Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Summer League Slams
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 HawkinsUpdated30 Jul 2024
The Funny, Stupid Thing of the Day
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Shaq just has to remind fans that it could be a lot worse than LeBron switching teams just once. Shaq was a very well-traveled man by the time he finally called it a career.
Dunks of the Day
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We have three special dunks to share with you today with Summer League in full swing. First, Mavericks rookie guard Eric Griffin posterized Knicks guard Shane Larkin. Larkin must have thought he would start coming down, but Griffin kept rising. Next, his Summer League teammate and fellow rookie C.J. Fair welcomed Raptors first round pick Bruno Caboclo to the States with this fierce hammer. It was good effort Bruno, but you wiffed on that block attempt and get put on a poster instead. Finally, Cavs forward Andrew Wiggins flashes a behind-the-back 360 slam before a game much to his teammates’ pleasure. Get ready hoop freaks, Wiggins is just getting warmed up.
Tweet of the Day
HotW: New Team USA Basketball uniforms have leaked! (For '14 FIBA Basketball World Cup.) http://t.co/WGDvxPz6JD pic.twitter.com/IrdX0UQo4i
— Nikeblog.com (@nikeblog) July 14, 2014
Check out the new Team USA uniforms that the players will be rocking for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Simple, clean and smooth works just fine for us.
Next Man Up? Meet Ray Smith
6’8” forward Ray Smith out of Las Vegas still has a year to ball in high school, but he just made his decision to attend Arizona in 2015. Smith possesses some impressive athleticism to go along with a nice shooting stroke and crazy length. In honor of Ray’s decision, check out this awesome mix to help get Wildcats fans excited.
Kicks of the Day
Stylish in its neutrality, the Air Jordan 3 "Wolf Grey" drops on Saturday. http://t.co/Nga0m20m7J pic.twitter.com/CWyYqqIrAW
— Nikeblog.com (@nikeblog) July 15, 2014
Now these are some fresh kicks that sneakerheads will surely jump for. The “Wolf Grey” color scheme of these Air Jordan III’s are some fine selections for your feet.
Swag of the Day
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Forward Chandler Parsons just because a certified millionaire after inking his new deal with the Mavs and because of that, we’ll give him a pass for rocking jean shorts.
