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June 29, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors I know we normally attempt to do some moderate research when we receive questions from readers by email, but we’re coming up empty here on an email we received from a reader last night. Jarryd from Orlando asked the question: “Are Arenas and Howard bored or something in [...]

May 25, 2011 – Ben Berry The last time that this shoe has seen a retail shelf was in 2009. Though only 2 years ago, the release wasn’t brought stateside and left many with no alternative but to pay reseller prices or scramble for an overseas connect. For those who remember, the True Blue III [...]

May 16, 2011 – Ben Berry With the first and second seeds facing off in the East and the third and fourth in the West; The Hoop Doctors brings you a comprehensive breakdown of the sneakers that will hit the hardwood for the remainder of the season. From signatures shoes of the likes of Kevin [...]

April 14, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors NEW YORK (April 14, 2011) – adidas today unveiled the new adiZero Crazy Light (photos after the jump), the lightest shoe in basketball. At 9.8 ounces, the revolutionary adiZero Crazy Light sets a new standard for basketball footwear at more than 15 percent lighter than the nearest competitor [...]

February 1, 2011 – Allen Moll It’s become standard procedure nowadays to start teaching the game of basketball to our youngsters as early as possible if they want to get a leg up on the competition and someday be playing for their school team. Seemingly these players, or hoops phenoms as they now are being [...]

January 24, 2011 – Allen Moll I’m surprised it took this long, but finally ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews is being featured in a new photo shoot for Rebook’s Zig Tech line of shoes and apparel. With all due apologies to the Zig Tech’s other endorsers John Wall, Peyton Manning, and Chad Ocho Cinco, Andrews [...]

January 21, 2011 – Allen Moll Back in late August, news broke that this year’s #2 overall pick and former NCAA Player of the Year Evan Turner had signed a long term deal with Chinese shoe company Li-Ning. If you remember, Li-Ning is the up-and-coming athletic apparel company focusing mainly on basketball shoes, who at [...]

January 19, 2011 – Allen Moll Talk about trouble in paradise. There’s rumors swirling that Boston Celtics big man and future Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has ended his engagement to former VH1 reality show winner Nikki “Hoopz” Alexander. Back in August The Hoop Doctors gave you some steamy pics of the “Big Shamrock’s” new [...]

December 10, 2010 – The Hoop Doctors A couple months ago there were rumors flying that Lebron was close to buying a $50 million property in South Beach. But this week Lebron James settled on a more modest $9 million mansion in the Coconut Grove section of Miami. Here are the photos of the grounds [...]

November 18, 2010 – Allen Moll If you were wondering how in recent years the Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball program has been able to stay relevant in the always competitive Big 12 Conference, which features perennial Top 25 powerhouses like Kansas, Texas, Kansas State, and Baylor, look no further than their jaw-dropping athletic training facilities [...]