Lockout

It wasn’t long ago it seemed like the NBA would successfully avoid its second lockout in less than seven years. Both the league and the NBPA can opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement in 2017, though the side that opts out must notify its counterpart by December. But that didn’t matter. It felt [...]

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 [...]

March 20, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors I think we can all agree that it is a travesty Ricky Rubio got a knee injury just over mid way through his rookie season. Why? Because he brought more flair and excitement to the court than we have seen in years in the NBA. Always with a [...]

Wonder what DeMarcus Cousins did this summer to stay in shape? [...]

December 1, 2011 – Allen Moll While a majority of NBA players decided to spend some extra time with their families, hone their skills overseas, or participate in the myriad of charity games during the labor strike, highlight reel superstars John Wall and Kevin Durant were undoubtedly the unofficial Lockout All Stars. Both players showed [...]

November 29, 2011 – Allen Moll With the NBA Lockout officially over, training camps and free agent movement will be on everyone’s mind as the NBA’s mandated December 9th re-start date to once again begin basketball related activity approaches. [...]

November 25, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors We all knew it was only a matter of time after the NBA players union chose to decertify that NBA players would begin to one by one start seeking basketball employment elsewhere. After a few days of rumors that Deron Williams team Besiktas in Turkey was looking for [...]

November 18, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors With the NBA owners and players still in an all out war, with the next battle ground looking to be the court system, owners are being extra careful to follow the rules. That even applies to New Jersey Nets minority owner and hip hop mogul Jay-Z. Having likely [...]

October 6, 2011 – Dane Carbaugh I bought my first brand new car this weekend. I’d owned 14 cars in the last decade and I’d finally decided it was time to find something that had everything I needed and settle down. After test driving cars for a few weeks and finding the right dealer, the [...]

September 26, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Buckets magazine just announced that their next issue set for release on November 2nd, will be a ‘Yearbook’ edition covering everything under the sun related to basketball culture. We wanted give a heads up to the readers of TheHoopDoctors.com before the pre-order sells out. There will be spotlights [...]