Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Kobe’s 81 Anniversary
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 HawkinsUpdated25 Jul 2024
The Funny Stupid, Thing of the Day
Denver Nuggets guard Nate Robinson is a big fan of pizza and pizza is a big fan of him! Check out how Pizza Hut made Nate his own personal pizza. I believe he has to be a big fan of cheese and olives by the look of this.
Tribute to Kobe’s 81
Ah, it seems like just yesterday that Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was in his prime and dropping buckets on everybody. Eight years ago today, Kobe did the unthinkable and scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. Check out all 81 of them here and let’s all reminisce.
Happy Birthday Greg Oden!
Today is Miami HEAT center Greg Oden’s 26th birthday. While that still seems young, by NBA standards Greg is now a veteran. It doesn’t seem that long ago everyone saw him as the next great center of the NBA. Sadly, knee injuries have robbed Oden of the prime of his youth. Check out this mix of how dominant Greg was pre-knee surgeries and think of what could have been for the talented big-man.
Stat Stuffers of the Night
Celtics’ Jeff Green: 39 points, 9 rebounds in a 113-11 overtime win over the Wizards.
Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan: 40 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists in a 93-85 win over the Mavericks.
Spurs’ Tony Parker: 37 points, 4 assists in a 111-105 loss to the Thunder.
