts when their playing days are over, they often times wonder how the current crop of players will react to their criticism. But then, there’s Charles Barkley who doesn’t care what you or I think, or anyone for that matter, thinks [...]

May 27, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors This is why many consider these Oklahoma City Thunder fans the best fans in the league right now. They love their team, win or lose, and show their appreciation for a great season and tough fought post-season battles…. [...]

May 27, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Two nights ago, Dallas punched their ticket to the Finals and last night, Miami did the same thing. This 2006 Finals rematch certainly isn’t lacking star power. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh had a plan when they decided to team up in Miami and chase a [...]

May 26, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The basketball world is still buzzing about the Lakers hiring Mike Brown. Kobe Bryant expressed public support for Brian Shaw being named head coach. Well, apparently he’s speechless after learning Brown is the new coach. Apparently the Buss family followed through on its declaration not to “consult the [...]

May 26, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors I’ve got to agree with Dwyane Wade here that Tim Hardaway had the most difficult to pull off crossover in the history of the NBA, with the double shimmy. But if you’re talking the greatest crossover (most difficult to defend) it was by far Allen Iverson. The man’s [...]