Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: The Song and Dance of the NBA
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
The Funny, Stupid Thing of the Night
Who would have thought Raptors forward Landry Fields can sing? Check out as he dresses up to a pretty spot-on impersonation of singer Lionel Richie on ABC’s “Sing Your Face Off.” We take our hats off to you, Landry.
Poster of the Day
Streetball certainly isn’t on our radar like the NBA, but this crossover by Philip Champion aka “Hot Sauce” and dish to Jamal Rodgers aka “Baby LeBron” is complete abuse on this poor defender.
Swag of the Night
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Alright, somebody needs to lay out some rules for Mr. Dwyane Wade. The HEAT guard hit the press conference following their Game 2 victory rocking an all-white outfit complete with the sport coat and to top it off, white shorts. The confidence to try this look shows why D-Wade will always be “The Man.”
Buzzer-Beater of the Night
The Thunder looked lifeless in the second half of Game 2 last night against the Spurs as they go down 0-2 in the series, but before the wheels fell off they did manage one awesome highlight. Check out Thunder forward Nick Collison showing why he would be an All-Star volleyball player after this fantastic tip-in to beat the shot clock with only .1 seconds left.
Dime of the Night
Before the Spurs decided they couldn’t miss and stepped on the gas against the Thunder last night, Tony Parker set the tone early with his amazing passing skills. This may not count as an assist, but this is a flawless no-look pass in traffic that resulted in Tim Duncan throwing it down. That earned a gentleman’s clap from non-Spurs fans without a doubt.
Tweet of the Day
We just bought a lotto ticket…wish us luck. pic.twitter.com/2uiCXnGlkH
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) May 21, 2014
The Hawks Twitter handle had to poke some fun with a jealous eye after the Cavaliers won the Draft Lottery again with only a 1.7 percent chance.
YouTube of the Day
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NBA fans in San Antonio, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Miami and New York all took part in an in-depth flash mob while dribbling along to Coldplay. Cool to see fans have fun and get together in support of their teams.
Kicks of the Day
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Warriors guard Andre Iguodala kills it with these purple Jordans to go with the even more awesome socks that honor the great “Run-TMC” Warriors of the 90’s. Way to respect the former greats of the organization and look good, Iggy.
