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Peter Vecsey tweeted this shortly after the announcement that the Maloofs have sold majority ownership in the Sacramento Kings to a Seattle investment group: Source says almost living lock Phil Jackson will become front office face of Seattle-bound Kings’ franchise. Won’t coach. Will mentor choice — Peter Vecsey (@PeterVecsey1) January 21, 2013 So will Phil [...]

Despite the gallant effort by Mayor of Sacramento Kevin Johnson, it appears as if the Kings will in face be relocating to Seattle. A deal has been struck where the franchise has been sold to a group of investors who have deep-rooted interest in Seattle. As of right now, the deal isn’t official yet and [...]

Kobe Bryant is a lot of things, but patient isn’t one of them. With the Los Angeles falling to 17-23 and three games outside of the Western Conference’s playoff picture, naturally, the Black Mamba’s patience is wearing thin. Everybody who calls Hollywood home is undoubtedly at their wits end and everyone has their own idea [...]

Doc Rivers isn’t happy with the Boston Celtics, and we can’t really blame him. After losing four straight games, the Celtics went on a six game winning streak, one that included four victories over playoff hopefuls. Since then, Boston has dropped another three in a row, two of which have come against an Eric Gordon-less [...]

The Lakers are just a few games out of the 8th playoff spot in the West. And sadly, Laker fans are excited about that. I mean, we’re talking about the Lakers here. Last night, they fell to the Heat at home as Kobe scored 25 on 8-25 from the field. Most analysts would agree that [...]

It’s never easy being the coach of a bad roster. You’re doomed if that’s every the case because if the team under performs, you’re the one they get rid of because they can’t fire the players. The Phoenix Suns’ Alvin Gentry learned that today. Alvin Gentry is no longer the head coach of the Phoenix [...]

Tyson Chandler, not Kevin Garnett should be starting for the Eastern Conference in the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. Case closed. In what was a completely expected snub, Garnett was named as an All-Star starter while Chandler was left to wonder if he would be able to make the final coaches cut. But while it was [...]

Yesterday, Kobe stated that he’s the best one on player the NBA has ever seen. So Kevin Burke started thinking…”what if the NBA had a league-wide one on one tournament?” Hmm…. If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors Podcasts, get them on the go for your iPhone or iPad! Subscribe to [...]

Last night, the 2013 NBA All-Star sarters were announced on TNT. Yes, this is a popularity contest, but even so, there aren’t many surprises here. What’s actually surprising is that Jeremy Lin wasn’t voted a starter. Hey, it worked for Yao Ming. The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant (1,591,437) edged the Miami Heat’s LeBron James (1,583,646) [...]

Visions of a championship are going to prove fleeting for the Memphis Grizzlies. It may not be this season, it may not even be over the summer, but the Grizzlies are going to be disbanded. Under the weight of the not-so-new CBA, Memphis is going to get taxed up the you know what if it [...]