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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 HawkinsUpdated07 Aug 2024
The Stupid, Funny Thing of the Day
So if you were all wondering if LaMarcus Aldridge and Robin Lopez could sing…They definitely can’t. Lopez actually suggesting that the service caused him to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers is so laughable that we actually forget that Aldridge pokes fun at his own trade rumors.
Instagram of the Day
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In honor of Martin Luther King Day, check out this sick painting local Chicago artist David Garibaldi auctioned for charity at the Bulls-Lakers game tonight.
Can You Say Game Winner?
How did he squeeze that in there? Bulls’ Taj Gibson hit the game winning layup against the Lakers last night with .2 seconds left to leave Kobe Bryant shaking his head. Way to give some happiness to Bulls’ fans, they certainly need it.
Stat Stuffers of the Night
Houston Rockets’ Chandler Parsons: 31 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists in 126-113 win over the Blazers.
Portland Trail Blazers’ LaMarcus Aldridge: 27 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists in 126-113 loss to the Rockets.
Charlotte Bobcats’ Al Jefferson: 22 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists in 100-95 win over the Raptors.
