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Finally Dwight Howard shows up to play for the Lakers last night. He put up a huge 26 boards and show 6 for 7, good for 14 points. The question for the Lakers becomes, how do you tell Kobe Bryant he shoots too much as he launches 25-35 shots a night at much lower percentage [...]

With the recent success that NBA teams have had in drafting high scoring combo guards from small schools like Weber State’s Damian Lillard, who may turn out to be this year’s NBA Rookie of the Year with Portland, NBA scouts have their eyes clearly focused on Lehigh University guard CJ McCollum. While the average hoops [...]

After making a heralded return to the basketball sneaker world, Ewing Athletics will continue to drop pairs in 2013. Even with a full array of Ewing sneakers in the vault, the Ewing 33 Hi will continue to get love this year with a brand new color combination. This new colorway of the Ewing 33 Hi [...]

It seems as if the Chinese Basketball League has become the place to either continue or revitalize one’s once promising basketball career as players like Stephon Marbury, Wilson Chandler, Kenyon Martin, and more recently Tracy McGrady have become basketball superstars in China. Even future NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson made an appearance in China [...]

The battle of LA is set for tonight. These two powerhouses are ready to wage war on the national stage. Even though Kobe Bryant had some nice words about the Clippers after practice yesterday, don’t read too much into it. The Black Mamba still wants to rip their hearts out and dominate them to show [...]

Blake Griffin may be one of the most popular and marketable players in the league, but does he get the respect from other guys around the NBA? 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 our Podcasts in the iTunes [...]

There are stretches where the San Antonio Spurs look like their usual dominant selves, then there are games like last night against the New York Knicks where they show their age and lack of a quality bench. But the Knicks on the other hand have been high flying this season, and showing a deeper bench [...]

The Golden State Warriors have established themselves as an NBA powerhouse—without Andrew Bogut. Now let that sink in. Especially the part about the Warriors being a powerhouse. Surprised? Shocked? Confused? So is the rest of the basketball world. Once that has set in, attempt to comprehend the latter. Golden State is 22-10, without Bogut. He [...]

The Washington Wizards need John Wall. Bad. Like really bad. Coming out of an off-season that saw the Wizards make a variety of moves geared at playoff contention, Wall’s knee injury changed everything. Washington currently sits at 4-26, the NBA’s worst record by far. Once again, a complete and utter sense of hopelessness has washed [...]

Kobe Bryant’s Lakers are getting prepped for the war of Los Angeles against the Clippers tonight. After the Lakers practice session yesterday the LA Times caught up with Bryant to ask him his thoughts on the Clippers dominance this season, their new appointed moniker as the modern day ‘showtime’, and their title chances. Kobe isn’t [...]