Nickname

Joel Embiid has already wrapped his “third” season in the NBA, with all of 31 appearances to his name. The Philadelphia 76ers shut him down for the rest of this year due to swelling in his knee, bringing a gut-wrenching end to one of the most promising “rookie” campaigns in league history. Now’s not a [...]

Hassan Whiteside is the master of giving himself really corny nicknames. The Miami Heat big man has most notably referred to himself as “Agent Block,” a play on, well, we don’t really know. Maybe Gilbert Arenas’ longtime moniker, “Agent Zero.” And if that’s the angle, color me confused. And if there’s another angle, color me [...]

April 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors One of the more unique and probably uncomfortable arrangements in sports is having a team that is owned by the league. That’s the case we have with the New Orleans Hornets. As we saw, that played a role in the Chris Paul/Lakers trade veto. The league apparently wants [...]

November 22, 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap Everyone survive the great night of NBA Action last night? There were some surprises with the Nets win over the Raptors, and some usual suspects like the Spurs getting back into the mix with a win over the strong Utah Jazz squad. And what do you know…..the Lakers won [...]

September 3, 2008 You obviously love Hoops or you wouldn’t be reading this right now! So the question The Hoop Doctors have for you is, how would you like to improve your game leaps and bounds in a very short period of time? In this latest reader contest brought to you by The Hoop Doctors [...]