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JaVale McGee has been playing some pretty good ball lately for the Denver Nuggets. Heading into the contest the Nuggets figured they needed every bucket and every bit of energy in the paint last night against the Lakers, who have some talented big men in Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard (although you may not realize [...]

It seems as if the Chinese Basketball League has become the place to either continue or revitalize one’s once promising basketball career as players like Stephon Marbury, Wilson Chandler, Kenyon Martin, and more recently Tracy McGrady have become basketball superstars in China. Even future NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson made an appearance in China [...]

The battle of LA is set for tonight. These two powerhouses are ready to wage war on the national stage. Even though Kobe Bryant had some nice words about the Clippers after practice yesterday, don’t read too much into it. The Black Mamba still wants to rip their hearts out and dominate them to show [...]

Blake Griffin may be one of the most popular and marketable players in the league, but does he get the respect from other guys around the NBA? If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors Podcasts, get them on the go for your iPhone or iPad! Subscribe to our Podcasts in the iTunes [...]

There are stretches where the San Antonio Spurs look like their usual dominant selves, then there are games like last night against the New York Knicks where they show their age and lack of a quality bench. But the Knicks on the other hand have been high flying this season, and showing a deeper bench [...]

The Washington Wizards need John Wall. Bad. Like really bad. Coming out of an off-season that saw the Wizards make a variety of moves geared at playoff contention, Wall’s knee injury changed everything. Washington currently sits at 4-26, the NBA’s worst record by far. Once again, a complete and utter sense of hopelessness has washed [...]

Kobe Bryant’s Lakers are getting prepped for the war of Los Angeles against the Clippers tonight. After the Lakers practice session yesterday the LA Times caught up with Bryant to ask him his thoughts on the Clippers dominance this season, their new appointed moniker as the modern day ‘showtime’, and their title chances. Kobe isn’t [...]

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If this isn’t an indirect indictment on Mike D’Antoni’s coaching prowess, I don’t know what is. Amar’e Stoudemire has been in the NBA forever, and recently told a reporter that this is the first time in his career that he is being taught defense. Now, does some of the onus fall on the player in [...]

The Raptors are playing some decent basketball as of late, winning 8 of their last 10 games. Don’t look now but if they keep up the pace they may even have an outside shot at making the playoffs and climb out of the basement of the Eastern Conference. It could end being one of the [...]