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The deadline to sign extensions for players on the final year of their rookie contract was at midnight last night and many of the top players from the draft class will go into the 2016 offseason as restricted free agents. One last minute deal got done right before the buzzer as the Raptors signed shooting [...]

Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr remains out of commission as he recovers from two back surgeries, and he may not be returning anytime soon. This, mind you, doesn’t seem to be reason enough to panic. The Warriors are still undefeated, still historically good, still destroying the concept of championship fatigue. Kerr has a great relationship [...]

Kyrie Irving is working back from a knee injury, and it appears the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard could return sooner than initially expected. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Irving wouldn’t offer a specific date but—contrary to what the team has suggested—said he has one in mind. “There’s light at the end of the tunnel. In [...]

The San Antonio Spurs were looking end their three-game road trip on a winning note when they paid the Washington Wizards a visit at Verizon Center last night. Bradley Beal wasn’t so certain. Things almost went according to plan for Greg Popovich and company as they held on to the lead after three quarters. But [...]

Over the last few years, Derrick Rose’s relationship with the Chicago Bulls organization hasn’t been what you would call strong. Or even remotely good. Things seemed to take a wrong turn back in 2012-13, when Rose was actually medically cleared to play but ended up sitting out the entire season anyway. Rumors of mutual frustration [...]

Kevin Durant is so sweet. Following the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 103-98 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, a game in which Durant and crew led by as many as 12 points, the 2013-14 MVP threw a hefty compliment Russell Westbrook’s way, per NewsOK.com’s Anthony Slater: Interesting comment in postgame. Durant, while talking about [...]

Stephen Curry has been on an absolute historic tear to start the 2015-16 NBA Season. The Warriors are looking unstoppable behind Curry, and players are even publicly acknowledging the possibility of a 70+ win season. With all of that in mind, it was simply unanimous amongst The Hoop Doctors team to spotlight Steph Curry as [...]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob apparently slept with the Larry O’Brien Trophy at some point after his team won the championship. Some other stuff might have been happened, too. We don’t really know. And it seems we’re better off that way. From Kelly E. Carter over at Haute Living: An NBA Championship and a [...]

If you liked that dunk from the Lakers’ Julius Randle on Kenneth Faried last night, you’re a definitely going to like this dunk from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope during the game between the Pacers and Pistons. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope decided to show off his athleticism. He drove straight down the lane with no fear for the vicious throwdown [...]

After four games, the Los Angeles Lakers are still winless and are right on track for another forgettable campaign. Their defense has been killing them simply put as their offseason training have not (yet) translated into their games. Last night, many were hoping that the purple and gold could finally find the answer to their [...]