Healthy

At long last, some good news on the health front for the Golden State Warriors: Andre Iguodala will be ready to rock when the NBA playoffs tip off. From the San Francisco Chronicle‘s Connor Letourneau: After missing six of the Warriors’ final seven regular-season games with left knee soreness, Andre Iguodala is poised to return for [...]

Luke Walton has a very high opinion of his Los Angeles Lakers. At six games under .500, the boys in purple and gold are displaced from the NBA’s playoff picture. They have not been mathematically eliminated just yet, but FiveThirtyEight gives them less than a one percent chance of joining the springtime fray. In an [...]

The leg injury Paul George suffered with Team USA in 2014 that caused him to miss all but six games of the NBA’s 2014-15 season is officially behind him, just in case you were wondering. Paul George is once again back with Team USA, prepping for a gold medal march in Rio that will begin [...]

Prior to the start of the season, Steph Curry sarcastically apologized for the Warriors’ health. He grew tired of people almost giving them a hard time for remaining healthy on their quest for a title. And a few weeks ago, LeBron said the Warriors were the healthiest team he has ever seen. That can certainly [...]

With their win over the Nuggets on Sunday night, the Warriors tied an NBA record with 15 consecutive wins to start a season. And by the looks of things, there’s no sign of that coming to an end anytime soon. Aside from being offensively prolific, the Warriors don’t ever seem to deal with health issues. [...]

April 29, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Not many people outside of the Dallas area gave the Mavs a shot against the Blazers, but they won the series quite convincingly. They would have even more momentum against the Lakers in the second round if they get Caron Butler back… There is a chance small forward [...]

April 18, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Dwyane Wade today tells reporters he is feeling better and his migraines have subsided somewhat. He plans to be playing in Game 2 against the Sixers. The only difference is he will be wearing his goggles/glasses that shield bright lights and are supposed to help with migraines. “He [...]

September 27, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Could this be just trash talk, or is McGrady really finally back to full health and fitness and ready to regain the form of the lethal scorer we once knew and loved…. Even at age 31, time was beginning to run out for Tracy McGrady. After two seasons [...]

March 2, 2009 – Dr. J-Water Shaquille O’Neal’s post-game comments after yesterday’s win against the Los Angeles Lakers reminded me of the opening lyrics to LL Cool J’s most well known song “Mama Said Knock You Out”. For those of you who don’t follow hip-hop music all that closely, i’m referring to the opening line [...]

October 29, 2008 – Dr. Browntorious The Toronto Raptors fans have been anxiously waiting to see how Jermaine O’Neal would look with his new team. Would he be healthy? Would he be the same Jermaine O’Neal that helped carry the Indiana Pacers to the best record in the entire NBA a few years ago? Will [...]