Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Summer Fun
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 Day
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Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas shows some of the Raptors cheerleaders how he gets down back in his homeland Lithuania. We prefer the classic cheerleader moves ourselves, but nice of you to show them some culture, Jonas.
Summer League Highlights
Here’s some of the best highlights from yesterday at the Orlando Summer League to fulfill your basketball fix. Let us just say, we’re hoping DeQuan Jones sticks somewhere this year.
Tweet of the Day
Spending the last 2 hours with @justinbieber was truly inspiring. He is changing lives. #BELIEVE pic.twitter.com/fsFswTnKNW
— Jay Williams (@RealJayWilliams) July 8, 2014
Umm… So who would’ve thought former Duke, NBA player and analyst Jay Williams would be kicking it with singer Justin Bieber? Seriously, we hope they had some good conversation to say the least.
Vine of Day
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For all of you who want to know what Magic guard and lottery pick Elfrid Payton is all about, this Vine explains it all.
Kicks of the Day
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We can’t decide what’s better, the sweet KD’s or this guy’s awesome Nike swoosh beard. You can keep the beard, we’ll take the kicks.
Crossover of the Day
Damn, why do you have to work them like that Tony Wroten Jr? The 76ers guard busted this ankle-breaking “Shamgod” crossover and had an extra skip in his step after.
Swag of the Night
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Grizzlies teammates Zach Randolph and Mike Conley got all dressed up for the big night, but Conley took it a step further with amazing suit selection.
Next Man Up? Meet Jalen Brunson
If you haven’t been paying attention to the current basketball landscape, Chicago is putting out some of the best talent in the country and many going to the NBA. Another hot shot prospect is Class of 2015 guard Jalen Brunson from Stevenson High School. Brunson has some incredible crossover moves to go along with his excellent point-guard instinct. College teams are all over Brunson as he hits his senior year and with good reason if he can keep up the Chicago basketball tradition.
