Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Fancy and Goofy
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 HawkinsUpdated31 Jul 2024
The Funny, Stupid Thing of the Day
NBA players deserve to have fun with their teammates, even in the middle of an interview. Check out some of the best video bombs from the regular season.
Dunk of the Night
The Raptors brought their playoff series with the Nets to a straight tie after dropping Game 1 at home. The biggest reason for the win? The Raptors got their All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan going. DeMar kept it strong all night including this thunderous slam right on Nets center Mason Plumlee’s head.
YouTube of the Night
Get to know possibly the best junior in high school right now in forward Ivan Rabb. The 6’9” beast from Oakland possesses some serious talent and athleticism. What caught our eye more than his furious dunks and hops is his passing ability as he pulls off some pretty sweet dishes for a kid his size and age. Rabb hasn’t chosen a college yet, but we’re sure the heavy-hitters will be showing up at his door real soon for his services.
Rejection of the Night
Nope. No dunk for you, Udonis Haslem. Bobcats guard Gerald Henderson caught the HEAT forward off guard by getting up and swatting this slam away.
Swag of the Night
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There’s not a whole lot of men with more swag than Lakers guard Nick “Swaggy P” Young. Nick caught the Los Angeles Kings hockey game last night and sported his own custom hockey jersey.
Circus Shot of the Night
This might be pure luck, but Amir Johnson and the Raptors will take it with a smile. Not a lot of 6’10” power forwards would be able to pull of this spinning, backwards flip and it goes down.
Kicks of the Day
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Nothing like a classic. Nuggets guard Nate Robinson sports some clean, white Jordan 3’s that we all would love to have in our closet.
