Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Fun in the Offseason
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 HawkinsUpdated06 Nov 2023
The Funny, Stupid Thing of the Day
This is for all the legions of Dumb and Dumber fans out there. This is a pretty perfect video to capture LeBron James’ return to Cleveland.
Tweet of the Day
Dinner with @kaj33 and Larry was great. Loved hearing their stories. Learned so much and asked a lot of questions. pic.twitter.com/FVgwJ0U1w6
— Roy Hibbert (@Roy_Meets_World) July 23, 2014
Pacers center Roy Hibbert isn’t letting his offseason go to waste. After Hibbert’s pitiful postseason performance, rubbing elbows with arguably the best big man of all-time in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar isn’t a bad way to start. If Kareem can teach Hibbert a couple moves to get Hibbert’s offensive game back on track, the Pacers should be just fine at staying on top in the East.
Instagram of the Day
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Singer Justin Bieber sure is making the rounds these days. Even the MVP Kevin Durant isn’t going to deny Bieber a brunch date.
YouTube of the Day
It’s always interesting what athletes choose to do once they leave the court for good. Former NBA player Desmond Mason was lucky in getting to do the next thing he loved, which is painting. Check out this great, insightful video courtesy of VICE Sports on how Desmond became an artist and check out some of his work.
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Time goes by fast and it’s easy to forget, but in case you have, Desmond had serious bounce back in his prime. Check this sweet mix of some of Mason’s best in-game dunks.
Alternate Wizards Uniforms
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The Wizards released what their new alternate uniform will look like next year. After his Summer League MVP performance, forward Glen Rice Jr. should be looking mighty good rocking the new uniform in hopefully a bigger role.
Next Man Up? Meet Antonio Blakeney
Orlando native Antonio Blakeney is arguably the best shooting guard in the class of 2015 that is stacked with talented guards. Blakeney is oozing confidence whenever he hits the floor thanks to a nice jumper, crazy athleticism and incredible length for standing 6’4. Blakeney will surely be a scoring machine once he hits the college ranks and that’s why he will have his pick of wherever he wants to play ball. Whichever lucky school lands Blakeney will know they’re getting a certified star.
Kicks of the Day
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These are some stellar adidas Originals “Metro Attitude” that are out of the streets now. If anybody is feeling generous, send us a pair. Size 12, please!
Swag of the Day
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Warriors forward David Lee sure made a good pick on his wheels he’s rolling around S.F. in. All-black Land Rover is always a head-turning no matter where you go.
