Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: HEAT Getting Turned Up
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 Night
Everyone should appreciate one of the greatest coaches of all-time in Spurs coach Gregg Popovich because there won’t be another one like him. After the loss to the Thunder, Gregg joked that guard Manu Ginobili might be out for the rest of the playoffs. Don’t get Spurs’ fans hearts going like that, Gregg!
Dunk of the Night
Wow, that LeBron James guy is really good. Check out as The King takes on the entire Pacers defense to throw down this powerful reverse slam plus the and-one foul for bonus points. It must a scary sight to see that man barreling down the lane.
Fans of the Day
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We have a two-for-one special for best HEAT fans of the night. The first is Gianni Zandri doing his best Chris “Birdman” Andersen impression along with ESPN”s Jalen Rose and Bill Simmons. Next, even the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world in Floyd Mayweather has to take a second to joke with HEAT guard Ray Allen and give him some pointers on his patented shooting stroke.
Instagram of the Day
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Even though it’s the offseason for the Blazers and forward Nicolas Batum, that doesn’t stop him from getting shots up against his dog who puts up some pretty enthusiastic defense.
Kicks of the Night
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In the words of Mars Blackmon, “It’s Gotta be the Shoes, Right?” Well, maybe not in the case of Thunder forward Kevin Durant since we’re pretty sure he would be getting buckets barefoot out there, but these are a sick pair of KD’s to say the least.
Swag of the Night
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Spurs guard Danny Green certainly has championship-caliber swag to go with the Spurs’ lofty championship goals this year.
YouTube of the Day
Want to know the type of work you need to put in to be a pro? Check out this great example by future NBA draft pick Marcus Smart. Some team in the lottery is going to be extremely happy to have Smart drop to them as he will be pro-ready from Day 1.
