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According to head coach Nick Nurse and despite a report to the contrary, Cory Joseph will join Team Canada ahead of the tournament in China. Canada is currently in Australia preparing for the World Cup with a series of exhibition games. Canada won against New Zealand 103-100 in overtime on Wednesday. “He’s on a flight, [...]

In a FIBA World Cup exhibition game that took place Wednesday in Toronto where Canada won 96-87 over Nigeria, Kelly Olynyk suffered a leg injury and did not return to the game. The injury occurred in the third quarter when Olynyk slipped and fell. According to Nick Nurse, he is scheduled to have X-rays on [...]

“Is it the shoes” was once a popular moniker to sell sneakers over two decades ago, but after the breakout (and injury-free) season Stephen Curry just came off of having after switching to Under Armour; there seems to be some type of truth to the old saying. Into his second year protecting this house with [...]

September 5, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim Recently, some news has been made of plans to commence the American Basketball League, a competitor of sorts in the category of minor league basketball. The league, set to kick off its first 24 game season in January 2013, is trying to serve as a sort of alternate bridge [...]

April 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors This doesn’t appear to be an April Fools joke either folks. According to FIBAasia.net, Mohammad El Akkari of Moutahed scored an incredible 113 points in a Lebanese Division A League Final 8 game. [...]

September 14, 2010 – Dr. Browntorious Brandon Jennings is reppin’ Under Armour’s new basketball line. And at The Hoop Docs we’ve made it no secret we love the line, the kicks are niiice. Jennings has been with Under Armour for more than two years. They showed him love before he even got to the NBA, [...]

September 12, 2010 – Dr. Dime We’ve all heard that ‘Defense Wins Championships’ a million times over. Well today the Americans proved once again the validity of that statement by locking down Turkey in the FIBA World Championship Finals. Team USA for the first time since 1994 are your World Champions! Team USA came out [...]

September 11, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Kevin Durant is unlike most of America’s biggest basketball stars. He couldn’t wait to wear the red, white and blue this summer. Especially on Sept. 11. With a special memorial message on his sneakers, Durant carried the United States into the gold-medal game at the world championship, scoring [...]

September 10, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Kevin Durant really took care of business as the US beat Russia to advance to the Semi-Finals. Durantula is on pace to be considered in this tournament as one of, if not the best, player in the world…. And by beating Russia on Thursday, the Americans brought a [...]

September 8, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Well Team USA probably just let out a small sigh of relief as their road to a World Championship just got a bit easier. Serbia is no slouch but no one left in the tournament will be sad to see the defending World Champions, Spain, get booted from [...]