HoopsHype
{{Short description|Basketball news website}}
{{Infobox website
| name = HoopsHype
| logo = HoopsHype logo.png
| founder = Jorge Sierra
| url = {{URL|https://www.hoopshype.com|hoopshype.com}}
| registration =
| owner = USA Today Sports Media Group
| parent =
| subsid =
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2002}}
| type = Sports
}}
HoopsHype is a website that focuses on basketball news, particularly about the National Basketball Association (NBA).
History
The website was founded by Jorge Sierra, who has operated it since 2002.{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Russell|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120605508959553157|url-access=subscription|title=The NBA's Top Gossips|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=March 21, 2008|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}
- {{cite web|last=Adams|first=Russell|url=https://www.deseret.com/2008/3/23/20077820/dot-com-startup-may-be-basketball-s-most-powerful-news-site/|title=Dot-com startup may be basketball's most powerful news site|work=The Wall Street Journal|via=Deseret News|date=March 23, 2008|accessdate=May 24, 2024}} Sierra runs the site with Angel Marin and Raul Barrigon. In March 2008, the website was acquired by Fantasy Sports Ventures.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2008/03/25/Sports-Media/Fantasy-Sports-Ventures-Acquires-Hoopshypecom-Site.aspx|title=Fantasy Sports Ventures Acquires HoopsHype.com Site|work=Sports Business Journal|date=March 25, 2008|accessdate=May 24, 2024}} Later, in February 2012, USA Today Sports Media Group acquired the website.{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usa-today-sports-re-launches-hoopshype-227244321.html|title=USA TODAY Sports Re-launches HoopsHype|agency=PR Newswire|date=October 10, 2013|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}
Focused on news relating to the NBA, the site is noted for its frequent publishing of rumor mill topics relating to the NBA, as well as information relating to agents, and for its profiles and interviews of NBA players.{{cite web|last=Heitner|first=Darren|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/20006-take-your-pick-hoopshype-or-draftexpress|title=Take Your Pick: HoopsHype Or DraftExpress|work=Bleacher Report|date=April 26, 2008|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Forsberg|first=Chris|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4685549/did-pietrus-interest-expire-at-deadline|title=Did Pietrus interest expire at deadline?|publisher=ESPN|date=July 7, 2011|accessdate=May 24, 2024}} The website and its content has been cited by sports media writers such as Bill Simmons and Pablo S. Torre,{{cite web|last=Simmons|first=Bill|author-link=Bill Simmons|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090212|title=NBA trade value rankings, King James version |publisher=ESPN|date=February 12, 2009|accessdate=May 24, 2024|quote="I spent two solid work days researching this year's column; [...] treated HoopsHype's salary Web site like Dirk Diggler treated Rollergirl (note: had to make the mandatory "Boogie Nights" reference early so we don't have to think about it)"}}{{cite web|last=Torre|first=Pablo S.|author-link=Pablo S. Torre|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/17892288/how-miami-heat-guard-tyler-johnson-ended-50-million-contract|title=Mad Money|work=ESPN The Magazine|publisher=ESPN|date=October 27, 2016|accessdate=May 24, 2024}} as well as other sports news websites such as Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated.{{cite web|last=Conway|first=Tyler|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10120538-nba-rumors-brandon-ingram-seen-as-most-likely-pelicans-trade-candidate-by-execs|title=NBA Rumors: Brandon Ingram Seen as 'Most Likely' Pelicans Trade Candidate by Execs|work=Bleacher Report|date=May 10, 2024|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Quinn|first=Sam|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lebron-james-dwyane-wade-chris-bosh-considered-bulls-in-2010-per-report-heres-how-it-couldve-been/|title= LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh considered Bulls in 2010, per report; here's how it could've been done |publisher=CBS Sports|date=July 1, 2020|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Moura|first=Pedro|url=http://www.espn.com/losangeles/kobe/?archive=true&entry=30|title=Kobe Tracker, 01.24.11|publisher=ESPN|date=January 24, 2011|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Stinar|first=Ben|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak/los-angeles-lakers-player-wood-makes-contract-decision-on-nba-future|title=Los Angeles Lakers Player Reportedly Makes Decision On NBA Future |work=Sports Illustrated|date=May 7, 2024|accessdate=May 24, 2024}} During a 2015 interview by ESPN, NBA player Jamal Crawford stated: "I watch League Pass every second. I'm on HoopsHype, I'm on ESPN, I can tell you about whosever's [sic] game you want to know about. Because I breathe it. I loved basketball before I loved anything else."{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Scoop|author-link=Scoop Jackson (writer)|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12287859/interview-jamal-crawford-los-angeles-clippers|title=Q&A: Jamal Crawford, born for this|publisher=ESPN|date=February 6, 2015|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}