Kobe has handle....with a soccer ball... [...]
May 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors After leading by 16 in the second half last night, the Lakers ultimately lost to the Mavericks in Game 1, 96 – 94. You can point to a bunch of reasons why Dallas mounted that comeback and this loss left Kobe in doubt… The Dallas Mavericks might have [...]
March 24, 2011 – Joshua Sexton It seems as though sports fans are always hasty to dismiss proven champions. I have fallen victim to this perilous habit as well. Defending champions are either too old, their previous championships were flukes of some kind or other teams seem primed to knock them off their pedestal. Last [...]
December 23, 2010 – The Hoop Doctors One of the things we here at The Hoop Doctors love best about the Holidays is the marquee matchups filled with drama and backstories that the NBA stages for Christmas Day. Although the NBA sets the schedule for the Christmas games before the season starts, you can always [...]
October 7, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Juan Carlos Navarro scored 25 points to help Barcelona to a 92-88 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in an exhibition Thursday. Spanish center Pau Gasol led the NBA champions with 24 points, but his homecoming was spoiled by the European champion in a game that was billed [...]
August 30, 2010 – Dr. Dime NBC Sports recently asked Shaquille O’Neal, while in Boston, about his rivalry with Kobe Bryant and whether or not he was upset that Kobe got his 5th title, putting him one behind in the race to the most rings. Shaq surprisingly, yet quite cleverly dodged the question by saying [...]
Jeff Van Gundy thinks the Heat are going to roll this year. Why do we care what he thinks? Is he right though? [...]
Kobe Bryant tonight set the record for most points ever in Madison Square Garden in New York. 61 points!! [...]