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Blame for the Los Angeles Lakers’ devolution from title-toting titan to fallen giant is available in excess, ready to be dispersed unto anyone and everyone responsible for the trying—and perhaps lasting—times that lie ahead. This includes Kobe Bryant. But not only Kobe Bryant. Rushes to diagnose the Lakers’ uncharacteristic landslide have, quite predictably, oversimplified and [...]

When battling back from an injury, some players have a tendency to rush back while others take their sweet time. It all depends on the individual and their state of mind. Sounds like we can lump Kevin Durant in the category of a guy that will take his time. KD is in no rush to [...]

A taste of the much-awaited commencement of the 2014-15 NBA season was in showcase awhile ago when the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls faced off against one another. But for almost the entirety of the match—it was basically a duel between the best point guards in the league right now—Derrick Rose and Kyrie Irving. Rose [...]

There are plenty of people who think the Cleveland Cavaliers are favorites to win the Eastern Conference. LeBron James, once again a Cleveland Cavalier, isn’t one of them. Ahead of the Cavaliers’ preseason matchup against the Chicago Bulls, LeBron declared that his opponents were the better team right now, per ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst. “[The Bulls] [...]

What if you were told that the reason the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t teeming with superstars not named Kobe Bryant right now is because of Kobe Bryant himself? Would you believe it? Probably. Perhaps most definitely. He’s notoriously hard to get along with—at least until last year—and the countless anecdotes we’ve been made aware of [...]

As was the case when the Clippers were for sale, just about everyone is rumored to be interested in buying the Hawks. Most recently of note, Chris Webber is the face of a group looking to purchase the franchise. But C-Webb is preceded by Dominique Wilkins and others. Another former Hawk has thrown his hat [...]

The Hoop Doctors have partnered with basketball lifestyle apparel brand, Hoop Culture, to create a limited ‘THD edition’ Hoop Culture t-shirt for contest giveaway to our readers. We have a bunch of these limited edition shirts (pictured above) to giveaway on our site and facebook page over the next couple weeks. We are going to [...]

NBA fans should soon be used to hearing the name Emmanuel Mudiay, as the one time elite level high school point guard, has begun his professional career in China, and is now a viable candidate for the top overall selection in next year’s 2015 NBA Draft. Mudiay shined as a high school senior last season [...]

Carmelo Anthony didn’t re-sign with the New York Knicks to keep scoring like he’s Kevin Durant. Everything the Knicks have done since the end of last season has been about giving Anthony help. Yes, they’re trying to instill a new culture, and yes, Phil Jackson has made it very clear no one player, including Melo, [...]

The Lakers may have beaten the Utah Jazz tonight, but it wasn’t without their superstar getting thoroughly embarrassed on a specific defensive play. While Kobe Bryant was guarding Utah Jazz’ Alec Burks, he got caught reaching at the exact moment Burks laid a sweet behind the back cross on the Mamba. Fans of Bryant went [...]