Rumors

September 1, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Looks like the political uneasiness between the two countries had no ill effects on the players attitudes on the court. If anything the quotes from the Iranian team make it obvious they were happy to be playing against some of the best players in the world, regardless of [...]

September 1, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol The Boston Herald has reported that the Boston Celtics and Delonte West have agreed to terms for a non-guaranteed contract to bring the high energy guard back to beantown for the 2010-11 NBA season. The Hoop Docs have a lot of respect for West but we are curious [...]

September 1, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol This seems more than a little odd considering the C’s already have Rondo and Nate, but then again Delonte can play the 2 if necessary in a small but fiery backcourt off the bench: …that former Celtic Delonte West, who was recently waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves, was [...]

September 1, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol The Bucks and the 7-foot center are hoping they can put his gruesome injury behind them, although it’s unclear how long it will take for Bogut to return to full strength. He is expected to return to Milwaukee on Tuesday and will be re-evaluated as the Bucks players [...]

August 31, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol “Now that the Denver Nuggets have their management team in place, they’re developing a strategy to keep All-Star Carmelo Anthony(notes) in powder blue and gold. At his introductory news conference Tuesday, Masai Ujiri, the team’s new vice president of basketball operations, said he’s been in contact with Anthony [...]

August 31, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Artest seemingly took issue with Celtics coach Doc Rivers‘ contention that the Celtics have never had the opportunity to defend the 2007-08 title with the same core group at full health, noting that the Lakers have been without Andrew Bynum in their title runs. “Boston lost to lakers [...]

August 31, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol “MGM Resorts International was under investigation after the underage son of basketball great Michael Jordan bragged on Twitter about partying at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub, Nevada gambling regulators said Monday. Officials were examining whether the casino operator violated laws prohibiting drinking or gambling by minors, Nevada Gaming [...]

August 30, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol “They came, they saw, they survived. The United States got their first real test of the FIBA World Championship on Monday night and edged Brazil 70-68 as Leandro Barbosa’s potential game-tying lay-up at the buzzer stayed out. In probably the most thrilling encounter between the two countries since [...]

August 30, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol “Butler was the 42nd pick in this year’s draft. He was projected as a potential lottery choice before he tore a ligament in his left knee during the Mountaineers’ Final Four loss to eventual NCAA champion Duke. The Heat ranked Butler as the 21st-best player in the draft, [...]

August 30, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol “Basketball’s governing body says more than 100 random drug tests will be conducted at the world championship, its largest program ever. Patrick Baumann, FIBA’s secretary general, says 48 players, two from each team, have been tested and there will be at least 60 tests more during the tournament [...]