Players

Kobe Bryant is no longer playing in the NBA, but he is, apparently, still very much a part of it. Mostly because current players won’t let him not be. From Mark Medina of the Orange County Register: Have Bryant and Ingram scheduled any workouts yet? “I don’t know, honestly. I’m always around,” Bryant said. “Guys call [...]

Young players on bad teams generally don’t let losing ruin their day. You’ll often times see them smiling and joking on the bench while their team is getting handled. Kobe Bryant recently noticed this as the Lakers were getting worked by the Blazers the other night, and the two youngsters in question were Julius Randle [...]

August 27, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Which NBA player has made the most money over the course of their career in NBA history? You may be surprised by the results… **Note that the figures don’t include endorsements or bonuses. This is just pure salary figures from the players’ careers. Click to enlarge. [...]

March 28, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The NBA has been promoting social media platforms, specifically twitter amongst fans for quite some time now. Aside from your standard rules for the players around keeping the tweets clean, or team rules around twitter etiquette in and around practices and games, the league actually encourages the use [...]

November 26, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors After 149 days the NBA Lockout is over! Early this morning the NBA players and owners reached a handshake agreement on a new CBA. The only hold up in finalizing the deal is that the players disbanded the union. To completely close the deal the players will need [...]

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 [...]

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March 14, 2011 – Allen Moll It’s arguably the 2nd most exciting week in college basketball – Conference Tournament Week. While the regular season, as tough as it is, is difficult to navigate through, winning the Conference Tournament is for all the marbles. A Tourney crown is the last thing anyone remembers prior to moving [...]

January 20, 2011 – Joshua Sexton One of the biggest debates in the first half of the season has been whether Kevin Love and Blake Griffin should be on the Western Conference All-Star team. The two players are rising stars, and are arguably the best forwards in the conference. The big obstacle standing in their [...]

January 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Since the 2006 rule prohibiting players from going straight from high school to the NBA was instituted, it has been constantly debated and scrutinized. For those of you who do not support the rule, here are some of the success stories of players that made the jump and [...]