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Josh Jackson is by most metrics a top three draft prospect of the 2017 NBA Draft. Jackson is a 6’8″ 210 lb. freshman for the Kansas Jayhawks that is averaging 16.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game on 50 percent shooting in just over 30 minutes per game. He is highly regarded by [...]

Foot Locker launched two 30-second commercials featuring top Draft prospect Ben Simmons. The brand’s latest spots focus on Simmons seeking advice for his upcoming rookie season. In the first spot “It’s Not Real Yet” – set prior to the Draft – Simmons produces his own, homemade Foot Locker commercial alongside a life-sized papier-mâché version of [...]

Tanking is not an epidemic in the NBA, but it does exist. Under the current lottery system, how could it not? Rebuilding teams have an incentive to lose if they want a high draft pick. It’s that simple. Some people despise it, others are indifferent to it and a few even embrace it. I would [...]

Recently, we showed you our Top 12 Basketball Moments of 2012, chock full of the most impressive hoops happenings during the 2012 calendar year. But just like everyone in baseball loves the longball, hockey fans love the fights, hoops fanatics live for the slam dunk.  Who doesn’t love Blake Griffin serving up a facial on [...]

October 23, 2008 – Dr. J-Water Now let’s repeat….”The Hoop Docs DO NOT promote fighting, The Hoop Docs DO NOT promote fighting, The Hoop Docs DO NOT promote fighting”…… Okay so now that we have that b.s. out of the way. I can certainly say, I love to watch fights. NBA Fights specifically. Why is [...]

In the high-stakes world of the NBA, where every second on the clock can be the difference between glory and defeat, the concept of “clutch” carries a weight that can define a player’s career. It’s the final moments of a closely contested game that separate the good from the great—the true clutch performers—capable of seizing [...]

The playoffs are always unpredictable and full of surprises, and that has never been more apparent than in the 2023 postseason. Heading into last season’s spectacular playoffs, the Eastern Conference had two clear frontrunners, namely the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics. However, there was one former powerhouse that was looking to restore itself to [...]

The National Basketball Association (NBA) teams are of varying levels of success, with each team trying to climb to the top to be crowned champions. There have been many great teams throughout the history of the NBA, but some have been more successful than others. Here are five of the most successful NBA teams of [...]

We’ve all seen that player when we’re watching or playing—the selfish chucker that you just know will toss the ball at the basket the second someone passes the ball. Obviously, players in the NBA are more disciplined than players in your local rec league, but there are still players that elicit groans when the ball [...]

The 2021-22 NBA season is a distant memory at this point, with the Warriors lifting the trophy. With that, the year-long festival is over. However, while the finals mark the end of the 2021-22 NBA league, it also means that the NBA league 2022-23 is right next corner or, most precisely – the 18th of [...]