Alonzo Mourning

What else could the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade, a two-time NBA champion, perennial All-Star and eventual first-ballot Hall of Famer need? A third title. All players have that an inherent need for championship distinction, but we don’t empathize with the supposed need to win multiple rings. Everyone says that. They want, not need, as many [...]

Gary Payton’s election to the Basketball Hall of Fame is a fitting final chapter for one of the greatest guards in NBA history. A product of Oakland, California, Payton was maybe the grittiest defender and greatest trash-talking point guard of all-time. During his 17-year career (1990-2007), Payton, also known as “GP” and “The Glove,” averaged: [...]

Jabari Parker wins the Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year [...]

Alonzo Mourning presented Bradley Beal with this year's Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year award and The Hoop Docs had the chance to catch up with Zo right after the presentation... [...]

January 25, 2011 – Allen Moll James Madison University senior guard Dawn Evans is the nation’s leading scorer with a gaudy 25.3 ppg average. She also is battling a rare kidney disease called Focal Segmental Glomerularscierosis(FSGS) that disrupts the filtering system in her kidneys. Even at only 75% of her former energy level, Evans, who [...]

September 17, 2010 – Kevin Burke It’s no secret that the NBA goes through different eras.  All of which played a role in giving us the league in which we know and love today. We currently live in the the era of the scoring perimeter player. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, [...]