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Jeff Hawkins

Sports Editor

About

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.

Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9824)

NBA Daily: It’s Time For The Clippers To Trade DeAndre Jordan

All good things come to an end. Chris Paul realized it. It’s time for the Clippers front office to.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: The Suns’ Decision Wasn’t Surprising

The timing of the Phoenix Suns’ decision to radically overhaul the front office might seem odd, but the ultimate decision shouldn’t have been surprising.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Derrick Rose Finds Himself Among Familiar Faces

With his tenure in Cleveland a flaming failure, Derrick Rose now takes his talents to Minneapolis.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Fixing the Sacramento Kings

How can the Kings finally start to climb out of the NBA’s basement?

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Troy Brown Poised To Bring Versatility To The Next Level

Coming into the NBA Draft with just one season of experience at the collegiate level, Troy Brown feels that his wide range of skills makes him a player who has a lot to offer.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Keldon Johnson Is Next In Line

Keldon Johnson, a prototypical 3-and-D prospect, will have plenty of franchises clamoring to get a look at Kentucky’s next 19-year-old star-in-waiting, writes Ben Nadeau.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: The Restricted Free Agency Crapshoot

With free agency money scarce, restricted free agents may be impacted the most this summer, writes Lange Greene.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Dante Cunningham: The Journeyman

Dante Cunningham talks to Basketball Insiders about life as a journeyman in the NBA.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
We’d Be Lucky To See Stephen Curry and Kyrie Irving In the NBA Finals Again

Kyrie Irving thought, before all of us, that he was Stephen Curry’s peer. Fortunately for us, he’s proven himself correct.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: One Year Later, Yogi Ferrell Continues To Rise

One year after a turbulent start to his NBA career, Yogi Ferrell is still thriving with the Dallas Mavericks.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021