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In sports nowadays, it’s tough to determine which is more common: a player being out with flu-like symptoms, or a player being out with a torn ACL. It is happening far too often, as ACLs have become the new Achilles tendon, where it seemed as if 15-20 years ago or so, Achilles were torn at [...]

The Milwauke Bucks probably have the best backcourt that nobody talks about. Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis could really prove to be a special duo. But because Milwauke isn’t a huge market, they don’t get the recognition they deserve. This is also part of the reason why we’ve heard Jennings in the past reference that [...]

Well, it’s official (or as official as it can be at this point): Josh Smith’s tenure with the Atlanta Hawks is all but coming to a close. According to Sam Amick of USA Today, Smith has reportedly made it clear he won’t be returning to Atlanta next season: As for Smith and where he winds [...]

This week we are publishing a special edition of our THD Video. Pretty much everyone on The Hoop Doctors team (including some adamant readers) felt that the Indiana Pacers deserved a bit of extra shine given their fantastic play over the past couple months. Aside from a couple sputters over the past couple weeks the [...]

The Kings seemed all but gone. The deals were struck, the Maloofs, the family who claims majority ownership of the team, agreed to a deal to have the team moved to Seattle. A group led by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen was slated to pay $525 million to get the Kings to Seattle. Enter the [...]

As it turns out, Leandro Barbosa’s knee injury from last night is much more severe than anticipated. He is also done for the season with a torn ACL. How many torn ACL’s can one team endure in their backcourt. Also, what’s with the increasing number of ACL injuries in sports these days? But despite this [...]

Derrick Rose and Iman Shumpert both tore their ACLs on the same day last year. Shumpert has been back for a few weeks, but no sign of Rose yet. Granted, everyone’s body heals differently, but you got the sense Rose’s return was near. But he shot down any hope of that. He’s being very cautious [...]

The Phoenix Suns seem hell-bent on making a splash leading into the NBA’s trade deadline, and their latest exploits have brought them to Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson. Per Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic, the Suns are interested in making a play for Jefferson and/or Gordon Hayward: The Suns also have shown interest in [...]

The hits just keep on coming for Dwight Howard and the Los Angeles Lakers. As Los Angeles continues to teeter between mediocrity and oblivion, plenty of others are taking exception to just about everything that has to do with these Lakers. Set to explore free agency at season’s end, Howard has been the primary target [...]

In honor in Michael Jordan’s upcoming birthday, ESPN ran a special segment called ‘Gotta Be The Shoes’ highlighting the legendary Air Jordan sneaker line. Predictably, the story of how the Air Jordan XI saw its first unveiling was touched upon, educating those who have never heard about the greatest sneaker “leak” ever.  Its interesting to [...]