Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Happy Birthdays!
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJXP2VISE48
Another addition to Clippers forward Blake Griffin’s hilarious “Slam Dunk Poetry” series features him explaining why tearaway pants are so important to his game. Again, Blake is a man of many talents and humor is definitely one of them.
Dunk of the Day
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Rockets center Dwight Howard makes everything look so easy, it’s hard to remember that this a 6’10, 280-pound man getting this high up for the slam. Dwight is simply a different level of human, enjoy him doing stuff like this while you can.
YouTube of the Day
We’ve been on the NBA 2K15 bandwagon all summer waiting for this game to drop and the latest trailer just gets us more excited for it. The best part of this isn’t even the gameplay or the graphics, but the choice to have “What’s the Scenario” by A Tribe Called Quest and Busta Rhymes playing along with it is just too perfect.
Happy Birthday Scottie Pippen!
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NBA great Scottie Pippen may unfairly live under Michael Jordan’s shadow, but Scottie is undeniably one of the best NBA players to ever lace them up. We wish Scottie a happy 49th birthday with this famous poster slam. Our apologies to the Oliver Miller fans out there.
Instagram of the Day
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Thunder forward Kevin Durant deserves an early birthday shout-out (KD actually turns 26 September 29th). Check out what Nike did for their star with this sweet cake design only meant for “The Baddest.”
New Uniforms!
https://twitter.com/BallinWithBryan/status/514464972340871168
Check out the new Mavericks alternate uniforms courtesy of the fans’ designs. Very nice combo of their modern look and throwback 90’s uniforms.
Afternoon treat…want a chance to win an autographed @AntDavis23 alternate jersey?
ENTER: http://t.co/AxkFxTf0FD | pic.twitter.com/LW4tEeoNWy
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) September 23, 2014
Not to be overlooked, the Pelicans will also be rocking some alternate red uniforms next season.
Next Man Up? Meet Davon Dillard
If you pay attention to some of the best historic basketball cities, Gary, Indiana knows how to produce some ball players. The next man who is sure to make a name for himself from there is upcoming Class of 2015 forward Davon Dillard. Dillard is strong, smart and confident; but lets be honest, the kid can flat out ball as he can do a little bit of everything well on the court.
Kicks of the Day
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Dwight Howard already is picking out his game day shoes for next season, such as these fine adidas.
Swag of the Day
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After signing his hefty new contract, Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons can afford to throw down some cold cash to roll around in this classy Rolls Royce. You know how to ride, Chandler.
