2012

March 7, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Several months ago, we told you that Australian-born Kyrie Irving was thinking about playing for his native land during the Olympics. Not the case anymore… “Kyrie Irving said Monday night he will not play for Australia in the Olympics this summer, but will stay with Team USA in [...]

March 5, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Allen Iverson is not broke. Nowhere near it in fact. Contrary to popular belief, even our own, Iverson isn’t trying to get back into the NBA for the money. He’s doing it for the love for the game. A source has told NY Post’s Peter Vecsey that Iverson [...]

March 5, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors So what if Lebron James was caught on camera entering the arena for yesterday’s game against LA carrying a man purse. He is still the king. But with that said, maybe it was ‘a man bag’? He was in LA after all, ‘when in rome’… [...]

March 1, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors “Who is that masked man?” Lakers fans were worried sick after the All-Star Weekend when it was announced that Dwyane Wade’s hard foul to the face of Kobe Bryant had resulted in a broken nose, and accompanying issues related to balance and dizziness. After getting cleared to play [...]

February 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It was a very sad day for most basketball fans, even those outside of Portland, when Brandon Roy retired at the start of this season. The former ROY and 3-time all-star was thought of as the future of the NBA for a short period before some significant knee [...]

February 27, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We can’t think of any event in the history of the NBA that shocked fans, players, and executives like Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s announcement that he had contracted HIV. The events that surrounded the announcement, his retirement/s, his comebacks, the final all-star performance, his work with the Lakers and [...]

Kevin Burke takes a look around the league... [...]

February 22, 2012 – Ben Berry Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James make up the Swoosh’s “Big 3” and will be the only Nike players to have their signature sneakers given the ‘Galaxy’ treatment. All five sneakers tie into the space theme and have glow in the dark soles. Along with All-Star versions of [...]

February 22, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors What do you guys think of the new Team USA uniforms Nike Basketball has created? Yesterday, Nike gave us all a sneak peek at the new design via twitter. They said its their ‘lightest bball jersey. Approx 96% recycled polyester.’ And they are calling it the “Nike Hyper [...]

February 22, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Jason Kidd is one of the greatest point guards of all-time. And after last season he’s an NBA Champion. But on Monday he also added another significant accolade to his resume. [...]