Season

A second back surgery is not going to stop Michael Porter Jr. from trying to return very early into—perhaps even for the start of—the Denver Nuggets’ regular-season schedule. Speaking at the NBA’s rookie photoshoot on Sunday, Porter told ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg he’s feeling good and, despite a conservative rehab, hoping to make his professional debut [...]

First, before I dive into how I believe the Cavaliers can improve and make the moves necessary to save their season, let me clarify the headline, as long as you have LeBron James you are a contender. The Cavaliers will be in the thick of things come playoff time, but as long as they are [...]

Alan Williams is the very rare story of an undrafted player who was able to make his hometown team and establish himself as a valuable player for the organization he grew up rooting for. Williams made an immediate impact and carved out a role last season for the Suns, averaging 7.4 points and 6.2 rebounds [...]

The NBA season doesn’t start for nearly two months, and LeBron James is already locked in. The rest of the NBA might want to watch out. ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin relayed this tidbit about James’ offseason workouts: [tweet https://twitter.com/mcten/status/900345378981126145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Ffront-page] There’s an element of training camp talk here. Everyone is optimistic and in the best shape of [...]

In the midst of seemingly endless stream of stories surrounding the 2016-17 NBA season, the sudden and unexpected revival of the Miami Heat franchise mid-season may have been the most surprising. The phrase “a tale of two seasons” may have never rang more true than it does for the Miami Heat this season, they started [...]

Chandler Parsons’ inaugural season with the Memphis Grizzlies is not unfolding according to plan. He missed the start of the year while recovering from meniscus surgery on his right knee. Then, after a brief return, he missed more time with a bone bruise in his left knee. Now Parsons is roughly two weeks into his [...]

For NBA junkies like myself, the past month since the Olympics ended have been a time to ponder the meaning of life and what it is missing in the dog days of the NBA offseason, but for those who are itching to watch NBA players in real games (even if they are meaningless) this weekend [...]

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 [...]

August 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Even though there were less games played in this lockout shortened season, the 2012 year was chalk full of excitement on a nightly basis. It was extremely difficult for us to whittle down all the buzzer beaters and game winning shots to a Top 10 this year, but [...]

August 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It wasn’t that long ago when it was rumored that Brandon Jennings wanted to play in a major market. Perhaps the addition of Monta Ellis helped change his tune. It will be fun to see what a full year of Jennings and Ellis can do. But of course, this [...]