Durant

When the Golden State Warriors travel to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thanksgiving Eve, they may do so without Kevin Durant. The 2017 NBA Finals MVP missed the Warriors’ game against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday with what the team deemed a sprained ankle. Though many just assumed he was grabbing a brief [...]

I know every single NBA fan just re-read that headline three of four times as their eyes got bigger and then they made the Home Alone face… According to a recent report from NBA information breaker extraordinaire Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports in his “The Vertical” podcast, the Warriors are not only in the mix [...]

When Billy Donovan left the University of Florida to coach the OKC Thunder, he landed in one of the best coaching gigs in the league. But in just a few years, it’s possible that it could be one of the worst. Kevin Durant becomes a free agent this summer and Russell Westbrook the year after. [...]

With the kind of run Steph Curry has been on, it’s not surprising that he has the NBA’s top selling jersey. He’s young and trendy among kids. LeBron James is now the old man that everyone’s used to, so it makes sense that he trails Curry in jersey sales. And Kobe? Well, he’s the ageless [...]

May 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It’s tough to argue with some of these names but it’s certainly new to see some of them on these lists. Judging by these, the NBA has a bright future. The Miami Heat’s LeBron James, the 2011-12 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player and winner of three of the [...]

This week, Kevin Burke looks back at UK and dissects the MVP race... [...]

April 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The shortened 66-game schedule has taken it’s toll on a number of players and teams. Despite the Bulls having the best record once again, Derrick Rose can’t seem to stay healthy. But it doesn’t seem to be impacting the Thunder at all. Probably because the core is so [...]

March 27, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We’ve been treated to a few amazing NBA games this week. Sunday night for one, we got a quadruple OT thriller between the Jazz and Hawks. But by far the best game this past week was the Double OT slugfest between the Thunder and Timberwolves. [...]

January 7, 2012 – Ben Berry ” Now on their 11th straight year of honoring the Chinese New Year, Nike takes four of their biggest basketball models and gives them the Zodiac treatment. Nike Air Force One – ‘Year of the Dragon’ The Air Force One was made back in 1982, so 2012 marks the [...]

December 29, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Kevin Durant likes to shoot and so does Russell Westbrook. Unfortunately they play on the same team. Now, it’s certainly not uncommon to have teammates yell at each other during a game but can’t you see this becoming a theme between these two? However, it is worth noting [...]