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Jeff Hawkins
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Jeff Hawkins Sports Editor

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.

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Updated15 Oct 2021

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The Funny, Stupid Thing of the Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnpERm_Vcd8

Jimmy Kimmel points out how stupid people on Hollywood Blvd are when they can’t spell HEAT star Dwyane Wade’s name correctly even for $100 with hilarious results. The low point of all this? The three bros who all got the first three letters wrong the same way, but kept guessing the same anyways.

Buzzer-Beaters of the Playoffs

In case you missed them or you’re starting to feeling basketball withdrawals, here’s some of the best buzzer-beaters from the Western and Eastern conferences in this year’s playoffs.

Cheerleaders of the Day

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Nice to see the lovely Laker Girls support the LAPD on this beautiful Southern California day.

Tweet of the Day

http://instagram.com/p/eVjgEMk0po/

In some very sad news coming out today, former Baylor forward and possible NBA Draft prospect Isaiah Austin learned he has the rare disorder Marfan Syndrome which will force him to walk away from basketball. Fellow NBA Draft prospect Joel Embiid is dealing with his own injury issues before getting a chance to have his name called, but still sent out some good will to his former Big-12 rival. Our hearts go out to you Isaiah, know there will always be a place in basketball for you whether you’re playing or not.

Instagram of the Night

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Despite dealing with surgery to repair his broken foot prior to the NBA Draft, this won’t stop Embiid from keeping a positive attitude and having fun in some of the most worrying times.

Who’s Got Next? Marcus LoVett Jr.

These Cali kids nowadays have some of the best handles you’ll find on the court, even at a young age. Check out one of the best in guard Marcus LoVett Jr. out of Garden Grove, CA. It’s no wonder why this high school junior is being courted by the likes of UCLA, Indiana and Michigan State. We’re sure he’d fit right in at any of those programs with his skills.

GIF of the Day

It doesn’t matter how awkward he looks doing it, it’s summer and that means Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki has to get his batting practice in on the diamond.

Kicks of the Day

http://instagram.com/p/pKkKxMshBP/

Straight blues as Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving likes to say. These are some sick kicks for this young star to improve his game with/

YouTube of the Day

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You may know his name, heck most of you want him on your team; but here’s an inside look at NBA draft prospect Jabari Parker prepare to go in the NBA lottery. With the skills Jabari already has, his prediction of modeling his game after Carmelo Anthony and Paul Pierce don’t look too far off.

Swag of the Day

http://instagram.com/p/oy_ca-E-ha/

You already know where Pelicans guard Anthony Morrow stands on life. Swagged out to the fullest all the time.

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