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Out of Bounds: Honoring Black History Month
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 Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLE61pShwU
You simply cannot go wrong with the latest edition of Shaqtin’ A Fool from our Inside the NBA friends at TNT. Pure comedy, pure entertainment.
Tweet of the Day
Dang now u got Muhammad knocking me out?! RT @rrzner_s: .@ChrisKaman got KO'd by Muhammad Ali.1 pic.twitter.com/4EKmwDkcZo
— Chris Kaman (@ChrisKaman) February 7, 2014
Lakers center Chris Kaman sure knows how to poke fun at himself right? After stretching out on the empty Lakers bench a couple nights ago, fans have gone all out with Photoshop to put Kaman in some ridiculous situations. Pretty sure we’re all in agreement if Kaman would get in the ring with Muhammad Ali, that’s what would happen.
Dunk of the Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5mcvwrayI8
Ugh, watch out Joakim! Warriors forward Draymond Green brought the hammer right to Bulls center Noah’s grill. As Noah is one of the best defensive centers in the league, this goes to show you that everybody ends up on a poster at some point.
Instagram of the Day
http://instagram.com/p/kIUEHTCqBB/
In honor of Black History Month, the Thunder are accepting art work from students in the Oklahoma City area in honor of historic black heroes. These are just a couple amazing pieces from some talented, young students.
Kicks of the Night
http://instagram.com/p/fkm7pUrKLo/
Look at all these Jordans that Bulls forward Carlos Boozer can rock! Quite the selection to say the least and you won’t catch him wearing the same pair twice.
Stat Stuffers of the Night
Pacers’ George Hill: 37 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists in a 118-113 overtime win over the Blazers.
Blazers’ Damian Lillard: 38 points, 11 assists, 3 rebounds in a 118-113 overtime loss to the Pacers.
Wizards’ John Wall: 32 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds in a 115-113 loss to the Cavaliers.
