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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 [...]

It seems like injuries continue to love Brooklyn Nets center, Brook Lopez as he has been diagnosed with a mild right foot sprain and will be out approximately 10-14 days, according to league sources. He suffered the injury in the first quarter of the Net’s preseason match versus the Sacramento Kings, and went straight to [...]

Is there anyone in the world more excited to see Kobe Bryant get healthy than John Havlicek? Why you might ask? Mainly because Havlicek has been holding onto the unenviable record for most missed field goals ever in the history of the NBA. And Kobe Bryant is only 99 misses away from breaking the record. [...]

Biggie Smalls, Mase and, at the time, Puff Daddy said it best. Mo money, mo problems. The NBA’s fancy new $24 billion TV deal has people thinking. It has them thinking about a salary-cap explosion. It has them thinking about another lockout in 2017. It has them thinking about 2016 free agency. And, not surprisingly, [...]

Ownership of the Atlanta Hawks will become a hot topic as the season draws nearer. The NBA is in such a good place right now that becoming an owner of any team is a great business to get into. You can turn a profit on any franchise thanks to things like the new TV deal. [...]