Kobe Bryant

The war of words between Kobe Bryant and Smush Parker continues. Kobe couldn’t stop laughing Friday when talking about Smush Parker’s 35 minute interview where he fired back at him. “I was devastated,” Bryant said. “What’s he going to do? ‘Yeah, Kobe’s right?’ I gave him his little 30 minutes of fame again. I wish [...]

Is Kobe Bryant a liar? No, not that we can prove. That said, don’t bother buying into the self-imposed retirement talk. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion, made it clear that he may have no intention of playing beyond the life of his current contract, which expires after the 2013-14 campaign. From Ken Berger of CBSSports.com: [...]

September 19, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Not too long ago, I posted an article concerning the lyrical talents of Kevin Durant. I enjoyed writing that in particular because I love watching my favorite athletes try their hands at music. I can almost hear some of you cringe. We’ve seen some of our favorite ball [...]

September 19, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors If you aren’t making Grantland.com a regular read on your blog rotation, you should be. Check out this clip from a recent grantland video podcast where Jalen Rose cops to breaking the unwritten rule amongst players of not sticking your foot out under a jump shooter to try [...]

September 18, 2012 – Ben Berry Despite the fact that Team USA brought home the gold medal at this past Olympic Games in London over a month ago, Nike Basketball decided to continue the celebration by releasing the ‘Gold Medal Pack’ later on this month. The set will feature the current signature sneakers of Kevin [...]

September 17, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We’ve done a variety of recap highlight mixes this summer, showcasing the amazing 2012 lockout season. But one player who went off in the scoring department again this season that hasn’t received as much love as he should have from “THD Video”, is Kobe Bryant. Not to worry [...]

September 17, 2012 – Rob De France 7’1, 325 lb. rapper, actor, TNT analyst, and 15-time All-Star, the always irreverent Shaquille O’Neal criticized Dwight Howard’s move to the Los Angeles Lakers, a move which so closely mirrors O’Neal’s own defection from the Orlando Magic 16 years earlier. Howard can only hope to enjoy similar success [...]

September 10, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim As part of the core of perhaps the NBA’s most despised team, Dwyane Wade knows a thing or two about “making it work”. Despite acquiring the league’s best big man and one of its best floor generals, skepticism abounds among the NBA’s elite when it comes to the Lakers. Kevin [...]

September 5, 2012 – Check out 8 NBA players poised for huge seasons in 2012-13… [...]

August 31, 2012 – Rob De France After a series of new moves this off-season, we revamp our count down of the Top 10 trades or free agent signings: 10. Louis Williams to Atlanta Hawks The Hawks brought in the offensive engine that made the Philadelphia 76ers go last season, as he scored a career-high [...]