Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Nets Dancing
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 HawkinsUpdated07 Aug 2024
The Stupid, Funny Thing of the Day
Check out this great video of the Jazz Bear getting down to the music and forcing the referee into a couple moves too. This probably could have earned a tech, but the ref couldn’t help but smile.
Instagram of the Night
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Dominique Wilkins re-made his famous pose under the London Tower Bridge from 21 years ago. Something tells us Nique can still throw down a couple with a quick warm-up.
YouTube of the Night
Take a look at a behind the scenes of a video shoot the Brooklyn Nets did trying to get their players to dance to “The Cookie Dance.” Anybody surprised that it looks like Brook Lopez has never stepped on the dance floor? He probably has more enthusiasm eating cereal every morning. It’s pretty sad when the kid in the background clearly has better moves than any of these guys.
Stat Stuffers of the Night
Houston Rockets’ Terrence Jones: 36 points, 11 rebounds in 114-104 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Indiana Pacers’ Paul George: 36 points, 6 rebounds and this in a 106-92 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis: 31 points, 17 rebounds in 97-87 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
