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After Carmelo Anthony took a beating from battling Metta World Peace on Christmas Day, the Knicks decided to sit their star scorer for last night’s contest against the Phoenix Suns. But the decision proved to be wise, as 6th man of the year candidate JR Smith stepped up with a big game down the stretch, [...]

The New York Knicks need Amar’e Stoudemire bad. Like really bad. I’m not going to sit here and attempt to explain the intricacies of re-integrating him into the lineup and how it will only help the Knicks—I’ve already done that. What I will sit here and gladly admit to you is that New York is [...]

Denver Nuggets’ forward Jordan Hamilton has been fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 3:50 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets 112-100 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on December 25. [...]

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In my opinion, nothing goes better together in conjunction with Christmas than basketball. Who could forget all of those memorable Christmas Day games over the years featuring Bernard King scoring 60 points back in 1984, Patrick Ewing beating Michael Jordan and the Bulls with a last second shot in 1986, and of course the first [...]

Let’s be honest—last year’s NBA Slam Dunk Competition was the embodiment of awful. Far be it from me to belittle players’ displays of athleticism, but not only did the dunk contest lack the big names were used to seeing, but the creativity and explosiveness of the dunks were clearly inferior to what we have become [...]

Amar’e Stoudemire’s decline in production has been well documented. While his first year in NY was productive, that hasn’t been the case since. In fact, the Knicks tried trading him this offseason to just about every team and there were no takers. This past summer, the Knicks offered Stoudemire to nearly every team in the [...]

Over the past decade or so, the NBA’s dunk contest became uncool to NBA players. The top-tier high-risers haven’t gotten anywhere near the contest lately because they feel as if it lessens them somehow. Almost as if it’s beneath them. In fact, that last one to boast big names was 2000, during Vince Carter’s magical [...]

The Knicks and Nets played again this week, which continues to fuel this brand new “rivalry.” But which team owns New York and which is the better team? Kevin Burke sheds some light… If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors Podcasts, get them on the go for your iPhone or iPad! [...]

Just when you thought the Celtics were done reacting to Ray Allen’s decision to join the Heat, Jason Terry jumps in. Is Terry qualified to speak on this matter? And should Ray Allen even care? Following Boston’s 103-91 win over Cleveland on Wednesday, much of the post-game chatter centered around 35-year-old Paul Pierce who had [...]