Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Make or Break Time
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
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Pacers center Roy Hibbert had to clown one of his close friends in Nuggets guard Nate Robinson by comparing him to Master Shake from Aqua Team Hunger Force. Seriously, Nate was cut even as a youngster.
Dunk of the Night
As the Spurs sent the Blazers home in a series-clinching win last night, this dunk by forward Kawhi Leonard was a complete reflection of how the game went. Watch as Leonard out-ran the Blazers for this sweet slam. Effort like that (or lack of by the Blazers) is exactly why the Spurs are moving on and look like serious contenders for the championship,
Tweet of the Night
Gone Fishin' : Nets version pic.twitter.com/P4EISpMiVr
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 15, 2014
This is a hilarious “Gone Fishin'” photo put together by the Inside the NBA crew for the ousted Nets. Nothing is better than Jay Z doing the Heisman on Beyonce’s sister Solange as that controversial story grows.
Instagrams of the Day
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Yes, lottery-bound forward Andrew Wiggins is an athletic freak. Look at this great photo showing Wiggins at full extension and leap to understand why scouts are drooling over his potential.
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Lakers guard Nick Young finally told his IG followers how he got the nickname “Swaggy P”. Apparently, God told him in a dream. Alright, Nick, we’ll go with you on this one.
Kicks of the Night
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These are some pretty detailed and sweet adidas that Blazers center Robin Lopez had for the final game of the Blazers’ season. Even more impressive is that the details in the shoes were done by Robin himself. Well played, good sir. We have to wonder how many funny looks his teammates gave him in the locker room as he closely drew these to perfection.
