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The Sacramento Kings are an off-court tire fire, but hey, at least they’re honest about it. Vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac has openly discussed the growing rift between head coach George Karl and franchise cornerstone DeMarcus Cousins. Cousins himself has always been an interesting sound bite, and when rumors of discord between he [...]

Ty Lawson’s future with the Denver Nuggets doesn’t look good. Admittedly, neither does his trade value. After getting arrested in Los Angeles for driving while under the influence in the wee hours of Tuesday morning—his second DUI offense in less than six months—Lawson is no longer a trade commodity. He’s an off-court liability, and even [...]

Josh Smith may not be the most reliable player on the offensive end, however, his defense and physicality was surely something that the Los Angeles Clippers desperately need. The former Rockets forward is reportedly taking his talents someplace else, and that place is going to be at the City of Angels with Chris Paul and [...]

It’s a wonder something as severe as Paul George’s leg injury hadn’t happened sooner. Granted, that did not take place in an NBA arena, but the basket stanchion, camera people, scorer’s table and fans are all way too close to the court. There’s not much real estate for a player to break up before toppling [...]

Inspired by an amazing second-half perfomance a high school Kobe Bryant had lead his time to win their first state title in over 50 years is this new Kobe X Elite Low colorway. Directly pulling the colorway inspiration from the rival high school team is the aptly titled ‘Rivalry’ Kobe X Elite Low. Featuring a [...]

It’s mid-July, so that must mean it’s time for Gatorade’s Athlete of the Year Program to take center stage. Each year, Gatorade honors the nation’s top high-school scholar-athletes and it’s an event The Hoop Doctors have had the pleasure of covering for a few years now. Listen to THD’s Kevin Burke chat with NBA Champion [...]

If there were to be a cardinal rule among professional athletes, you could argue that it’s to never count another man’s money. Well, John Wall is in severe violation of that unwritten rule. Wall recently bemoaned the fact that he’s making the same amount of money as Detroit’s Reggie Jackson, who just signed a 5-year, [...]

Deron Williams is coming back home. Having been bought out by the Brooklyn Nets in order to decrease their payroll, Williams begins yet another chapter of his career in the league. This time, he’s decided to head back home and hopefully blossom with Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks. Both sides have reached a consensus [...]

The NBA is not beyond losing money. Apparently. Even though the NBA put pen to paper on a nine-year, $24 billion dollar national TV deal in October, and even though that TV deal will culminate in consecutively massive salary-cap spikes in 2016 and 2017, and even though teams handed out max contracts in 2015 free [...]

Rajon Rondo went from a guy being considered for a max contract to signing a 1-year deal in Sacramento. He short time in Dallas really did a number on his reputation and potential for future earnings. But now that he’s in Sacto, he’s interested in shutting people up. “I’m excited that everybody’s doubting us,” Rondo [...]